UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
Bachelor in Computer Applications (BCA)
SEMESTER SYSTEM WITH CREDITS
(Effective from the Academic Year 2003-2004)

SYLLABUS

Semester VI - BCA323 - Software Engineering

Lecturer/Lab Hours per Week: 6
Duration: 3 hrs
Max Makrs: 100
Credit: 4

Unit - I

Introduction to Software Engineering: Definitions - Size Factors - Quality and Productivity Factors - Managerial Issues - Planing a software project: Defining the problem - Developing a Solution Strategy - Planning the Development Process - Planning an Organization structure - Other Planning Activities.

Unit - II

Software Cost Estimation: Software cost factors - Software Cost Estimation Techniqes - Staffing-level Estimation - Estimating Software Maintenance Costs - The Software Requirements Specification - Formal Specification Techniques - Languages and Processors for Requirements Specification.

Unit - III

Software design: Fundamental Design Concepts - Modules and Modularization Criteria - Design Notations - Design Techniques - Detailed Design Considerations - Real-Time and Distributed System Design - Test Plans - Milestones, walkthroughs, and Inspections.

Unit - IV

Implementation issues : Structured Coding Techniques - Coding Style - Standards and Guidelines - documentation guidelines -Type Checking - Scoping Rules - Concurrency Mechanisms.

Unit - V

Quality Assurance - Walkthroughs and Inspections - Static Analysis - Symbolic Execution - Unit Testing and Debugging - System Testing - Formal Verification: Enhancing Maintainability during Development - Managerial Aspects of Software Maintenance - Source Code Metrics - Other Maintenance Tools and Techniques.

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