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CSC 550Graduate Course

in Software Engineering

______________________Devon M. Simmonds

Computer Science Department

University of North Carolina Wilmington_____________________________________________________________

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COURSE INTRODUCTIONOutline

Getting to know you Motivation for Graduate software

engineering course Course overview

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Getting to Know You

The Man without a Face, oil on panel, 11x14, 2005 – Dae-Woong Nam

Name Background

Where from Previous school Research interests Development

experience

Project status

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Computer science/Information Systems - solving problems with the aid of a computer

Artificial intelligence Database management systems Distributed systems Computer graphics Operating systems Software engineering

Motivation


What is Software Engineering (SE)?

Software Engineering is concerned with development of complex systems that are built by teams of developers. SE techniques are not intended for small

problems (e.g., writing a program for sorting a list of numbers).

On the other hand, SE builds upon programming techniques; a good software engineer must also be a good programmer.

SE research focuses on developing mechanisms and methods that help developers manage system complexity.


A Definition of SE

The establishment and use of sound engineering principles in order to obtain economically software that is reliable and works efficiently on real machines.

Bauer/Pressman


The Software Lifecycle

The process/activities of developing and evolving software

Systems Engineering

Requirements Analysis

Software Design

Implementation

Testing

Deployment

Evolution



Systems Engineering Identify needs/problems Allocation of roles

Hardware Procedures Software

Feasibility studies

Systems Engineering


Software Design

Implementation

Testing

Deployment

Evolution



Requirements Analysis Define goals, objectives, features of target software


Software Design

Implementation

Testing

Deployment

Evolution

Systems Engineering

Identify needs, problems and allocate roles



Software design Creating a blueprint for building the software

Architectural design Subsystem design Detailed design Procedural Design User Interface Design Database Design Data Structures Design Test case design


Software Design

Implementation

Testing

Deployment

Evolution

Systems Engineering


Define software features

“Up to 70% of all faults detected in large-scale software projects are introduced in requirements and design. Detecting the causes of those faults early may reduce their resulting costs by a factor of 100 or more.”



Implementation Creating the finished product – the program

Coding Writing code for the classes and operations

Generate object code Create Test cases Create user manuals


Software Design

Implementation

Testing

Deployment

Evolution

Systems Engineering



Create blueprint



Testing Determining if the software has errors/fulfils its requirements

Test planning Unit testing Subsystem testing Integration testing Regression testing Test case design


Software Design

Implementation

Testing

Deployment

Evolution

Systems Engineering



Create blueprint

Create code



Deployment Making the software available for use

Deployment/installation planning Develop documentation Hardware configuration Installation Software distribution Training


Software Design

Implementation

Testing

Deployment

Evolution

Systems Engineering



Create blueprint

Create code

Uncovering errors



Evolution Managing the software

Configuration management Controlling change as software evolves

Technical support Software lifecycle activities


Software Design

Implementation

Testing

Deployment

Evolution

Systems Engineering



Create blueprint

Create code

Uncover errors

Make software available for use

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The Software Lifecycle: The Unified Process

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Important Topics In SE Lifecycle phases

Analysis, design, etc Research methods in SE Literature review and analysis Model driven software development (MDD) Aspect-oriented design & analysis Component-based software engineering Design patterns in SE Measurement Software processes Software testing Etc.


Difficult areas for new SE Graduate Students

Scoping research Experimental design Writing!!! Broad understanding of SE

Literature review and analysis Model driven software development (MDD) Aspect-oriented design & analysis Software Testing Other topics as time permits A practical case-driven approach

What is this

Course about?


Course Structure Lectures Seminars (1 per student) -

One seminar per student on 1 or more research papers

Research paper critiques and summaries

Written paper and presentation


CSC550 GradingCOURSE ITEM GRADE PERCENT

Research Project 30%

Midterm Exam 20%

Homeworks 20%

Literature reviews 10%

Final Examination (or Project presentation/Demo)

10%

Project proposals & Class Participation 10%

Grading system93% or above A80% - 92% B65% - 79% C50% - 64% Dbelow 50% F


The Research Papers

LINK

The Research Projects LINK

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Research Excellence: Rules to Guide the Supervision Process

Always seek feedback from your supervisor before any important decision.

Asking persons to serve on your committee. Requesting feedback about your project from the

committee (informal feedback is of course allowed). Requesting feedback on your project … a survey

instrument, software to be evaluated, etc.

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Documents

software engineering

good software engineer

largescale software

bauerpressman slide

development of complex

sound engineering principles

se research

se techniques