PRINCIPLES OF SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

Brief Course description

The course introduces students to principles in software development, from conception of the desired software through to the final manifestation of the software. Principles of software development are basic truths, rules or assumptions about software engineering that hold regardless of the technique, tool or language selected.

Course Objectives

The course aims to provide students with understanding and skills in:

• The software development process and its core activities

• Requirements analysis of a simple software system

• Managing a software development process

• Designing, implementing and deploying a software product

• Software documentation

• Validation, verification and testing a software Product

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion, the student shall be able to:

i) Demonstrate knowledge of the software development process

ii) Perform requirement analysis of a simple software systems

iii) Manage a software development process

iv) Design, implement and deploy a software product

v) Demonstrate mastery of at least one tool of software documentation

vi) Work in a team to design, develop, test and validate a software product