CENG454 SPECIAL TOPICS IN COMPUTER ENGINEERING: INTRODUCTION TO SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE
| Course Code: | 5710454 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 6.0 |
| Department: | Computer Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Lecturer Dr. CEVAT ŞENER |
| Offered Semester: | Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
The students will …
- gain an understanding of the fundamental concepts of software architecture;
- understand architectural quality attributes with tactics to achieve and checklists to examine them;
- learn about contemporary architectural patterns;
- employ best practices to design and document the architecture of software-intensive systems.
Course Content
Fundamentals of software architecture and its modeling. Non-functional attributes of software as architectural considerations. Views, styles/patterns based organization of software architecture. Best practices to design and document the architecture of software-intensive systems. Architecture centric software development approaches. Software architecture assessment methods.
Course Learning Outcomes
Students who pass the course satisfactorily will be able to:
- The skill to assess the overall properties of software during its definition.
- Ability to analyze software systems based on conceptual dimensions such as data or processes.
- Isolate concerns and develop models to investigate their reflections on the product.
- Evaluate different architectural approaches and assess an architectural design.
It satisfies the following Program Educational Objectives:
- PEO 1: This course prepares the students for a highly prestigious and in-demand career as 'software architect' directly.
- PEO 2: Software architecture is closely related to innovations and taking leadership in engineering solutions.
- PEO 3: Targeted abilities to gain in high-level solution formulation through new approaches students will find and evaluate; related lifelong learning will be inspired and guided.
- PEO 4: The research-oriented mental control over software development will provide the crucial research perspective in respected academic positions.
- PEO 5: The targeted tradeoff skills considering the various concerns related to non-functional properties and various stakeholders will provide the consciousness about the responsibilities of the computing profession.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | No | Yes | ||
| 1 | An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics | ✔ | |||
| 2 | An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors | ✔ | |||
| 3 | An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences | ✔ | |||
| 4 | An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts | ✔ | |||
| 5 | An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives | ✔ | |||
| 6 | An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions | ✔ | |||
| 7 | An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies | ✔ | |||