COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: SPECIAL TOPICS IN SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
CEN 801	C	99	-	-	-	3	7.5

Language:	English
Compulsory/Elective:	Elective
Classroom and Meeting Time:
Course Description:	-
Course Objectives:	1. Equip students to independently conduct research in software engineering and to apply that knowledge in their future research and practice. 2. Learn the state of the art of and main research challenges of selected topics in software engineering. 3. Explore various approaches and methodologies used in different phases of software development lifecycle, including requirements analysis and specification, software design, software construction, software maintenance, and software process.

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Review on Basic Software Engineering
2	Software requirements engineering
3	Software design
4	Software construction
5	Software Maintenance
6	Software engineering process
7	Proposed research topics
8	Peer Review of related software engineering topics
9	Project Progress presentation
10	Project Progress presentation
11	Project Progress presentation
12	Project Progress Presentation
13	Review on Research Project
14	Final Project Presentation

Prerequisite(s):	1. Basic Software Engineering. 2. High level programming: C++, Java. 3. Data Structure.
Textbook:
Other References:
Laboratory Work:
Computer Usage:
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Demonstrate his/her ability to conduct a software engineering project as well as argue, justify and discuss the decisions made during this project;
2	Conduct independently research in software engineering and apply that output of the research in their future research and practice.
3	To effectively communicate course work in writing and oral presentation in software engineering fields of research

COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES (Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)

No	Program Competencies	Cont.
Doctorate (PhD) in Computer Engineering Program
1	Engineering graduates with sufficient theoretical and practical background for a successful profession and with application skills of fundamental scientific knowledge in the engineering practice.	4
2	Engineering graduates with skills and professional background in describing, formulating, modeling and analyzing the engineering problem, with a consideration for appropriate analytical solutions in all necessary situations	5
3	Engineering graduates with the necessary technical, academic and practical knowledge and application confidence in the design and assessment of machines or mechanical systems or industrial processes with considerations of productivity, feasibility and environmental and social aspects.	5
4	Engineering graduates with the practice of selecting and using appropriate technical and engineering tools in engineering problems, and ability of effective usage of information science technologies.	5
5	Ability of designing and conducting experiments, conduction data acquisition and analysis and making conclusions.	5
6	Ability of identifying the potential resources for information or knowledge regarding a given engineering issue.	4
7	The abilities and performance to participate multi-disciplinary groups together with the effective oral and official communication skills and personal confidence.	3
8	Ability for effective oral and official communication skills in foreign language.	5
9	Engineering graduates with motivation to life-long learning and having known significance of continuous education beyond undergraduate studies for science and technology.	3
10	Engineering graduates with well-structured responsibilities in profession and ethics.	3
11	Engineering graduates who are aware of the importance of safety and healthiness in the project management, workshop environment as well as related legal issues.	3
12	Consciousness for the results and effects of engineering solutions on the society and universe, awareness for the developmental considerations with contemporary problems of humanity.	3

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Presentation	6	5
Project	1	30
Term Paper	1	40
	Total Percent:	100%

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)

Activities	Quantity	Duration(Hours)	Total Workload(Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	16	3	48
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	15	5	75
Mid-terms			0
Assignments	5	12	60
Final examination			0
Other	1	4.5	4.5
Total Work Load:			187.5
Total Work Load/25(h):			7.5
ECTS Credit of the Course:			7.5