SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

(Week-1)

USAMA MUSHARAF
MS-CS (Software Engineering)
LECTURER (Department of Computer Science)
FAST-NUCES PESHAWAR
 COURSE CONTENT

 Introduction to Computer‑based System Engineering;

 Project Management; Software Specification; Requirements Engineering, System
Modeling; Requirements Specifications; Software Prototyping;
 Software Design: Architectural Design, Object‑Oriented Design, Function ‑Oriented
Design, User Interface Design;
 Quality Assurance; Processes & Configuration Management;
 Introduction to advanced issues:
 Reusability, Patterns; 
 Assignments and projects on various stages and deliverables of SDLC.
RECOMMENDED BOOKS

Text Books
 Software Engineering, Sommerville I., 10th Edition, Pearson
Inc., 2014
 Software Engineering, A Practitioner’s Approach, Pressman R.
S.& Maxim B. R., 8th Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2015.
OBJECTIVE OF THIS COURSE

 To familiarize students to the fundamental concepts, techniques,

processes, methods and tools of Software Engineering,

 To help students to develop basic skills that will enable them to construct
software of high quality software that is reliable, and that is reasonably
easy to understand, modify and maintain.

 To foster an understanding of why these skills are important.

AGENDA OF WEEK # 1

1. Introduction to Software Engineering

2. Importance of Software Engineering
3. Phases of Software Engineering
 Definition
 Development
 Maintenance

4. Related Activities in Software Engineering

5. Problems in Software Development
6. Software Myths
Software can have huge impact in
any aspect of our society
WHERE CAN WE FIND SOFTWARE?
SOME POPULAR ONES…
SOME POPULAR ONES…
AND EVEN IN…
CONCLUSION

Software is almost everywhere!!!

SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS

 Personal Computer Software

 Business Software
 System Software
 Real Time Software
 Engineering & Scientific Software
 Embedded Software
 Web Based Software
 Artificial Intelligence Software
PROBLEMS IN SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

Common issues
 The final software does not fulfill the needs of the customer
 Hard to extend and improve: if you want to add a functionality later its mission
impossible
 Bad documentation
 Bad quality: frequent errors, hard to use, ...
 More time and costs than expected
A clever person solves a problem.
A wise person avoids it.
- Albert Einstein
 SOLUTION

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
SE HISTORY

 SE introduced first in 1968 – conference about “software crisis” when the

introduction of third generation computer hardware led more complex
software systems then before.

 Early approaches based on informal methodologies leading to

 Delays in software delivery
 Higher costs than initially estimated
 Unreliable, difficult to maintain software
 Need for new methods and techniques to manage the production of complex
software.
HARDWARE VS SOFTWARE

Idealized and actual failure curves for

Failure curve for hardware
software
WHAT IS ENGINEERING?

“The process of productive use of scientific

knowledge is called engineering.”
WHAT IS SOFTWARE ENGINEERING?

 Systematic approach for developing software

 Methods and techniques to develop and maintain

quality software to solve problems.

 Study of the principles and methodologies for

developing and maintaining software systems.
WHAT IS SOFTWARE ENGINEERING?

 Practical application of scientific knowledge in the design and

construction of computer programs and the associated documentation
required to develop, operate, and maintain them.

 Deals with establishment of sound engineering principles and methods

in order to economically obtain software that is reliable and works on real
machines.
WHAT IS SOFTWARE ENGINEERING?

According to the IEEE

Software is:
“Computer programs, procedures, and possibly
associated documentation and data pertaining to the
operation of a computer system”.
THE ROLE OF SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
A bridge from customer needs to programming implementation

Customer
Customer
Programmer

First law of software engineering

Software engineer is willing to learn the problem domain
(problem cannot be solved without understanding it first)
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SOFTWARE
ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE?

Computer Science Software Engineering

is concerned with
 theory  the practicalities of developing
 fundamentals  delivering useful software

Algorithms, data structures, SE deals with practical problems in

complexity theory, numerical methods complex software products

Computer science theories are currently insufficient to act as a

complete underpinning for software engineering, BUT it is a
foundation for practical aspects of software engineering.
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING BODY OF KNOWLEDGE
WHAT ARE THE ATTRIBUTES OF GOOD
SOFTWARE?

The software should deliver the required functionality and performance to

the user and should be maintainable, dependable and usable.

 Maintainability
 Software must evolve to meet changing needs
 Dependability
 Software must be trustworthy
 Efficiency
 Software should not make wasteful use of system resources
 Usability
 Software must be usable by the users for which it was designed
and much more....
WELL ENGINEERED SOFTWARE?

It is reliable

It has good user-interface

It has acceptable performance

It is of good quality

It is cost-effective
WHAT ARE THE KEY CHALLENGES FACING SOFTWARE
ENGINEERING?

Software engineering in the 21st century faces three key

challenges:

 Legacy systems
 Old, valuable systems must be maintained and updated.

 Heterogeneity
 Systems are distributed and include a mix of hardware and software.

 Delivery
 There is increasing pressure for faster delivery of software.
QUESTIONS ADDRESSED BY SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

 How do we ensure the quality of the software that

we produce?

 How do we meet growing demand and still

maintain budget control?

 How do we avoid disastrous time delays?

WHY APPLY SOFTWARE ENGINEERING TO SYSTEMS?

 Provide an understandable process for system

development.

 Develop systems and software that are maintainable and

easily changed.

 Develop robust software systems.

SOME IMPORTANT SOFTWARE ENGINEERING RELATED
ACTIVITIES

 Project Management
 Software Quality Assurance

 Requirement Engineering
 Software Configuration

 Software Design Management

 Coding  Software Integration

 Testing
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

The activities involved in software development can

broadly be divided into two major categories

 Construction

 Management
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

Construction
Construction activities are related to the development of
software.
 Requirement Gathering

 Design Development

 Coding

 Testing
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

Management
Management activities are kind of umbrella activities that
are used to smoothly and successfully perform the
construction activities

 Project Planning and Management

 Configuration Management
 Software Quality Assurance
 Installation and Training
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

Questions that have to answer in Software Development

1. What is the problem to be solved?
2. What are the characteristics of the entity that is used to solve the problem?
3. How will the entity be realized?
4. How will the entity be constructed?
5. What approach will be used to uncover errors that were made in the design
and construction of the entity?
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING PHASES

Definition: What?

Development: How?

Maintenance: Managing change

Umbrella Activities: Throughout lifecycle

DEFINITION

REQUIREMENTS DEFINITION AND ANALYSIS

Developer must understand

 Application domain

 Required functionality

 Required performance

 User interface
DEFINITION (CONT.)

 Project planning  System analysis

 Allocate resources  Allocate system

resources to
 Estimate costs
 Hardware
 Define work tasks
 Software
 Define schedule
 Users
DEVELOPMENT

SOFTWARE DESIGN
 User interface design

 High-level design

 Define modular components

 Define major data structures

 Detailed design/Low level Design

 Define algorithms and procedural detail

DEVELOPMENT (CONT.)

Coding
 Integration

 Combine modules
Develop code for each module
 System testing
Unit testing
MAINTENANCE

 Correction - Fix software defects

 Adaptation - Accommodate changes

 New hardware

 New company policies

 Enhancement - Add functionality

WHY IS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT SO DIFFICULT?

 Communication
Between customer and developer

 Poor problem definition is largest cause of failed software

projects
Within development team

 More people = more communication

 New programmers need training
WHY IS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT SO DIFFICULT?

Changing requirements
 5 x cost during development
 up to 100 x cost during maintenance
 Hardware/software configuration
 Security requirements
 Real time requirements
 Reliability requirements
WHY IS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT DIFFICULT? (CONT.)

 Management issues
 Personnel characteristics
 Cost estimation
 Ability
 Scheduling
 Prior experience
 Resource allocation
 Communication skills
 Quality assurance
 Team cooperation
 Version control
 Training
 Contracts
MAJOR PROBLEMS IN SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENTS
SOFTWARE MYTHS

 Management myths

Add more programmers if behind the schedule.

My people have state-of-the-art software development
tools, after all, we buy them the newest computers.
If I decide to outsource the software project to a third
party, I can just relax and let that firm build it.
SOFTWARE MYTHS

Customer myths
A general description of objectives enough to start
coding.
Project requirements continually change, but change
can be easily accommodated because software is
flexible.
SOFTWARE MYTHS

Practitioner myths
 Once we write the program and get it to work, our job is
done.
 Until I get the program "running" I have no way of
assessing its quality.
 The only deliverable work product for a successful
project is the working program.
 Software engineering will make us create voluminous
and unnecessary documentation and will invariably slow
us down.
HAVE A GOO DAY!