Software Engineering (CSCI370)

The following notes discuss aspects of elicitation and analysis including interviews, ethnography, user stories, prototyping, and written questionnaires. In addition, it discusses requirements specifications and requirements validation.

The following notes discuss integration, configuration, and types of reusable software including stand-alone application systems, collection of objects, and web services. In addition, it discusses ERP systems, COTS-solution, COTS-integrated systems, and the requirement engineering process,

The following notes discuss incremental development and software process descriptions including products, roles, and prior and post conditions. In addition, it discusses plan-driven processes, agile processes, and the waterfall model.

The following notes discuss frequently asked questions about software engineering including the key challenges faced, costs used, best software engineering techniques, and differences the web made to software engineering. In addition, it discusses software engineering diversity and application types including batch processing systems, entertainment systems, systems for modeling and simulation, data collection systems, and a system of systems.

The following notes discuss how professional software development differs from that in coursework, some failed and overbudgeted custom software projects, notable software failures, poor design choices, and major attributes of the four distinctive characteristics of software including acceptability, dependability, efficiency, and maintainability, and roles in a software project

The following notes discuss the definition of software engineering, goals, qualities of software that differ from that of traditional "engineered" products, broad and fundamental activities, comments, and reasons to why we need software engineering

The following notes discuss the architecture design model by prescription, design in the small, design in the larger, object-oriented modeling, etc. In addition, it discusses architectural patterns including master-slave architecture, two-tier client-server architecture, multi-tier client-server architecture, and distributed component architecture.