[CS-225: Software Engineering]

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• CS-225 Software Engineering
• Course Guide
• Fatima Khan
• Prince Sultan University,
• College for Women

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Outline

• Course Description
• Course Objectives
• Course Resources
• Course Calendar
• Course Location Office Hours
• Attendance Policies
• Other Policies (e.g., Plagiarism)
• Class Participation
• Homework Sample
• Quizzes
• Major Exams Final Exam
• Overall Assessment
• How to Study for Course

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Course Description

• An overview of software engineering (definitions,
  evaluation, applications), Software process
  models, Software life cycle, Software requirement
  analysis, Software documentation, Software design
  methodologies, Development strategies and project
  management.

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Course Objectives

• At the end of the course, the student is expected
  to be equipped with
• the following skills
• Knowledge To demonstrate software development as
  an engineering methodology.To make the students
  understand various approaches of developing
  software (prototyping, Agile etc.)To demonstrate
  the use of the effective software engineering
  techniques.
• Cognitive Skills To apply the software
  engineering methodology in developing the
  software systems using conventional and object
  oriented analysis and design concepts.
• Interpersonal Skills Responsibility To acquire
  the knowledge (management skills) completing the
  software development in a timely, high quality
  and cost effective manner. To learn team work
  skills in order to use the team members
  effectively.
• Numerical Communication Skills To acquire the
  knowledge for developing effective communication,
  (presentation, persuasion) motivation. To develop
  new approaches for solving problems.

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Course Resources

• Main source
• Software Engineering 8th Edition, By
  Somerville.
• Other resource
• Software Engineering A Practitioners Approach
  6th Edition, By Roger S. Pressman.
• Modern System Analysis And Design 4th Edition By
  Jeffrey A Hoffer
• An Integrated approach to Software Engineering
  6th Edition By Pankaj Jalote.

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Course Calendar
6. Scheduling of Assessment Tasks for Students 6. Scheduling of Assessment Tasks for Students 6. Scheduling of Assessment Tasks for Students 6. Scheduling of Assessment Tasks for Students
Assessment Assessment Task Week Due Proportion of Final Assessment
1 Assignment 1 Week 5 5
2 Assignment 2 Week 11 5
3 Quizzes Class Activities 1st day of the Week 10
5 Major I 23rd March 10
6 Major II 25th May 10
7 Attendance Class Participation - 5
8 Project work Presentations Week 7,9,1315 15
9 Final Exam Week 17 40

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Course Location Office Hours

• Course Location
• Monday 1000 1200(W 330)
• Tuesday 800- 1000(W 351)
• Office Hours
• Sunday 900 - 950 am.
• Tuesday 1000-1150 am.
• Other hours strictly by appointment.

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Attendance Policies

• Students that regularly come to class 10 minutes
  late will be marked absent.
• Students that are regularly absent will be given
  DN warnings. (See DN Warning Flyer).

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Other Policies

• Course website should be checked frequently.
• Students should read from the textbook.
• 0.5 marks will be deducted on submission of late
  assignment with each passing day after deadline.
  Assignment will only be accepted after 3 days
  from due date.
• Late assignments will not be accepted.
• All assignments must be completed individually by
  each student
• There will be no Make up exam or quiz
• Cheating
• Exam
• Zeros will be given upon suspicion
• Assignment
• Copy both parties gets only 10 marks.

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Pop Quizzes/ Class Work (10)

• Students must regularly come to class to
  participate in class work and class discussions
• Pop Quizzes will be taken any time on the 1st day
  of the week.

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Assignments (10)

• Students will have the opportunity to take two
  Assignments during the term.

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Major Exams (25)/ Final Exam (40)

• Major Exam I is worth 10 .
• Major Exam II is worth 10 .
• If a student misses a major exam with an
  acceptable excuse, the lowest mark of the other
  major and final will be given.
• Final exam is worth 40.

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How to Study for this Course

• Read the chapter after the lecture
• Try to do all of the exercises Reflect
  Questions in each chapter.
• Think Critically ask questions, make notes, and
  reflect on material.
• Practice the test questions on the Companion
  Website.
• Attempt the Assignments properly.