FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

Department of Software Engineering

SE 470 | Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Name
Software Maintenance
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
SE 470
Fall/Spring
3
0
3
5

Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Elective
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course Lecture / Presentation
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives The objective of this course is to provide students a common understanding of software maintenance principles.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • be able to explain the theoretical base for the skills required to effect, control and manage changes in software systems.
  • be able to recognize coherent and comprehensive coverage of software maintenance and evolution concepts,
  • be able to apply current maintenance techniques and methods to solve software problems,
  • be able to discuss reengineering techniques and processes for migration of legacy information systems,
  • be able to explain program comprehension and refactoring.
Course Description The objective of this course is to provide the fundamental concepts of software maintenance, its framework and processes, and to provide insight into abstraction, problem solving and systematic view.

 



Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses
X
Supportive Courses
Media and Management Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Related Preparation
1 Introduction
2 The context of maintenance, introduction to the basic concepts Grubb and Takang, ch.1
3 The maintenance framework. Grubb and Takang, ch.2, Pressman, ch. 29
4 Software change Grubb and Takang, ch.3
5 Limitations and economic implications to software change Grubb and Takang, ch.4
6 Maintenance process Grubb and Takang, ch.5, ISO/IEC 14764
7 Overview
8 Midterm exam
9 Program understanding Grubb and Takang, ch.6
10 Reverse engineering Grubb and Takang, ch.7, Pressman, ch. 29
11 Reverse engineering Grubb and Takang, ch.7, Pressman, ch. 29
12 Reuse and resuability Grubb and Takang, ch.8
13 Reuse and reusability Grubb and Takang, ch.8
14 Management and organizational issues Grubb and Takang, ch.10
15 Review
16 Review of the Semester

 

Course Notes/Textbooks

Grubb and Takang, Software Maintenance Concepts and Practice, 2e, World Scientific, 2003.

Suggested Readings/Materials

Bourque, P. and R.E. Fairley (eds.). 2014. Guide to the Software Engineering Body of Knowledge (SWEBOK). Los Alamitos, CA, USA: IEEE Computer Society.

Sommerville I. Software Engineering. 10th ed. Addison Wesley, 2016.

Pressman, Software Engineering: A Practitioners Approach, 7e, McGraw-Hill, 2010.

Canfora and Cimitile, Software Maintenance, 2000, http://www.compaid.com/caiInternet/ezine/maintenancecanfora.pdf.

Jones, The Economics of Software Maintenance in the Twenty-First Century, 2006.

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm
1
40
Final Exam
1
60
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
40
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
60
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Theoretical Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
3
48
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)
16
0
Study Hours Out of Class
14
3
42
Field Work
0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
-
0
Portfolio
0
Homework / Assignments
0
Presentation / Jury
0
Project
0
Seminar / Workshop
0
Oral Exam
0
Midterms
1
20
20
Final Exam
1
40
40
    Total
150

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To have adequate knowledge in Mathematics, Science, Computer Science and Software Engineering; to be able to use theoretical and applied information in these areas on complex engineering problems.

2

To be able to identify, define, formulate, and solve complex Software Engineering problems; to be able to select and apply proper analysis and modeling methods for this purpose.

X
3

To be able to design, implement, verify, validate, document, measure and maintain a complex software system, process, or product under realistic constraints and conditions, in such a way as to meet the requirements; ability to apply modern methods for this purpose.

X
4

To be able to devise, select, and use modern techniques and tools needed for analysis and solution of complex problems in software engineering applications; to be able to use information technologies effectively.

X
5

To be able to design and conduct experiments, gather data, analyze and interpret results for investigating complex Software Engineering problems.

6

To be able to work effectively in Software Engineering disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams; to be able to work individually.

7

To be able to communicate effectively in Turkish, both orally and in writing; to be able to author and comprehend written reports, to be able to prepare design and implementation reports, to be able to present effectively, to be able to give and receive clear and comprehensible instructions.

8

To have knowledge about global and social impact of engineering practices and software applications on health, environment, and safety; to have knowledge about contemporary issues as they pertain to engineering; to be aware of the legal ramifications of Engineering and Software Engineering solutions.

9

To be aware of ethical behavior, professional and ethical responsibility; to have knowledge about standards utilized in engineering applications.

10

To have knowledge about industrial practices such as project management, risk management, and change management; to have awareness of entrepreneurship and innovation; to have knowledge about sustainable development.

11

To be able to collect data in the area of Software Engineering, and to be able to communicate with colleagues in a foreign language. ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1)

12

To be able to speak a second foreign language at a medium level of fluency efficiently.

13

To recognize the need for lifelong learning; to be able to access information, to be able to stay current with developments in science and technology; to be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to Software Engineering.

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

 


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