Study Guide@lith
 

Linköping Institute of Technology

 
 
Valid for year : 2016
 
TDDC88 Software Engineering, 12 ECTS credits.
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For:   CS   DAV   I   Ii   MMAT   Y  


OBS!

Exchange students may apply for the course after arrival to LiTH but before it starts. The international officer for exchange studies must be contacted before applying.

 

Prel. scheduled hours: 81
Rec. self-study hours: 239

  Area of Education: Technology

Main field of studies: Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology

  Advancement level (G1, G2, A): A

Aim:
The purpose of the course is that the students shall acquire good knowledge in large-scale software engineering. After the course the students shall be able to:
  • explain and exemplify basic concepts in the area of large-scale software engineering
  • specify, model, implement and test a smaller software system
  • define, plan and execute a development project in a group of about 30 students, where several smaller groups can be formed.
  • elicit, analyze and document experience from the own development project
  • use basic functions from a selection of tools used in software industry


Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
Basic programming experience in Java, algorithms, and databases. Basic knowledge in web programming, teamwork, modeling, and testing.

Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.

Supplementary courses:
Advanced courses in Software Engineering

Organisation:
The course contains lectures, seminars and practical exercises. The lectures focus on the theoretical parts of software development, with examples from industry and research. The project is organized by grouping the students into teams where the members work together to perform a development project with a fictitious or real customer who states the requirements. The project aims to give students practical experience in the different steps in a development process: feasibility study, requirements specification, system design, detailed design, implementation, integration, testing, and deployment. Interative development methods are used. The course runs the entire semester. The seminars are project status meetings and give the students an opportunity to train presentation technique and to coordinate and discuss project progress. Presence is mandatory.
The labs are carried out in groups of two students and give basic training in a selection of tools suitable for the project work.
The course runs over the entire autumn semester, but about 2/3 of the course content is covered in the first period.
If there is a real customer the students will be required to sign agreements with the client about the secrecy and the right of exploitation, that are in line with the wishes of the client.


Course contents:
The following subjects are covered in the lectures:
  • Requirements.
  • Planning and processes.
  • Design and Architecture.
  • Testing and Software Configuration Management.
  • Software Quality.


Course literature:
The participant can choose books on their own. We recommend: Pfleeger, S.L. and Atlee, J.M. (2010). Software Engineering - Theory and Practice. 4th edition Pearson International. ISBN 0-13-814181-9

Examination:
Written examination
Laboratory work
Project work
Voluntary hand-in assignment
4 ECTS
2 ECTS
6 ECTS
0 ECTS
 
TEN1 is a written exam on the course book and the lectures. PRA1 is the project, where both the performance of the group and the individual are graded



Course language is English.
Department offering the course: IDA.
Director of Studies: Ahmed Rezine
Examiner: Kristian Sandahl
Link to the course homepage at the department


Course Syllabus in Swedish

Linköping Institute of Technology

 


Contact: TFK , val@tfk.liu.se
Last updated: 11/27/2014