CENTER FOR APPLIED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

TOWSON UNIVERSITY

Course No. AIT 626

Course Title: Advanced Topics in Software Engineering

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite: AIT 624

Course Description: Formal processes leading to developing information system design requirements and specifications; quantitative measures of software attributes including: software cost and schedule estimation; human factors; test and integration; reliability, real-time software; quality assurance; and their contributions to a successful software development cycle.

Course Objectives: Upon completion of this course students should be able:

1. to explore those software attributes that can be quantified and used as metrics in the treatment of software products;

2. to use software reliability models, software resource estimation models and schedule estimation and planning models;

3. to perform economic justification studies and strategies; and

4. to use software metrics as an effective tool for technical management of a software project.