254532 Software Engineering

Overview

Objective

In this course, students will learn

Approach

This is a practical course.  Students are required to read lecture notes before coming to class.  Each week there will be a simulated game/activity to stimutate the understanding

Reference

There is no official textbook for this class; however, the following books are helpful

1. Shari Lawrence Pfleeger and Joanne M. Atlee, Software Engineering: Theory and Practice, 3^rd Edition, Prentice Hall, 2006, ISBN 0-13-146913-1
2. Hans van Vliet, Software Engineering: Principles and Practice, 3^rd Edition, John Wiley, 2008, ISBN 978-0-470-03146-9

Course Outline

The following schedule is tentative only; it may change depending on the circumstances.

Week	Topics
1	Introduction  to Software Engineering
2	Software Management
3	Software Process
4	Project Planning
5	Requirement Engineering
6	Design
7	Object-Orientation
8	Midterm Exam
9	Testing
10	Deployment
11	Maintenance
12	Evaluating Software Development
13	Improving Software Development
14	Software Acquisition
15	Integrating with IT Services
16	Conclusion
17	Final Exam

Note that the above schedule is tentative by nature; it may change at the instructor's discretion.

Evaluation

The course evaluation will be divided equally between examinations and assignments.  The distribution of each half is shown below.

Items	Weight
Assignments	40%
Discussion	10%
Game Participation	10%
Midterm Exam	20%
Final Exam	20%

Please make sure that you have carefully read and understand the academic policy.

Note that the above description is only tentative; it may change at the instructor's discretion.