Course

Introduction to Software Engineering

Lecture – 01
19th September 2019

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 Course Information
• Introduction to Software Engineering---
– CS 2113
– 4 Credit hours
– Pre-requisite
• Any Programing Course
• Assessment Criteria (tentative)
– Project ------25%
– Quiz ------ 10%
– Midterm -----20%
– Class activity ----15%
– Final ------ 30%
*Please note: The mentioned criteria can be changed

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 Course Information
• Text Books
– Software Engineering 9th Edition by Sommervill,
Addison Wesley, 2011
– Software Engineering: A Practitioner’s Approach,
7th Edition by Roger Pressman, McGraw-Hill, 2009
– “The Unified Software Development Process”, by
Jacobson, Booch, and Rumbaugh, 2000
– Papers from scholar.google

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 Course Information
• Course Objectives
– Understand basic concepts of software engineering, various
software process models and how to choose between them
– Understand all phases of software engineering that includes
• Requirement Engineering (elicitation , analysis , specification , validation
• Design (architecture, modules and interface design)
Implementation (coding practices)
• Testing (process and techniques)
• Project Management
– Putting software process in practice and creating essentials
artifacts of all phases.
– Work in Teams

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 By the End of Lecture
 Understand what software engineering is?
 Understand why software engineering is
important?
 Know answers to key questions related to the
software engineering discipline.

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Activity
Virtually all countries
depend on complex
Think about all the devices and systems computer-based
.systems
that you encounter in your everyday life
…which have software controlling them

List as many as you can

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Why is Software Engineering important?

Complex systems need a disciplined approach for designing,

developing and managing them.
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Software Development Crises

Projects were:
• Late.
• Over budget.
• Unreliable.
• Difficult to maintain.
• Performed poorly.
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Software errors….the cost

Errors in computer software can have
devastating effects.
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Software Crisis
Example 1: 2009,Computer glitch delays flights
Saturday 3rd October 2009-London, England (CNN)
• Dozens of flights from the UK were delayed Saturday after a
glitch in an air traffic control system in Scotland, but the
problem was fixed a few hours later.
• The agency said it reverted to backup equipment as
engineering worked on the system.
• The problem did not create a safety issue but could cause
delays in flights.
• Read more at:
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/03/uk.flight
s.delayed
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Software Crisis
Example 2: Ariane 5 Explosion

• European Space Agency spent 10 years and $7

billion to produce Ariane 5.

• Crash after 36.7 seconds.

• Caused by an overflow error.  Trying to store a 64-bit

number into a 16-bit space.

• Watch the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-r9cYp3tTE
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Software Crisis
Example 3: 1992, London Ambulance Service

• Considered the largest ambulance service in the

world.

• Overloaded problem.

• It was unable to keep track of the ambulances

and their statuses. Sending multiple units to some
locations and no units to other locations.

• Generates many exceptions messages.

• 46 deaths.
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Therefore…
A well-disciplined approach to software
development and management is
necessary. This is called engineering.
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Software Engineering

 The term software engineering first appeared in the 1968 NATO

Software Engineering Conference and was meant to provoke
thought regarding what was then called the “software crisis”..

 “.. An engineering discipline that is concerned with all aspects of

software production from the early stages of system specification
to maintaining the system after it has gone into use.” Sommerville,
pg.7
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What is Software?

Programs

Software
System
Documentation
Data Documentation
User
Documentation
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Types of Software

• Generic products.
• Stand-alone systems that are marketed and sold to any customer who wishes to buy them.
• Examples – PC software such as graphics programs, project management tools; CAD
software; software for specific markets such as appointments systems for dentists.
• The specification of what the software should do is owned by the software developer and
decisions on software change are made by the developer.

• Customized or bespoke products.

• Software that is commissioned by a specific customer to meet their own needs.
• Examples – embedded control systems, air traffic control software, traffic monitoring
systems.
• The specification of what the software should do is owned by the customer for the software
and they make decisions on software changes that are required.
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Software Engineering vs. Computer Science

“Computer science is no more about computers than

astronomy is about telescopes.” Edsger Dijkstra

Computer Science Software Engineering

• Theory. • Practicalities of software

• Fundamentals. design, development and
delivery.
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Software Engineering vs. Systems Engineering

Systems Engineering:
 Interdisciplinary engineering field (computer, software, and process eng.).
 Focuses on how complex engineering projects should be designed and managed.

Systems Engineering Software Engineering

• All aspects of computer- • Deals with the design,

based systems development and delivery
development: HW + SW + of SW.
Process. • Is part of Systems
• Older than SWE. Engineering.
Frequently asked questions about software
engineering
Question Answer

What is software? Computer programs and associated documentation. Software

products may be developed for a particular customer or may be
developed for a general market.

What are the attributes of good software? Good software should deliver the required functionality and
performance to the user and should be maintainable, dependable
and usable.

What is software engineering? Software engineering is an engineering discipline that is concerned

with all aspects of software production.
What are the fundamental software engineering Software specification, software development, software validation
activities? and software evolution.
What is the difference between software Computer science focuses on theory and fundamentals; software
engineering and computer science? engineering is concerned with the practicalities of developing and
delivering useful software.

What is the difference between software System engineering is concerned with all aspects of computer-based
engineering and system engineering? systems development including hardware, software and process
engineering. Software engineering is part of this more general
process.
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Frequently asked questions about software
engineering
Question Answer
What are the key challenges facing software Coping with increasing diversity, demands for reduced delivery
engineering? times and developing trustworthy software.
What are the costs of software engineering? Roughly 60% of software costs are development costs, 40% are
testing costs. For custom software, evolution costs often exceed
development costs.
What are the best software engineering While all software projects have to be professionally managed
techniques and methods? and developed, different techniques are appropriate for
different types of system. For example, games should always be
developed using a series of prototypes whereas safety critical
control systems require a complete and analyzable specification
to be developed. You can’t, therefore, say that one method is
better than another.

What differences has the web made to The web has led to the availability of software services and the
software engineering? possibility of developing highly distributed service-based
systems. Web-based systems development has led to important
advances in programming languages and software reuse.

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What is a Software Process?

 Activities and results that produce a software product:

SW Process Activity What is going on there?

Specification What does the customer need?

What are the constraints?

Development Design & programming.

Validation Checking whether it meets requirements.

Evolution Modifications (e.g. customer/market).

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What is a Software Process Model?

 Description of the software process that represents one view, such

as the activities, data or roles of people involved.

Examples of views Focus on…

Workflow Activities = human actions.

What is input, output, and dependencies.

Dataflow Activities = transformations of information.

How the input is transformed into output.

Role/Action What is the role of people involved in each step of

the process?
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Software Process Models

Component-Based Software
Waterfall approach Iterative development
Engineering CBSE

assembled form existing

components
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The Cost of Software Engineering

 Depends on:
 The process used, and
 The type of software being developed.

 Each generic approach has a different profile of cost distribution.

 Roughly 60% of costs are development costs, 40% are testing costs.

 For custom software, evolution costs often exceed development

costs.
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Cost distribution
Custom software development (Bespoke)
Waterfall Model
Software Model
Cost units 0 25 50 75 100

Cost distribution
Software development activity Specification Design Development Integration and testing

Iterative Development
0 25 50 75 100

Specification Iterative Development System testing

Component-based Software Engineering

0 25 50 75 100

Specification Development Integration and testing

Development and evolution costs for long-lifetime systems

0 100 200 300 400

System development System evolution

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Cost distribution
Generic software development

0 25 50 75 100

Specification Development System testing

Product development costs

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What is CASE?

 Computer Aided Software Engineering.

 Programs that support:


Requirements analysis.

System modeling.

Debugging.

Testing.
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Attributes of good software

 Functional attributes (performance; what the system does).

 Non-functional attributes (quality; how the system does it).

Product Characteristic Description

Maintainability Evolution qualities such as Testability, extensibility.
Dependability Reliability, security, safety.
Efficiency Response time, processing time, memory utilization.
Usability Easy to learn how to use the system by target users.
Efficient to use the system by users to accomplish a task.
Satisfying to use by intended users.
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Activity
 What are the key attributes for..
Cardiac monitor in an ICU
Interactive game Banking system
unit
Players, score, scenes, Client accounts, stocks heart rate, temperature,
theme. bonds, money transfers. blood pressure.
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Challenges In Software Engineering

Challenge Why? Software needs to ..

Different computers, different

Heterogeneity platforms, different support systems.
Cope with this variability.

Businesses are more responsive

Be delivered in shorter time
Delivery  supporting software needs to without compromising quality.
evolve as rapidly.

Software is a part of many aspects of Demonstrate that it can be

Trust our lives (work, study, leisure).
trusted by users.
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References

 PRESS&SUN-BULLETIN, The Binghamton Press Co., Binghamton, NY, October 1,1999.

 “Software Hell: Is there a way out?”, BUSINESS WEEK, December 6, 1999.

 IEEE Standards Collection: Software Engineering, IEEE standard 610.12-1990, IEEE 1993.

 Sommerville, Ian “Software Engineering”, 9th edition, Addison-Wesley.