Introduction to Software Engineering

References:

1. Bernd Bruegge and Allen H. Dutoit, "Object-Oriented Software Engineering", Third Edition, Chapter 1

1.1 Introduction: Software Engineering Failures

• Examples of major engineering failures due to software-related causes:
  • Year 1900 bug
  • Leap-year bug
  • Interface misuse
  • Security
  • Late and over budget ( twice )
  • On-time delivery
  • Unnecessary complexity
• Failures caused because developers failed to foresee all conditions, or through poor management
• Software system are complex, and subject to constant change. Successful development requires careful planning and organization, the same as for any large engineering project.

1.2 What is Software Engineering?

1.2.1 Modeling

1.2.2 Problem-solving

1.2.3 Knowledge Acquisition

1.2.4 Rationale Driven

1.3 Software Engineering Concepts

1.3.1 Participants & Roles

Table 1-1 Example roes for TicketDistributor Project

Role	Responsibility	Examples
Client
User
Manager
Human Factors Specialist
Developer
Technical Writer

 

1.3.2 Systems and Models

1.3.3 Work Products

Table 1-2 Examples of Work Products for the TicketDistributor Project

Work Product	Type	Description
Specification	Deliverable
Operation Manual	Deliverable
Status Report	Internal work product
Test Manual	Internal work product

 

1.3.4 Activities, Tasks, and Resources

Table 1-3 Examples of Activities, Tasks, and Resources for the TicketDistributor Project

Example	Type	Description
Requirements Elicitation	Activity
Develop "Out of Change" test case for TicketDistributor	Task
Review "Access Online Help" use case for usability	Task
Tariff Database	Resource

 

1.3.5 Functional and Nonfunctional Requirements

1.3.6 Notations, Methods, and Methodologies

 

1.4 Software Engineering Development Activities

1.4.1 Requirements Elicitation

1.4.2 Analysis

1.4.3 System Design

1.4.4 Object Design

1.4.5 Implementation

1.4.6 Testing

1.5 Managing Software Development

1.5.1 Communication

1.5.2 Rationale Management

1.5.3 Software Configuration Management

1.5.4 Project Management

1.5.5 Software Life Cycle

1.5.6 Putting It All Together

1.6 ARENA Case Study

• A running example for a software product to support on-line tournaments for any sort of competition.