Code

COMP2009

Year

2

Prerequisites

A Java programming course.

Term

1

Taught By

Graham Roberts (67%)
Ann Blandford (33%)

Aims

This course aims at introducing the basics of software engineering, including requirements specification, analysis and design. It will give the students the knowledge needed to be able to analyze and architect larger systems effectively. The HCI portion introduces essential knowledge and methods of designing effective and efficient systems and interactions.

Learning Outcomes

After completing the course, attendees will be able to: (a) understand how to identify requirements of software systems (b) analyse and design a small software intensive system; (c) critique interface designs (d) plan simple usability studies and evaluate the results

Course Introduction

Overview of software engineering discipline

Software Engineering Principles

Software Life Cycle
Review of object-oriented principles
Project management and the Unified Process (UP)

Requirement Engineering

Use Cases and Scenarios

Analysis

Use Case realisation
Class Responsibility Collaboration (CRC)
Introduction to the Unified Modelling Language (UML)
UML Class Diagrams
UML Sequence and Activity Diagrams
UML State Diagrams

Design

Refinement of Class Diagrams
UML Component Diagrams

Implementation and Testing

UML Deplyoment Diagrams

Human-Computer Interaction

HCI Knowledge and Tools
User Study Methods
Task Analysis
System and Dialogue Design
Evaluation

Lecture Presentation

The course has the following assessment components:

• Written Examination (2.5 hours, 90%)
• Coursework Section (2 pieces, 10%)

To pass this course, students must:

• Obtain an overall pass mark of 40% for all sections combined

The examination rubric is:
Answer 2 questions (out of 3) from Part 1 and 1 question (out of 2) from Part 2. All questions carry equal marks.

UML and the Unified Process - Jim Arlow, Ila Neustadt (Paperback, Addison Wesley, 304 pages (11 December, 2001). ISBN: 0201770601.

Unified Modelling Language Reference Manual - James Rumbaugh, et al -- (Hardcover - 28 January, 1999).

The Unified Software Development Process - Ivar Jacobson, et al Addison Wesley, (Hardcover - 26 February, 1999)

Interaction Design - Sharp, Rogers and Preece, Wiley (2007).

Lecture notes can be found on Moodle - 2 courses, one for SE one for HCI