TY - BOOK AU - Foster,Elvis C. AU - AU - Towle Jr,Bradford AU - TI - Software engineering: a methodical approach SN - 9780367769437 U1 - 005.1 PY - 2022/// PB - Taylor & Francis Books India Pvt. Ltd, KW - Software engineering KW - methodical approach KW - software development N1 - Part A. Fundamentals Chapter 1. Introduction to Software Engineering Chapter 2. The Role of the Software Engineer Part B. Software Investigation and Analysis Chapter 3. Project Selection and Initial System Requirement Chapter 4. Overview of Fundamental Object-Oriented Methodologies Chapter 5. Object-Oriented Information Engineering Chapter 6. The Requirements Specification Chapter 7. Information Gathering Chapter 8. Communication Via Diagrams Chapter 9. More Diagramming Chapter 10. Decision Models for System Logic Chapter 11. Project Management Aids Part C. Software Design Chapter 12. Overview of Software Design Chapter 13. Database Design Chapter 14. User Interface Design Chapter 15. Operations Design Chapter 16. Other Design Considerations Chapter 17. Putting the Pieces Together Part D. Software Development Chapter 18. Software Development Issues Chapter 19. Human Resource Management Chapter 20. Software Economics Part E. Software Implementation and Management Chapter 21. Software Implementation Issues Chapter 22. Software Management Chapter 23. Organizing for Effective Management Part F. Advanced Software Engineering Concepts Chapter 24. Using Database Systems to Anchor Management Support Systems Chapter 25. Software Architectures, Frameworks, and Patterns Chapter 26. New Frontiers in Software Engineering Part G. Appendices Appendix A. Project Proposal for a Generic Inventory Management System Appendix B. Requirements Specification for a Generic Inventory Management System Appendix D. Design Specification for a Generic Inventory Management System N2 - "Software Engineering : A Methodical Approach provides a comprehensive, but concise introduction to software engineering. It adopts a methodical approach to solving software engineering problems, proven over several years of teaching, with outstanding results. The book covers concepts, principles, design, construction, implementation, and management issues of software engineering. Each chapter is organized systematically into brief, reader-friendly sections, with itemization of the important points to be remembered. Diagrams and illustrations also sum up the salient points to enhance learning. Additionally, the book includes the author's original methodologies that add clarity and creativity to the software engineering experience. New in the second edition are chapters on software engineering projects, management support systems, and software engineering frameworks and patterns as a significant building block for the design and construction of contemporary software systems. The text starts with an introduction of software engineering and the role of the software engineer. The following chapters examine in-depth software analysis, design, development, implementation and management. Covering object-oriented methodologies and the principles of object-oriented information engineering, the book reinforces an object-oriented approach to the early phases of the software development life cycle. It covers various diagramming techniques and emphasizes object classification and object behavior. The text features comprehensive treatment of: Project management aids that are commonly used in software engineering An overview of the software design phase, including a discussion of the software design process, design strategies, architectural design, interface design, software design, and development standards User interface design Operations design Design considerations including system catalog, product documentation, user message management, design for real-time software, design for reuse, system security, and the agile effect. Human resource management from a software engineering perspective Software economics Software implementation issues that range from operating environments to marketing of software Software maintenance, legacy systems, and re-engineering The textbook can be used as a one-semester or two-semester course in software engineering, augmented with an appropriate CASE or RAD tool. It emphasizes a practical, methodical approach to software engineering, avoiding an overkill of theoretical calculations where possible. The primary objective is to help students gain a solid grasp of the activities in the software development life cycle be confident about taking on new software engineering projects"-- ER -