Software Architecture and Engineering

Software engineering is an engineering discipline whose focus is the cost-effective development of high-quality software systems. The emphasis in software engineering is on both words, software and engineering. An engineer is able to build a high-quality product using off-the-shelf components and integrating them under time and budget constraints.

This course will survey the principles, methods, and tools of software engineering. At the core of the course are the classical phases of the software development lifecycle: requirements analysis, system and detailed design, implementation, test, and maintenance. The course will also cover topics bridging software engineering and project management.

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Lecturer

Prof. Peter Müller

Course details

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Literature

• Bernd Bruegge, Allen H. Dutoit: Object-Oriented Software Engineering. Prentice Hall, 2004.
• Martin Fowler: UML Distilled: A Brief Guide to the Standard Object Modeling Language. Addison-Wesley, 2004.
• Alain Abran, James W. Moore (Eds.): Guide to the Software Engineering Body of Knowledge (SWEBOK). IEEE Computer Society, 2004.
• Boehm et.al.: Software Cost Estimation with COCOMO II. Prentice Hall, 2000.
• William J. Brown, Raphael C. Malveau, Hays W. McCormick III, Thomas J. Mowbray: Anti Patterns: Refactoring Software, Architectures and Projects in Crisis. Wiley Computer Publishing, 1998.
• Martin Fowler: Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code. Addison Wesley, 1999.
• Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson, John Vlissides: Design Patterns. Addison-Wesley, 1995.
• Carlo Ghezzi, Mehdi Jazayeri, Dino Mandrioli: Fundamentals of Software Engineering. Prentice Hall, 2002.
• Bertrand Meyer: Object-Oriented Software Construction. Prentice Hall, 1997.
• Shari Lawrence Pfleeger: Software Engineering. Prentice Hall, 2001.
• Steve McConnell: Code Complete. Microsoft Press, 2004.
• John D. Musa: Software Reliability Engineering: More Reliable Software Faster and Cheaper. AuthorHouse, 2004.
• Mary Shaw, David Garlan: Software Architecture. Prentice Hall, 1996.
• Ian Sommerville: Software Engineering. Addison Wesley, 2004.
• Joel Spolsky: Joel on Software. Apress, 2004.
• Perdita Stevens, Rob Pooley: Using UML: Software Engineering with Objects and Components. Addison-Wesley, 2000.
• Clemens Szyperski: Component Software. Addison-Wesley, 1997.