Syllabus 2010/2011 ETSF01

Syllabus academic year 2010/2011
(Created 2010-07-25.)

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING PROCESS - ECONOMY AND QUALITY

ETSF01

Credits: 4. Grading scale: TH. Cycle: G2 (First Cycle). Main field: Technology. Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish. Compulsory for: C3, D3. Course coordinator: Martin Höst, Martin.Host@cs.lth.se, Dept of Computer Science. Prerequisites: ETSA01, Software Engineering Process - Methodology. Recommended prerequisits: Basic course in statistics. Assessment: Examination is carried out both individually and in group. Reports from project assignments are graded for groups. A written exam is graded individually. The final grade for the student is derived as a combination of the individual grade and the grade for the group. Parts: 2. Further information: Lectures give an overview of the subject. Seminars and projects give experience from using techniques that are presented in lectures. The course is given in Swedish, but the literature is in English and parts of he course may be given in English. Home page: http://cs.lth.se/etsf01.

Aim
The objective of the course is to give the student deeper knowledge about economical aspects of software development, and knowledge about quality improvement at organizational level of a company.

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

be able to explain techniques for software project cost estimation
be able to describe how software process improvement is conducted
be able to propose and analyse metrics based on quality improvement objectives
be able to develop a detailed project plan with cost estimates for sub-tasks

Skills and abilities
For a passing grade the student must

be able carry out cost estimation with different techniques, both based on collected metrics and on expert judgement
be able to participate in software process improvement work
be able to conduct measurements in development projects

Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must

have an understanding for quality improvement activities at organizational level

Contents

Software process improvement
CMMI
Software Metrics
Cost estimation
COCOMO2
Quality assurance
Project and organization levels in an organization
Project management

Literature
Text book will be decided later. Additional material distributed by the department.

Parts

Code: 0110. Name: Project.
Higher education credits: 2. Grading scale: UG. Assessment: Quality assessment of the project..

Code: 0210. Name: Written Examination.
Higher education credits: 2. Grading scale: TH. Assessment: A written exam is graded individually. The final grade for the student is derived as a combination of the individual grade and the grade for the group.