F21AS - Advanced Software Engineering

Course leader(s):

Michael Adam Lones (Edinburgh, January)
Daniel Hernandez Garcia (Edinburgh, January)
Ali Muzaffar (Dubai, January)

Aims

The aim of this course is to introduce students to advances software engineering methods and techniques and to provide them with opportunity to put them in practice in a team project to solve authentic problems. Methods include plan-driven and agile software processes, UML based analysis and design, and software testing and versioning. Techniques include error handling, design patterns and multithread programming.

Syllabus

1. Software processes (1.1 Predictive plan-driven methods, 1.2 Adaptive agile methods)

2. Software design (2.1 Data structures stacks, queues, trees…, 2.2 Design patterns)

3. Advanced programming (3.1 Test-driven development, 3.2 Error handling, 3.3 Multithreading, synchronisation and coordination)

4. Software engineering techniques (4.1 Software quality and metrics, 4.2 Versioning, 4.3 Software testing)

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course, students should be able to do the following:

demonstrate a critical understanding of modern software engineering methods including modelling, testing, software processes, agile and versioning
develop software design using appropriate techniques such as graphical user interfaces, design patterns, threads, data structures and error handling
appreciation of use of methodology and standards to ground system analysis, design and development
practice software engineering methods and techniques to develop software in a team to solve authentic problems
showing initiative, creativity and team working skills in collaborative software development

Further details

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SCQF Level: 11

Credits: 15