B.TECH (CS, Computer Engineering and CSE) SIXTH SEMESTER SYLLABUS
B.TECH (CS, Computer Engineering and CSE) SIXTH SEMESTER SYLLABUS
Demonstrate the contents of a SRS and apply basic software quality assurance practices to
CO 2 K1, K2
ensure that design, development meet or exceed applicable standards
Formulate testing strategy for software systems, employ techniques such as unit testing, Test
CO 4 K3
driven development and functional testing
Manage software development process independently as well as in teams and make use of
CO 5 K5
Various software management tools for development, maintenance and analysis.
DETAILED SYLLABUS 3-1-0
Unit Topic Proposed
Lecture
Introduction: Introduction to Software Engineering, Software Components, Software
Characteristics, Software Crisis, Software Engineering Processes, Similarity and Differences from
I Conventional Engineering Processes, Software Quality Attributes. Software Development Life Cycle 08
(SDLC) Models: Water Fall Model, Prototype Model, Spiral Model, Evolutionary
Development Models, Iterative Enhancement Models.
Software Requirement Specifications (SRS): Requirement Engineering Process: Elicitation,
Analysis, Documentation, Review and Management of User Needs, Feasibility Study, Information
II Modelling, Data Flow Diagrams, Entity Relationship Diagrams, Decision Tables, SRS Document, 08
IEEE Standards for SRS. Software Quality Assurance (SQA): Verification and Validation, SQA
Plans, Software Quality Frameworks, ISO 9000 Models, SEI-CMM Model.
Software Design: Basic Concept of Software Design, Architectural Design, Low Level Design:
Modularization, Design Structure Charts, Pseudo Codes, Flow Charts, Coupling and Cohesion
III Measures, Design Strategies: Function Oriented Design, Object Oriented Design, Top-Down and 08
Bottom-Up Design. Software Measurement and Metrics: Various Size Oriented Measures:
Halestead’s Software Science, Function Point (FP) Based Measures, Cyclomatic Complexity
Measures: Control Flow Graphs.
Software Testing: Testing Objectives, Unit Testing, Integration Testing, Acceptance Testing,
Regression Testing, Testing for Functionality and Testing for Performance, TopDown and Bottom-
Up Testing Strategies: Test Drivers and Test Stubs, Structural Testing (White Box Testing),
IV Functional Testing (Black Box Testing), Test Data Suit Preparation, Alpha and Beta Testing of 08
Products. Static Testing Strategies: Formal Technical Reviews (Peer Reviews), Walk Through, Code
Inspection, Compliance with Design and Coding Standards.
Software Maintenance and Software Project Management: Software as an Evolutionary Entity,
Need for Maintenance, Categories of Maintenance: Preventive, Corrective and Perfective
Maintenance, Cost of Maintenance, Software Re- Engineering, Reverse Engineering. Software
V Configuration Management Activities, Change Control Process, Software Version Control, An 08
Overview of CASE Tools. Estimation of Various Parameters such as Cost, Efforts,
Schedule/Duration, Constructive Cost Models (COCOMO), Resource Allocation Models, Software
Risk Analysis and Management.
Curriculum & Evaluation Scheme: CS, Computer Engineering and CSE (V & VI Semester) 22