This class will focus on the processes, practices, and techniques for software spanning the entire life cycle. We will examine traditional and advanced techniques for software, with a pre-dominant focus on the use of software engineering-based practices. We will read numerous journal articles and have class discussions debating the pros and cons of various techniques. This class will be composed of lectures by me, lectures by you, and class discussions.

Table of Contents:

• Course Description
• Detailed Description from Course Catalog
• Currently Enrolled Students Only
• Syllabus
• Prerequisites
• Instructor Information
• Course Section, Location, and Time
• Computer Lab Requirements
• Textbook and Other Resources
• Links to other Software Engineering sites

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Syllabus

1. The Software Engineering Crisis
2. What is Software Engineering?
3. Life Cycle Models
4. Software Project Management
5. Software Cost Estimation
6. Risk Management
7. Systems Engineering
8. Software Requirements Engineering
9. Software Design Methodologies
• Procedural Software Development
• Object-Oriented Software Development
10. Software Testing and Validation
11. Software Process Improvement
• The SEI's Capability Maturity Model
• ISO 9000 Certification

Prerequisites
None.

Instructor
Philip Hausler is a program manager of software technology in IBM's Worldwide Industry Solutions organization. Currently, he is responsible for the Enterprise Solution Structure, a business and framework architecture in support of enterprise solutions across multiple industries. With IBM he has extensive experience in management, software product development, services consulting, and project management. He has strong interests in management and technology for software processes, project management, and advanced software engineering practices, including Cleanroom software engineering for developing ultra-high quality software with certified reliability.

Since 1985, Philip has served on the faculties of the Computer Science departments at the University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins University, where he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on software engineering, programming languages and compiler theory. He is a member of IEEE, IEEE Software Engineering Technical Committee, and was a panel member for the Department of Defense's Software Acquisition Best Practices Initiative.

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Course Section, Location, and Time
Please refer to the Course Schedule for section information, including time and location.

Computer Lab Requirements
No specific computer requirements are necessary for this course.

Textbook and Other Resources

• Somerville, Ian. Software Engineering. New York, N.Y.: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1996.
• Numerous journal articles on software engineering

Links to other Software Engineering sites: