433-252 Software Engineering Principles & Tools

Students who have completed 433-171 Introduction to Programming prior to 2003 should contact the department to find out about additional assessment required for a prerequisite waiver.

433-171 Introduction to Programming or 433-151 Introduction to Programming (Advanced).

The objectives of this subject are for students to be prepared for participation in teams for creating medium-sized programs; to be familiar with the principles applying to team programming and programming-in-the-large; to be able to use some of the tools that support implementation of these principles; and to be familiar with the concept of assembly language.

Topics covered include overview of the software development life cycle; command languages; modularity, compilation environments, code libraries; version control and configuration management; programming for reliability; standard testing and debugging techniques; assembly language; and profiling and simple code improvement techniques.

• ability to apply knowledge of basic science and engineering fundamentals

• in-depth technical competence in at least one engineering discipline

• ability to undertake problem identification, formulation and solution

• understanding of the social, cultural, global and environmental responsibilities of the professional engineer, and the need for sustainable development

• capacity for independent critical thought, rational inquiry and self-directed learning

A 3-hour end-of-semester practical examination (50%); and a 2-hour end-of-semester written examination (50%). To pass the subject, students must obtain at least 50% overall, 25/50 in the practical examination, and 25/50 in the written examination.