SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

beginner29 sectionsUpdated Jun 15, 2026

This Software Engineering course is designed to transition learners from writing code to building scalable, maintainable software systems. It emphasizes professional practices, standard methodologies, and the critical processes required to solve real-world problems through clean, engineered solutions.

Course outline

1

Introduction to Software Engineering and Software Development Life Cycles

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Introduction to Software Engineering

Software Development Life Cycles

Introduction to Non-Traditional Software Development Processes

2

Requirements Analysis, SRS Standards, and Requirements Gathering Tools

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Introduction to Requirements Analysis and Its Importance

Understanding User Needs, Software Features, and Software Requirements

Classes of User Requirements: Enduring and Volatile

Sub-Phases of Requirement Analysis

Functional and Nonfunctional Requirements

Barriers to Eliciting User Requirements

Software Requirements Document, SRS Standards, and Requirements Engineering

Tools for Requirements Gathering and Introduction to Nontraditional Requirements

3

Software Design, Structured Analysis, Metrics, and Development Practices

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Software Design Fundamentals and Quality Goals

Data-Oriented, Structured, and Object-Oriented Design

Modular Design, Packaging, and Design Patterns

Structured Analysis: DFD and Data Dictionary

Software Measurement and Size-Oriented Metrics

Cyclomatic Complexity and Control Flow Graphs

Development Practices: Language Selection, Coding, and Documentation

4

Software Testing Fundamentals and Test Design

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Software Testing Process and Test Case Design

Functional Testing Techniques

Structural Testing Methods

Testing Levels and Types

Debugging, Testing Tools, and Standards

5

Software Maintenance and Evolution

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Management of Software Maintenance

Maintenance Process and Maintenance Models

Regression Testing

Reverse Engineering and Software Reengineering

Configuration Management and Documentation

6

Introduction to Machine Learning

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Model Evaluation and Responsible Use