INTRODUCTION TO

SOFTWARE
ENGINEERING
Ms. Sabah Arif
CSSE3113
DESCRIPTION & OBJECTIVE
 Describe the field of Software Engineering
 Give an overview of Software Engineering
Activities
 Give knowledge of software engineering
concepts, principles and techniques
 Enable students to apply the learnt concepts to
develop software
GUIDELINES
 The course outline is tentative
 Evaluation will be based on all class discussions,
handouts, recommended readings, slides etc.
 Rote learning
 Active participation
 Announcements etc. will be made via Portal
PLAGIARISM
 Cheating is not only unethical; it is also against the University
rules and will not be tolerated. Any form of cheating in
programming assignments, homework problems, quizzes, and
exams will result in strict action. Plagiarism detection tools will be
used to determine who has cheated in programming assignments.
 All the parties involved will be awarded Zero in first
instance. Repeat of the same offense will result in (F)
grade.
 USE PROPER REFERENCING IF ANY MATERIAL TAKEN FROM
ANYWHERE
 NO REFERENCE MEANS DECEPTION
GUIDELINES (CONTD.)
 Honor Code
 Permitted Collaboration
 Not Permitted Collaboration (i.e. Plagiarism)
 Assignments
 Copying solutions from others
 Using work from past semesters
 Studying other students’ solution
 Quizzes and Exams
 Looking at others’ exam
 Not keeping your eyes on your examn quizzes 1st offense will result in award
of -1, 2nd offense -2, 3rd -5 and 4th offense will result in cancellation of the quiz)
GUIDELINES (CONTD.)
 Honor Code (Contd.)
 Not Permitted Collaboration (Contd.)
 Penalty
 Grade reduction
 Referral to concerned authority in the University
 F Grade
 All of the above 
 Other Offenses
 Penalty
 Same as above

An honor code document with details will be placed on

Portal if and when required
COURSE WORK
 Quiz x 4 (Announced + Unannounced) – 15%
 Assignment x 4 (VIVA/QUIZ) – 10%
 Project Deliverable x 2 (VIVA/Presentation) – 10%
 Mid Term Exam – 20%
 Final Exam – 40%
 Class Participation* – 05%
ATTENDANCE+PUNCTUALITY+WRITTEN EXCERCISES+QA
DON’T ASSUME ,THERE WILL BE BEST OFF
 WHAT IS EXPECTED OF YOU
Sincerit Analytic
 ATTENDANCE WILL BE TAKEN AT y al Skills
START OF CLASS. NO REPEAT-CALLS
 LATE PENALTY FOR SUBMISSIONS IS Intellige Punctua
25%/day nce lity
 CELL PHONES & ALL OTHER
DISTRACTIONS ARE HIGHLY Time- Persev
Devotio
DISCOURAGED AND MAY LEAD TO n
erance
PENALTIES
Dedicat
ion
TEXT BOOK
 Shari Lawrence PFleeger and Joanne M. Atlee,
Software Engineering Theory and Practice, 4th Edition
(Selected Chapters Only)
 Soft copy will be updated on portal

 Roger Pressman, Software Engineering: A

Practitioner’s Approach, 7th Edition (Selected Chapters
Only)
 Soft copy will be updated on portal
COURSE OUTLINE
 Course Introduction. Introduction to Software Engineering (SE)
 Software Process Models
 Managing a Project
 Gathering and Specifying Requirements
 Process and Project Metrics
 Product Metrics
 Designing a System
 Quality Control and Quality Assurance
 Estimation of Software Projects
 Testing the Programs and System
QUESTIONS????
Welcome to the course! Lets
start…
COMPUTER PROGRAM

What is a computer program?

A representation of an
algorithm?
SOFTWARE

What is a Software?

A set of programs working for

a single goal (solving a
problem)?
 WHAT IS SOFTWARE?
“ Software is a set of instructions to acquire inputs and to
manipulate them to produce the desired output in terms of functions
and performance as determined by the user of the software. It also
include a set of documents, such as the software manual , meant for
users to understand the software system.”
DESCRIPTION OF THE
SOFTWARE
A software is described by its capabilities. The capabilities
relate to the functions it executes, the features it
provides and the facilities it offers.

Software written for Sales-order processing would have different

functions to process different types of sales order from different
market segments . The features for example , would be to
handle multi-currency computing, updating product , sales and
Tax status. The facilities could be printing of sales orders, email
to customers and reports to the store department to dispatch the
goods.
EXAMPLES OF PROGRAMS
OR SOFTWARE?
 Calculate the average of three numbers
 Find the minimum of three numbers
 Count the number of red balls in a bag
EXAMPLES OF SOFTWARE
OR PROGRAMS?
 Operating System?
 Microsoft Office?
 UCP Portal?
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
 “A systematic approach to the analysis, design,
implementation and maintenance of software.”
(The Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing)
 “ The systematic application of tools and techniques in the
development of computer-based applications.”
(Sue Conger in The New Software Engineering)
 “ Software Engineering is about designing and developing
high-quality software.”
(Shari Lawrence Pfleeger in Software Engineering -- The
Production of Quality Software)
WHAT IS SOFTWARE
ENGINEERING?
Although hundreds of authors have developed personal definitions
of software engineering, a definition proposed by Fritz Bauer[NAU69]
provides a basis:
 “[Software engineering is] the establishment and use of
sound engineering principles in order to obtain economically
software that is reliable and works efficiently on real
machines.”
The IEEE [IEE93] has developed a more comprehensive definition
when it states:
 “Software Engineering: (1) The application of a systematic,
disciplined, quantifiable approach to the development,
operation, and maintenance of software; that is, the
application of engineering to software. (2) The study of
approaches as in (1).”
Software Engineering
The study of approaches as in
Application of a systematic, disciplined, quantifiable
approach to the development, operation and
maintenance of software; that is, the application of
engineering to software.
(IEEE 93)
BY “SYSTEMATIC” WE MEAN
Following a well-defined sequence of activities,
- in which desired outputs (deliverables) are well-defined

- by using well-defined inputs

(i.e. documented syntax, semantics, context and other relevant
properties of the input)

- in a well-defined process
(e.g. using organizational standards for interprocess
communication, data formats, error handling etc.)

- whose outputs are in turn used similarly as inputs in

subsequent process(es),
- until the final output is achieved,
- and where the correctness of the output is verifiable.
Note: The “inputs” and “outputs” most often refer to
requirements, software specifications, the software
itself, documentation, test inputs/outputs and similar
BY “DİSCİPLİNED” WE
MEAN:
 Each process is followed using organizational principles (e.g.
who manages whom, who is responsible for what?),
 Intermediate results are carefully documented, as well as final
results,
 Actions are traceable as to their causes, individuals involved,
time of occurrence and circumstances.

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BY “QUANTİFİABLE” WE
MEAN:
 The size and extent of the required effort

(size of output code, data, documentation, manpower,

duration, budget for development, expected error rate and
user support)

are predictable within justifiable and acceptable bounds

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WHAT IS SOFTWARE
ENGINEERING?
 Pressman’s view:
“ Software engineering is a layered
technology”
(Figure 2.1)
Tools

Methods

Process

A quality Focus
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
 Solving Problems
 Computers
 Computing

 How is a problem solved normally?

SOLVING PROBLEMS
(CONTINUED)
 Analysis
SOLVING PROBLEMS
(CONTINUED)
 Synthesis
SOLVING PROBLEMS
(CONTINUED)
 Method: refers to a formal process for accomplishing a goal
that is typically independent of the tools used
 Tool: an instrument or automated system for accomplishing
something in a better way
 Procedure: a combination of tools and techniques to produce
a product
 Paradigm: philosophy or approach for building a product
(e.g., OO vs structured approaches)
SOLVING PROBLEMS
(CONTINUED)
 Computer science: focusing on computer hardware,
compilers, operating systems, and programming languages
 Software engineering: a discipline that uses computer and
software technologies as problem-solving tools
SOLVING PROBLEMS
(CONTINUED)
 Relationship between computer science and software engineering
COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH
SE
Development Costs
Running Costs