Software Engineering - Lecture 01
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This document discusses an introductory software engineering lecture. It introduces a simple programming problem of calculating student grades from test marks. It then discusses typical approaches students may take to solve the problem and the importance of understanding the problem. The document defines software engineering and outlines some of its objectives, characteristics of software, what makes good software, common software applications, and challenges in the field.
Software Engineering - Lecture 01
- 1. Course Code: 331 Lecture 01
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- 3. A simple program “Write a program to get a list of students’ test marks, calculate the grades and print a report of the results”
- 4. Typical Approaches Go to the computer and immediately write the program Find an old program and modify it Discuss with friends on how to do it Ask the lecturer for more information about the program
- 6. Understanding the Problem (2) Software Maintenance: 20% error correction 20% adaptation 60% enhancements Belady and Lehman’s Laws: Software will continually change. Software will become increasingly unstructured as it is changed.
- 7. What is Software Engineering Software programs that provide function & performance data structures for information manipulation documents that describe the operations and use of the programs Engineering A discipline that applies scientific and technical methods in the design and production of a product
- 8. Definition of Software Engineering IEEE Definition: The application of a systematic, disciplined, quantifiable approach to the development, operation, and maintenance of software
- 9. Another Definition of Software Engineering The practical application of scientific knowledge in the design and construction of computer programs and the associated documentation required to develop, operate, and maintain them. (Boehm).
- 10. Objectives of Software Engineering To improve quality of software products To increase customer satisfaction To increase productivity To increase job satisfaction Software engineering is not programming. Programming is an important part of software engineering. “This is not a programming course”
- 11. Software Characteristics Software is developed or engineered, not manufactured in the classical sense Software doesn’t “wear out” Most software is custom-built, rather than being assembled from existing components 11
- 12. What Is A Good Software? Software is intangible Good software is subjective Some qualities that are used to assess software: Correctness: a program satisfies its specifications. Reliability: a program satisfies its intended functions. Usability: the effort required to learn, operate, prepare input, and interpret the output. Integrity: Control of access to unauthorized persons.
- 13. What Is A Good Software continue? Efficiency: amount of computing resources required. Maintainability: effort required to locate and fix errors in an operational programs. Portability: required effort to transfer a program from one hardware/software environment to another. Testability: required effort to test a program to ensure its performing its intended functions. Interoperability: effort required to couple programs. Reusability: reuse of programs in other applications.
- 14. Software Applications System Software Real-time Software Business Software Engineering & Scientific Software Embedded Software Personal Computer Software Artificial Intelligence Software
- 15. Challenges Why does it take so long to get software finished? Why are the development costs so high? Why can’t we find all errors? Why do we spend so much time and effort maintaining existing programs? Why is it difficult to measure progress?