Cmpe 550 Advanced Topics in Software Engineering Fall 2006

Instructor:

• Ayşe Başar Bener, Tel. 7226, bener@boun.edu.tr

Class Meetings:

• Wednesday 10:00-12:00 ETA 4

Reading Materials

• Articles can be accessed through the Library On-line Services.

Grading

• Grades will be based on readings, class participation and a final exam. There may be couple of short in-class assignments/ case studies to enhance your ability to make professional judgements.

Subjects to be Covered

• The Field of Software Engineering: the market, EEU view
• Software Process and Models
• Software Process Improvement
• Human Factors in Software Process Automation: P-CMM
• Value Based Software Engineering
• Software Engineering Research Approaches
• Software Reuse
• Software Design
• Software Metrics
• Programming Languages
• Requirements Specifications
• Service Oriented Computing and Web Services
• Formal Design Reviews
• Testing and Verification

Instructions for Reading Assignments

• Before each class session, you will submit a short (one half to one page) summary of each paper assigned for the week along with the answers to the following general questions:
• What are the main ideas or themes? (i.e., a very brief summary of the paper) Critical evaluation of the paper: What things in particular did you agree with or like? What things did you disagree with? How does it measure up with your experience? Any additional thoughts or ideas you had while reading it?