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 |
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| Software Construction and Evolution | SE556 | Area Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Elective 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 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;
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| 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. |
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| 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 | |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||