Pankaj Jalote's Software Engineering: A Precise Approach

This is an excellent introductory book on Software Engineering - a subject which is one of the hardest to teach since it is such a vast field with a wide range of topics. The book focuses on key tasks in two dimensions - engineering and project management - and discusses concepts and techniques that can be applied to effectively execute these tasks. It covers Engineering issues like requirements analysis and specification, architecture design, module level design, coding and unit testing, and testing as well as Project Management issues like project planning and project monitoring and control. Special Features · The book is excellent for students who know programming but have not had any exposure to software engineering. · The book can also be used by professionals who are in a similar state - know some programming but want to be introduced to the systematic approach of software engineering. · Explanations are supported by examples in each chapter which helps tremendously in making the concept clear. · The book focuses on both engineering and project management concepts and techniques to be used in a project. · One of the chapters clearly defines the problem domain of Software Engineering, and another chapter discusses the central concept of software process which integrates the different tasks executed in a project. Table of Content Chapter 1: The Software Problem · Cost, Schedule and Quality · Scale and Change Chapter 2: Software Processes · Process and Project · Component Software Processes · Software Development Process Models · Project Management Process Chapter 3: Software Requirements Analysis and Specification · Value of a Good SRS · Requirement Process · Requirements Specification · Functional Specification with Use Cases · Other Approaches for Analysis · Validation Chapter 4: Software Architecture · Role of Software Architecture · Architecture Views · Component and Connector View · Architecture Styles for C&C View · Documenting Architecture Design · Evaluating Architectures Chapter 5: Planning a Software Project-4 · Effort Estimation · Project Schedule and Staffing · Quality Planning · Risk Management Planning · Project Monitoring Plan · Detailed Scheduling Chapter 6: Design · Design Concepts · Function-Oriented Design · Object-Oriented Design · Detailed Design · Verification · Metrics Chapter 7: Coding and Unit Testing · Programming Principles and Guidelines · Incrementally Developing Code · Managing Evolving Code · Unit Testing · Code Inspection · Metrics Chapter 8: Testing · Testing Concepts · Testing Process · Black-Box Testing · White-Box Testing · Metrics Summary Self-Assessment Exercises Frequently Asked Questions Bibliography Index