 CS 5380 Software Engineering

Course Description  This course will survey software engineering methods and processes, including requirements, architecture, design, implementation, verification, validation, maintenance, and management.

Instructor  Jesse Allen  BSME, MSCS  29 years in software systems development  Software Systems: Civil Engineering, CAD, Gradebook, Custom  Web development: Company websites, Voter targeting systems, Non-profit websites  All aspects – management, research, design validation, verification, delivery, configuration management, documentation, support

(Instructor)  7 years teaching  CIS, MCSE, A+, Net+  Web Development  Computer Graphics  Database Development

Course Schedule  Class Schedule  Monday/Wednesday  6:00pm-7:20pm  Except Labor Day  Location  Chem/CS Room

Syllabus

Introductions  Your background  Undergraduate Degree  Current program  Experience - Software development project  Where – company, university  What – position and what you did  Environment – other aspects of software engineering you have seen.  How was it run  What could be better

General Observations  New developers vastly underestimate the ways in which things can go wrong.

Software Development  Can be done by single person or small group  Can have an idea and start coding  This leaves a lot to be desired

What may be missing  Assurance that the software:  Works in all cases  The software meets the needs  The software is expandable  New features  New hardware  Can be maintained  By others

(What may be missing)  Assurance that the software  Meets standards  Coding  Naming  Legal  Components

(What may be missing)  Software needs to be documented.  Software needs to meet usability guidelines  Software may be so large that small group cannot do it.  Software evolution must be controlled.  Development time may not be optimal

What is needed?  Discipline to make all of these things happen

Software Engineering vs Compute Science  Author: Computer Science focuses on theory and fundamentals  Software Engineering is concerned with the practicalities of developing and delivering useful software

What is Software Engineering?  Question: What does Engineering mean to you  Question: How is software Engineering different from other engineering?

Software Engineering  Taught as a course of study at many universities  IEEE Computer Society SWEBOK   IEEE Computer Society  CSDA – Certified Software Development Associate – for graduates or those with 2 years experience  CSDP – Certified Softaware Development Professional - 4 years experience or advanced degree and 2 years  Texas certifies software engineers

What is a profession?  Civil Engineer  Doctor  Lawyer  Accountant

What is a Profession?  IEEE SWEBOK: A profession is characterized by:  An initial professional education in a curriculum validated by society through accreditation  Registration of fitness to practice via voluntary certification or mandatory licensing  Specialized skill development and continuing professional education  Communal support via a professional society  A commitment to norms of conduct often prescribed in a code of ethics

Engineers  To call yourself an engineer, you must be certified by the state  Texas does now have a Software Engineering classification  Reading:  print%205.pdf

Responsibility  We depend on professionals to be knowledgeable about their area and to do the right thing for us  Doctors  Lawyers  Civil Engineers

Responsibility  We depend on software for assistance on critical functions  Software controls critical equipment  Medical analysis, monitoring, life support  Software controls critical, sensitive information  Financial records – banks, S&Ls, brokerages  Medical records  So we must depend upon professionals to know their subject and to do the right thing for us.

Responsibilities  Give Examples:  Software Area  Potential problems  Consequences