SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PRACTICE (8 SCU)

Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of this course, students are expected to be able to: design and implement software based on requirements, explain key concepts in software development such as risk and quality, explain the basics of an object-oriented approach to software development, describe key activities in software development, oversee a project progress in terms of the requirements, progress of the work, and implementation, practices followed and quality of code, the ability to accommodate reasonable change in requirements, feature completeness, and progress in terms of a schedule will be considered. Use of tools, techniques, practices, and facilities that reduce risk and promote probability of success will be encouraged.

Topics:

This course aims to provide students with knowledge in software development such as the process of conceiving, specifying, designing, programming, documenting, testing, and bug fixing to develop industrial-strength software using state of the art techniques and tools. The process of writing and maintaining the source code is covered, including everything that is involved, starting from the idea until the product. Various good practices in software development, including pragmatic programming and agile software development practices, will be emphasized.

Prerequisite(s): None