Course Course
Name of Course L T P Credit
Type Code
DC CSC306 Software Engineering 3 0 0 9
Course Objective
Develop methods and procedures that can be used to consistently produce high-quality software at low cost. How to
use available resources to develop software, reduce cost of software and how to maintain quality of software. Methods
and tools of testing and maintenance of software.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will study and learn the following aspects of software engineering:
● Different Life cycle models for different software applications.
● Cost estimation techniques
● Understand the techniques and concepts of software project management.
● Learn UML diagrams.
● Testing a software products
● Quality control mechanism
Unit Lecture
Topics to be Covered Learning Outcome
No. Hours
Objectives and Scope of SE, Introduction to Comprehensive introduction about the course
1 System, Software Definition, and 3 content will be delivered. Difference between
Characteristics of software. software and hardware.
Software Development Methodologies This section encompasses all phases of software
2 4 development that are considered crucial to the
success of software projects.
Requirement Analysis and Specification This section discuss the methods to analyse the
3 4 problem and detailing the specifications of the
software in form of SRS.
Software Project Management. Brief discussion on requirements analysis and
4 6 specification, software metrics, cost estimation
methods, efficient way project scheduling.
Software Design: Function oriented design Learn some important facets of software design,
the methodology of Structured
5 7
Analysis/Structured Design (SA/SD) in relation
to traditional function-oriented design.
Object oriented design: UML Diagram, Study object oriented design using UML.
Use Case Model, Class Diagrams, Interaction 5
6
Diagram, Activity Diagram, State Chart
Diagram.
Introduction to Software Testing: Learn coding and unit testing techniques.
Fundamentals of Verification and Testing. Integration and system testing techniques are
Review of software development models, Test elaborately discussed in this module. Elaborate
7 7
Metrics, Software Testing Principles, Black discussion on different types testing.
Box Testing, White Box Testing, Gray Box
Testing
Software Quality Assurance and Quality Module is exclusively devoted to software quality
control, Quality factors, Quality standards – assurance aspects, ISO 9000 and software
8 TQM, ISO, SEI CMM, PCMM, Six sigma. 3 reliability models, as these are considered
necessary to expose students to basic quality
concepts as part of a software engineering course.
Text Books:
1. Rajib Mall, Fundamentals of Software Engineering.
2. Pankaj Jalote, An integrated approach to Software Engineering
Reference Books:
1. Ian Sommerville, Software Engineering
2. Roger S. Pressman, Software Engineering: A Practitioner's App
