Software Development and Software Engineering (Autumn 2020)
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Abstract
The course is an introduction to software engineering, software development, and object-oriented programming for Data Science BSc students.Description
Please be aware that changes may occur!
Content:
- principles of software engineering
- software architectures and design patterns
- object-oriented analysis and design with UML as modeling language
- object-oriented implementation with Java as programming language
Formal prerequisites
- Working knowledge of an imperative programming language (e.g., Python).
- Understanding of/appreciation for common problems in designing and developing software.
Intended learning outcomes
After the course, the student should be able to:
- Explain and be able to execute the essentials of all primary facets of software development within software engineering including analysis, design, implementation, testing, validation, and verification
- Describe and apply modeling techniques for analysis and design
- Describe and apply object-oriented methods for analysis, design and implementation, e.g., in the programming language Java
- Explain the principles of software architecture, including fundamentals of a variety of common architecture styles and design patterns
- Construct useful, coherent, large-scale systems of up to approx. 10 KLOC in size, including the ability to perform system and domain analysis for a given problem, propose an appropriate software architecture, write a system specification and its implementation, and validate the implementation against its specification.
- Describe processes to plan and run a software engineering project including different stakeholders and their respective roles.
Learning activities
- Lectures to acquire theoretical foundations of programming in an object-oriented programming language and general principles of software engineering.
- Interactions on selected small examples to train application and award the chance for immediate (self-)assessment.
- Self-contained exercises on specific topics of software development and software engineering with portions of preparation, class-room work, individual tutoring and homework.
- Comprehensive project developing an object-oriented application with software engineering principles to train and connect individual skills.
Course literature
There is no MANDATORY reading for the course. However, there is a list of SUGGESTED relevant literature. As the course comprises two distinct (but complimentary) phases for Java programming and Software Engineering techniques, literature is divided into respective categories. If you pick one of the first two categories and one for Software Engineering, you should have a good accompanying read:
Literature for the Java Portion of the Course
- Java for Data Science – Richard M. Reese, Jennifer L. Reese
- Mastering Java for Data Science – Alexey Grigorev
- Java Data Science Cookbook – Rushdi Shams
- Data Science with Java – Michael R. Brzustowicz
Good Programming in General
- The Pragmatic Programmer – Andrew Hunt
- Clean Code – Robert C. Martin
- How to Use Objects – Holger Gast
Literature for the Software Engineering Portion of the Course
- Software Engineering – Ian Sommerville
- Beginning Software Engineering – Rod Stephens
- Software Engineering: A Practitioner's Approach – Roger S. Pressman
Student Activity Budget
Estimated distribution of learning activities for the typical student- Preparation for lectures and exercises: 10%
- Lectures: 20%
- Exercises: 20%
- Assignments: 10%
- Project work, supervision included: 20%
- Exam with preparation: 20%
Ordinary exam
Exam type:C: Submission of written work, Internal (7-point scale)
Exam variation:
C22: Submission of written work – Take home
Duration: 4 hours and 15 minutes (please disregard the 1 day duration below)
Aids allowed:
- pen
- own blank paper
- for taking pictures of diagrams (only), a scanner, camera or mobile device (smartphone, tablet etc.)
- computer to work on
No communication and collaboration allowed
1 day