Module 1: Introduction to

Software Engineering

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Objectives

 What is SE?

 Why SE?

 How to do SE?

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What is SE?

 What is Software?

 What is Engineering?

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Why SE?

“The "software crises" came about when people realized

the major problems in software development were not
algorithmic, but were caused by communication
difficulties and the management of complexity” [Budd]

SE = E: I -> S

E: I -> S
E: I -> S

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How to do SE?

SE = E: I -> S

E: I -> S
E: I -> S

 BCFH – languages, models, tools, processes,

methodologies, …

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How to Do SE?

Software Lifecycle Review

Systems Engineering

Quality Assurance
Requirements Analysis

Project Planning
Maintenance
Architectural Design

Detailed Design

Implementation

Release

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How to do SE?

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How to do SE?

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How to do SE?

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How to do SE?

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How to do SE?

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How to do SE?

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How to do SE?

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How to do SE?

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How to do SE?

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How to do SE?

 News Groups:
comp.software-eng
comp.software.testing
…
 Professional Organizations:
IEEE: TSE, ICSE, ICRE, …
ACM: TOSEM
…

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Introduction to SE - Summary

Why
 Software Crisis due to Communication and Complexity
 Inherent complexity

What
 Engineering (large) software, bcfh

How
 BCFH languages, concepts, models, tools

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Introduction to SE - Points to Ponder

1. Programming = software engineering?

2. What does BCFH really mean? Can you define it
completely?
3. What are the similarities, and differences, between
Civil Engineering and Software Engineering?
4. What are the differences between a notation and a
methodology?
5. Can we use C# for analysis?
6. Can you prove you and I communicate with each other
perfectly?
7. Are you a scientist or an engineer?

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