11-791 & 11-792:
Software Engineering
for Information Technology

Instructor: Eric Nyberg, NSH 4627, 268-7281

The Software Engineering for IT sequence combines classroom material and assignments in the fundamentals of software engineering (11-791) with a self-paced, faculty-supervised directed project (11-792). The two courses cover all elements of project design, implementation, evaluation, and documentation.

For students intending to complete both courses, it is recommended that the project design and proof-of-concept prototype be completed and approved by the faculty advisor before the start of 11-792, if possible. Students may elect to take only 11-791; however, if both parts are taken, they should be taken in proper sequence.

11-791: Software Engineering for IT (I) -- Principles

Required Texts:

• Pressman, Roger S., Software Engineering: A Practitioner's Approach, New York: McGraw-Hill, 1997 (4th edition).
  

• Brooks, Frederick P., Jr, The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering, Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1995 (4th edition).

Course Outline:

• Evolution of Software: Paradigms, Myths, Challenges
• Requirements Analysis and Specification
• Software Design and System Specification
• Functional Specification
• Resource Allocation, Scheduling and Tracking
• Integration, Testing and Quality Assurance
• Software Maintenance
• Case Study: Student Project Design

[Registered students may access the on-line course materials.]

11-792: Software Engineering for IT (II) -- Practice

Course Outline:

• Formal Design Review
• Full Implementation
• Testing/QA Suites
• Class Presentation / Demonstration
• Final Code Documentation and Walk-Through

[Registered students may access the on-line course materials.]