CSCI 630
Software Engineering
Fall 2007
Final Exam Review Topics
Software Engineering
Definition
Process
Methodology
CRC Cards -- Class, Responsibilities, and Collaborators
Basic design technique
How to create
Software Engineering Process
Agile tecniques
Risk Management
Risk versus opportunity
Components of risk
Risk mitigation
Risks specific to software
Unified Modeling Language
Basic concepts
Motivation
Basic components
Quality
Definition
Components
Quality assurance
Edward Deming's 14 points (just the basic idea behind them)
Software Metrics
Why measure
What to measure
Steps for creating a metrics program
Capability Maturity Model (CMM)
Basic idea
Problems
Peopleware (lecture notes online)
Definition
Importance
Managing people
Flow/concentration/productivity/time to think
Work environment
Employee abuse
Employee turnover
Quality and deadlines
The right people
Teams
Change
Pragmatic Programmer (lecture notes online)
Basic ideas
Basic philosophy
Elements of programming style (lecture notes online)
Concept of programming style
Aspects of programs where programming style is important
Cost estimation
Forecast vs. projection
Tasks to be estimated
Abilene Pradox
Definition
How it applies to software engineering
Office Space
Bad management
Work environment