66858 - Software Engineering

Learning outcomes

This is a software engineering course concerning software development processes and practices, with a focus on those useful for the requirement and the design of software systems.Specifically, the students will learn the main design techniques and the UML language. They will also learn the principles underlying the development of high-quality software systems.

Course contents

Introduction to Software Engineering
The software process model
The analisys model
Introduction to UML
UML: Use case
UML: Classes
Analisys model – domain model
UML: Activities
UML: Interactions
Robustness analysis
OO principles
GRASP
Specification
Design Patterns
Agile software development
Modern patterns and frameworks

Readings/Bibliography

Craig Larman, Applying UML and Patterns: An Introduction to Object-Oriented Analysis and Design and Iterative Development (3rd Edition), Prentice Hall

Other textbooks and resources will be suggested during the lectures

Teaching methods

Lectures and modeling exercises.

In relation to the kind of activities and didactic methods adopted, the attendance to this class will require the preliminary participation of all the students to the Modules 1 and 2 of the Safety rules on study places, which can ne followed remotely in e-learning via the following link: https://elearning-sicurezza.unibo.it/.

Assessment methods

The assessment of competencies is carried out through the evaluation of a written exam and a project, with an additional oral exam being optional.

The written exam, lasting 2 hours, includes modeling and specification exercises as well as open-ended questions.

The modeling exercises are assessed based on completeness and correctness; the open-ended questions are evaluated considering completeness, correctness, appropriate use of technical terminology, the ability to make connections with other topics from the course, and the use of critical thinking.

The project is evaluated based on the submitted material and a discussion, taking into account correctness and adherence to the suggested practices.

The optional oral exam may cover any of the topics discussed during the lessons.

The final grade is obtained through a weighted average of the written exam and the project evaluations. The evaluation of the oral exam can adjust this final grade.

The recording of the grade is not automatic: students must contact the instructor once they have received the grades for the written exam and project.

Office hours

See the website of Davide Rossi