ECTS - Software Quality Management
Software Quality Management (SE554) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Software Quality Management | SE554 | 1. Semester | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Compulsory Departmental Courses |
| Course Level | Natural & Applied Sciences Master's Degree |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | The objective of this course is to provide students with the knowledge of software quality, quality models, standards and methodologies used in software development organizations. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Introduction to software quality and assurance; components of software quality assurance; configuration management; reviews, inspection and audits; software testing strategies and techniques; software quality standards; certification and assessment; introduction of case studies related with software process improvement and quality metrics. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to software quality and assurance | Chapters 1-2 (main text) |
| 2 | Software quality factors | Chapter 3 |
| 3 | Overview of components of software quality assurance system | Chapter 4 |
| 4 | Integrating quality activities in project life cycle | Chapter 7 |
| 5 | Reviews, Inspection and Audits | Chapter 8 |
| 6 | Testing Strategies and testing techniques | Chapter 9 and 10 |
| 7 | Procedures and work instructions, Configuration Management | Chapter 14, 18 |
| 8 | Software Quality Metrics | Chapter 21 |
| 9 | Case studies related with software measurement and metrics | Other source |
| 10 | Quality management standards: ISO 9001, 9003, CMMI,ISO/IEC 15504 | Chapter 23 |
| 11 | SQA project process standards: IEEE/EIA STD 12207, IEEE 1012,1028 ISO 9001,9003,CMMI,ISO/IEC 15504 | Chapter 24 |
| 12 | Case studies related with software process assessment and improvement | Other source (research papers) |
| 13 | SQA unit | Chapter 26 |
| 14 | Presentations of Projects | |
| 15 | Final Examination Period | Review of topics |
| 16 | Final Examination Period | Review of topics |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Software Quality Assurance: From Theory to Implementation by Daniel Galin, Addison-Wesley, 2004, ISBN: 0201709457 |
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| Other Sources | 2. Software Quality: Producing Practical, Consistent Software, by Ben-Menachem M, and Marliss G.S., Thompson Computer Press, 1997, ISBN: 1-85032-326-7. |
| 3. Metrics and Models in Software Quality Engineering, Kan S.H., Addison-Wesley, 2002, ISBN: 0201729156 | |
| 4. Software Quality Management and ISO 9001, Jenner M. John-Wiley & Sons, 1995, ISBN: 0471118885 | |
| 5. Software Metrics: A Rigorous and Practical Approach, N.Fenton and Shari Pfleeger, Thomson Computer Press, 1996, ISBN: 0-534-95425-1. | |
| 6. The Capability Maturity Model Report, M.C. Paulk et al., available at http://www.sei.cmu.edu/pub/documents/93.reports/ | |
| 7. Software Engineering by Sommerville, Eight Edition, Addison Wesley 2007 |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 3 | 15 |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | 1 | 15 |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | 2 | 15 |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 35 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 35 |
| Toplam | 8 | 115 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 100 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | 3 | 48 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Total Workload | 131 | ||