ECTS - Software Construction and Evolution

Software Construction and Evolution (SE556) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Software Construction and Evolution SE556 Area Elective 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type Software Engineering Elective Courses
Course Level Natural & Applied Sciences Master's Degree
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives The objective of this course is to cover the software construction referring the detailed creation of working, meaningful software through a combination of coding, verification, unit testing, integration testing, and debugging.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Manage and assess complexity in software construction
  • Use specific techniques to anticipate change in software construction
  • Explain techniques for support constructing for verification
  • Explain essentials of standards in software construction
  • Explain construction models and their differences
  • Plan software construction
  • Collect measurements during software construction
  • Use construction languages
  • Manage software construction coding
  • Administer software construction tests
  • Reuse already existing codes and libraries
  • Explain the issues to ensure the quality of software construction
Course Content Software construction fundamentals; software complexity; construction management; construction models; construction planning; software measurement; construction languages; coding; construction testing; reuse; verification and standards in construction; construction quality; integration.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Minimizing Complexity Chapter 1, 2,3, other sources 9
2 Anticipating Change Chapter 1, 2,3, other sources 9
3 Construction for Verification Chapter 1, 2,3, other sources 9
4 Standards in Construction other sources 1
5 Construction Models other sources 1
6 Construction Management Chapter 12
7 Construction Planning Chapter 15
8 Construction Measurement Other sources 9
9 Construction Design Chapter 17
10 Construction Languages Chapter 16
11 Coding Chapter 16
12 Construction Testing Chapter 18
13 Reuse other sources 9
14 Construction Quality other sources 9
15 Integration other sources 9
16 Final Examination Period Review of topics

Sources

Course Book 1. Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change, K. Beck, Addison-Wesley, 1999, Chap. 10, 12, 15, 16-18, 21.
Other Sources 2. Sommerville, Software Engineering, seventh ed., Addison-Wesley, 2005
3. J. Bentley, Programming Pearls, second ed., Addison-Wesley, 2000, Chap. 2-4, 6-11, 13, 14, pp. 175-176
4. Hunt and D. Thomas, The Pragmatic Programmer, Addison-Wesley, 2000, Chap. 7, 8 12, 14-21, 23, 33, 34, 36-40, 42, 43
5. IEEE Std 1517-1999, IEEE Standard for Information Technology-Software Life Cycle Processes- Reuse Processes, IEEE, 1999
6. IEEE/EIA 12207.0-1996//ISO/IEC12207:1995, Industry Implementation of Int. Std. ISO/IEC 12207:95, Standard for Information Technology- Software Life Cycle Processes, IEEE, 1996.
7. B.W. Kernighan and R. Pike, The Practice of Programming, Addison-Wesley, 1999, Chap. 2, 3, 5, 6, 9
8. S. Maguire, Writing Solid Code: Microsoft’s Techniques for Developing Bug-Free C Software, Microsoft Press, 1993, Chap. 2-7.
9. S. McConnell, Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction, Microsoft Press, second ed., 2004.
10. A Software Engineering Body of Knowledge, Thomas B. Hilburn, Iraj Hirmanpour, Soheil Khajenoori, Richard Turner, Abir Quasem; Latest Edition., 2004
11. Object-Oriented Software Construction (Book/CD-ROM), 2nd Edition, By Bertrand Meyer, Published by Prentice Hall PTR, 2000
12. An Introduction to Programming and Object Oriented Design Using Java, by Jaime Niño, Frederick A. Hosch, J. Nino, F. Hosch, 2003

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation 1 5
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 3 15
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 2 40
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 40
Toplam 7 100
Percentage of Semester Work
Percentage of Final Work 100
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 An ability to apply advanced knowledge of computing and/or informatics to solve software engineering problems. X
2 Develop solutions using different technologies, software architectures and life-cycle approaches. X
3 An ability to design, implement and evaluate a software system, component, process or program by using modern techniques and engineering tools required for software engineering practices. X
4 An ability to gather/acquire, analyze, interpret data and make decisions to understand software requirements. X
5 Skills of effective oral and written communication and critical thinking about a wide range of issues arising in the context of working constructively on software projects. X
6 An ability to access information in order to follow recent developments in science and technology and to perform scientific research or implement a project in the software engineering domain. X
7 An understanding of professional, legal, ethical and social issues and responsibilities related to Software Engineering.
8 Skills in project and risk management, awareness about importance of entrepreneurship, innovation and long-term development, and recognition of international standards of excellence for software engineering practices standards and methodologies. X
9 An understanding about the impact of Software Engineering solutions in a global, environmental, societal and legal context while making decisions.
10 Promote the development, adoption and sustained use of standards of excellence for software engineering practices. X

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 16 5 80
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 3 10 30
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 2 20 40
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 30 30
Total Workload 228