Software Engineering- Tutorial

Chapter 1: Introduction to Software Engineering

1.1 Definition and Importance of Software Engineering

1.2 Software vs Program vs Product

1.3 Software Characteristics and Components

1.4 Software Engineering Myths

1.5 Software Crisis and Need for Engineering Approach

Chapter 2: Software Process Models

2.1 Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

2.2 Waterfall Model

2.3 V-Model

2.4 Incremental and Iterative Models

2.5 Spiral Model and Agile Methodologies

2.6 DevOps in Software Development

Chapter 3: Requirements Engineering

3.1 Requirements Gathering and Analysis

3.2 Functional vs Non-functional Requirements

3.3 Requirement Specification Document (SRS)

3.4 Feasibility Study

3.5 Requirements Validation and Management

Chapter 4: Software Design

4.1 Principles of Software Design

4.2 System Design vs Detailed Design

4.3 Architectural Design Patterns

MVC, layered, client-server

4.4 UML Diagrams

Use case, class, sequence, activity

4.5 Design for Reusability and Modularity

Chapter 5: Software Project Management

5.1 Project Planning and Scheduling

5.2 Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

5.3 Gantt and PERT Charts

5.4 Risk Management in Projects

5.5 Cost Estimation Models

COCOMO, Function Point Analysis

Chapter 6: Coding and Software Construction

6.1 Coding Standards and Guidelines

6.2 Programming Practices

Structured, modular, OOP

6.3 Code Reviews and Refactoring

6.4 Code Reusability

6.5 Software Configuration Management

Chapter 7: Software Testing

7.1 Testing Concepts and Objectives

7.2 Levels of Testing

Unit, integration, system, acceptance

7.3 Black Box vs White Box Testing

7.4 Test Case Design Techniques

7.5 Automation Testing and Tools (e.g., Selenium)

Chapter 8: Software Maintenance and Evolution

8.1 Types of Maintenance

Corrective, Adaptive, Perfective, Preventive

8.2 Software Evolution Models

8.3 Reverse Engineering and Re-engineering

8.4 Impact of Changes and Change Control

8.5 Legacy System Management

Chapter 9: Software Quality and Metrics

9.1 Quality Assurance vs Quality Control

9.2 ISO 9126 Software Quality Attributes

9.3 Software Metrics

Product, process, and project metrics

9.4 Defect Density, Code Coverage, Cyclomatic Complexity

9.5 Software Reviews and Audits

Chapter 10: Emerging Trends in Software Engineering

10.1 Agile and Scrum Frameworks

10.2 DevOps and Continuous Integration/Delivery

10.3 Software as a Service (SaaS)

10.4 Mobile and Cloud-based Software Engineering

10.5 AI and Machine Learning in Software Tools