305396 Software Design (2-2)

Academic year: 2549 Semester: 1

Instructor Contact Information

Instructor: Suradet Jitprapaikulsarn

Office: EE-408

E-mail: suradet at nu.ac.th

Course Overview

Software Design is a creative activity in the software development process. In this course, we will apply various software design approaches to develop some common applications. The focus is on adapting the methods to the ever-changing requirements while taking into considerations factors such as internationalization, localization, modeling, and so on.

Course Objectives

This is one of the essential courses for software engineering specialty. After completing this course, students should have a basic practical understanding of the following:

The impact of design decision on the software.
Various approaches in designing software.
Various tools for designing software.
The impact of ever-changing requirements on the software being developed.

Instructional Approach

There is no textbook for this class but the references listed below are helpful. Students must also be able to write programs to demonstrate their ability to implement the design. Since this is a pragmatic course, students will apply various approaches to design software. Each month student will review literature on software design to expand the knowledge beyond what available in the textbooks.

Reference

K. Barclay and J. Savage, Object-Oriented Design with UML and Java, Elsevier, 2004, ISBN 0-7506-6098-8
Cay Horstmann, Object-Oriented Design & Patterns, John Wiley, 2004, ISBN 0-471-31966-X
Eric J. Braude, Software Design: From Programming to Architecture, John Wiley, 2004, ISBN 0-471-20459-5
David Budgen, Software Design, 2nd Edition, Addison-Wesley, 2003, ISBN 0-201-72219-4
Hong Zhu, Software Design Methodology, Elsevier, 2005, ISBN 0-7506-6075-9

Course Outline

Week No.	Topics
1	Basic Concepts of Design
2	Design Quality
3	Design Principles
4	Software Architecture
5	Description of Software Architectures
6	Typical Architectural Styles
7	Using Styles in Design
8	Midterm Examination
9	Architectural Design Space
10	Scenario-Based Analysis and Evaluation
11	Analysis and Evaluation of Modifiability
12	Quality Trade-Off Analysis
13	Model-Based Analysis
14	Handling Changes
15	Design Rejuvenation
16	Conclusion
17	Final Examination

Course Evaluation

The course grade will be based on

Item	Weight
Assignments	45%
Literature reviews	20%
Notes & Journal	5%
Exams	30%

Academic Policy

Notes

The above description is only tentative; it may be changed at the instructor’s discretion.