Software Engineering
Subject Overview
Software Engineering covers software characteristics and process models, project planning/estimation and design methodologies, testing fundamentals and strategies, and reengineering and CASE tools. A 5-credit core theory paper.
Unit-wise Syllabus
4 units — click WhatsApp below to get the full notes for each
Unit 1: Software and process models
Software characteristics, components and applications, process models (waterfall, spiral, prototyping, fourth generation techniques), project management concepts, role of metrics and measurement
Unit 2: Project planning and design
Decomposition techniques, software sizing, problem-based and process-based estimation, COCOMO model, structured analysis principles, requirement analysis, DFD, ER diagrams, data dictionary, design objectives/principles/concepts, data/architecture/procedural design, object-oriented concepts
Unit 3: Software testing
Testing objectives, principles and testability, white-box and black-box test case design, verification and validation, unit/integration/validation/system testing
Unit 4: Reengineering and CASE
Reverse engineering, restructuring, forward engineering, taxonomy of CASE tools