CP317-Software Engineering

Introduction to software engineering – week 1 -1

Shaun Gao, Ph.D., P.Eng.
Agenda
• Overview of the course
• Software engineering
• Concept
• The process of software engineering
• Requirement gathering
• System design – high-level design
• Software requirement specification – low-level design
• Development – programming/coding
• Testing
• Deployment
• Maintenance
• Summary
Overview of the course
• Course Name: CP317B: Software Engineering
• Instructor: Lunshan (Shaun) Gao, Ph.D., P.Eng.
• Email: [email protected]
• Textbook (reference):
• Software Engineering: A Practitioner’s Approach by R.S. Pressman, 2010
• Beginning software engineering by Rod Stephens; Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2015
• Evaluation:
• Group project (2x15%) 30% (presentation + project report)
• Test 2x15% 30% close book
• Final exam 40% close book

• Rule 1: Academic plagiarism is prohibited. Project reports and materials for

presentation must be delivered to MyLearningSpace.
• Rule 2: don’t ask for increasing marks. Grade is earned not given.
Overview of the course
• Week1: introduction to software engineering and project management
• Week2: Requirement gathering
• Week3: High-level design – architecture design
• Week4: Low-level design-1
• Week5: Low-level design-2 ------ test 1
• Week6: Development
• Week7: Testing and metrics
• Week8: Deployment and waterfall model
• Week9: Iterative models-1 ------- test2
• Week10: Iterative models-2 and RAD
• Week11-12: Project presentation
Introduction
• Software engineering
• Engineering
Introduction – cont.
• Engineering
• Definition 1: Engineering is the study using scientific principles to design and
build machines, structures, and other things, including bridges, roads,
vehicles, and buildings: civil/electrical/mechanical engineering

• Definition 2: Engineering is the branch of science and technology concerned

with the design, building, and use of engines, machines, and structures.

• Question – Think-Pair-Share (TPS):

• Engineering vs. Science
Introduction – cont.
• Software engineering
• IEEE definition of software engineering:
• The study of approaches as in the application of a systematic, disciplined, quantifiable
approach to the development, operation, and maintenance of software; that is, the
application of engineering to software.
• Fritz Bauer, a German computer scientist, defines software engineering as:
• “Software engineering is the establishment and use of sound engineering principles in order
to obtain economically software that is reliable and work efficiently on real machines.”
• Definition 1: Software engineering is the study using scientific principles to
design and build software products for computer systems.
• Definition 2: Software engineering is an engineering branch associated with
designing and building software products using scientific principles,
methods, and procedures. The outcome of software engineering is an
efficient and reliable software product.
Introduction – cont.
• Differences between software engineering and other types of
engineering
• The final products are intangible
• Short history
• No standard process

• SE vs. Computer engineering (CE)

• CE deals with designing, developing, and operating computer systems. In
contrast to SE, it emphasizes solving problems in digital hardware and at the
hardware-software interface.
Introduction – cont.
• Software products
• Definition 1: A software product is merchandise consisting of a computer
program that is offered for sale.
• Definition 2: A software product is a software system delivered to the
customer with the documentation that describes how to install and use the
system. In certain cases, software products may be part of system products
where hardware, as well as software, is delivered to a customer.
Introduction – cont.
• Types of Software products

• Application software – web application, user

interface software
• Middle ware – database, relational database
management system
• Embedded software – software that works in
routers, smartphones
• Real time embedded software – software that
works in airplanes, rail train control systems, etc.
Introduction – cont.
• Relationship between software engineering and other engineering
The process of software engineering
• Basic tasks of
software engineering
• Requirement
gathering
• High-level design
• Low-level design
• Coding
• Testing
• Deployment
• Maintenance
The process of software engineering –cont.
• Requirements: A requirement is a singular documented physical or
functional need that a particular design, product or process aims to
satisfy.
• Understanding
• Feasibility research
• Negotiation
• Requirements changes always happen
• System design
• Requirements decomposition
• Specification
• Tools selection
The process of software engineering –cont.
• Software design document
• Data flow
• Object-oriented design
• UML (Unified Modeling Language)
• Implementation
• Coding
• Bug fixing
• Fixing one bug often create a new bug: (a) the bug fix is incorrect; (b) the fix breaks other
code that depends on the original buggy behavior; (c) the fix may change system behavior
• Testing
• Foundation is requirements
• Specification
The process of software engineering –cont.
• Deployment:
• Deployment is the action of bringing resources into effective action.
• It involves the following:
• New or new version computer system
• User training
• On-site support while the users get familiar with the system
• Bug fix
• Maintenance
• Software maintenance is the modification of a software product after delivery to
correct faults, to improve performance or other attributes.
• It involves the following:
• Customer support
• Bug fix
SE vs. Developer and Programmer
SE vs. Developer and Programmer
Skills required for software engineers
• Computer systems (hardware and software)
• Computer languages
• Object-oriented design
• Software testing and debugging (familiar with tools)
• Problem solving and logical thinking
• Communication skills (both written and verbal)
• Team player
• Management
Summary
• The concept of software engineering
• Relationship between software engineering and engineering
• Basic tasks of software engineering
• Requirement gathering
• High-level design
• Low-level design
• Coding
• Testing
• Deployment
• Maintenance
• Skills required for software engineers
• Question: different and relationship between science and engineering
Announcement
• 4-5 students become a group for the group project
• 2 students focus on project presentation
• 2 students focus on project report
• Please email me your group members by end of January

• Group project introduction

• Group project evaluation rubrics