SSW540 Fundamentals of Quantitative Software Engineering

Lecture Outline

Course Schedule and Reading Assignments – “Generic” SSW540

Chapters refer to the Sommerville textbook; other readings are found on Moodle under Resources.

	Topic	Reading
Week 1	“Case of the Killer Robot”, Intro & 1st article	Course Orientation The “Case of the Killer Robot”
Week 2	Chapters 1 & 10	Introduction to Software Engineering Software Engineering Code of Ethics Complex, Sociotechnical Systems
Week 3	Chapters 2 & 3	Software Processes and Development Activities The Rational Unified Process Agile Software Development
Week 4	Chapter 4, also “Successful Software” 2009	Requirements Engineering Requirements Specifications and Management Requirements & Software Engineering Practices
Week 5	Chapters 22 & 23	Software Project & Risk Management Software Project Planning Estimation Techniques
Week 6	Chapters 5 & 6	Software System Modeling Software Architecture
Week 7	Chapters 7 & 8	Software Design Software Implementation Software Testing – cradle to grave
Week 8	No required reading “Use Case Points” 2006	Mid-Term Examination (covers weeks 1-6) UML Use Case/Use Case Points Presentation/Review
Week 9	Chapters 25 & 9 “Why Software Fails” 2005	Software Configuration Management Configuration and Build Management Software Evolution & Maintenance
Week 10	Chapters 16 & 17 “A bug and a Crash” 1996	Software Reuse Component-Based Software Engineering CBSE Models and Processes
Week 11	Chapters 20 & 24	Embedded Software Design and Development Software Quality Management Software Standards and Metrics
Week 12	Chapters 19 & 11	Service-oriented Architecture Software Development with Services Software Dependability and Security
Week 13	Chapters 12 & 13	Dependability and Security Specification Dependability Engineering
Week 14	Chapters 14 & 15	Security Engineering Dependability and Security Assurance
Week 15	No reading assignement	Final Examination