Abbottabad University of Science & Technology

Department of Computer Science

Semester Fall 2023

Software Design and Credit 3-0

Course Name Course Code
Architecture Hours
Software
Semester BSSE IV Pre-req Engineering
Ms Muqaddas
Instructor Name Yousaf Scheduled day & time

3 Quizzes
2 lectures in a week (1.5 6 assignments
Teaching Methodology Course Assessment
Hrs. each) Mid-term exam
Final-term exam
Reference Material
Software Architecture and Design Illuminated, Kai Qian, Xiang Fu, Lixin Tao, Chong-Wei Xu,
Textbook
Jorge L. Diaz-Herrera, Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 1 st Edition, 2009 (or Latest Edition)

 Introduction to Software Engineering Design: Processes, Principles and Patterns with
UML2, Christopher Fox, Addison-Wesley Professional, 2006 (or Latest Edition).
 Software Engineering Design: Theory and Practice, Carlos Otero, CRC Press, 2012 (or
Reference Books
Latest Edition).
 Software Engineering Techniques: Design for Quality, Krzysztof Sacha, Springer, 2006
(or Latest Edition).

Topics / Sub-Topics
 Introduction to the discipline of design
 generic design processes, and design management
 software product design, including analysis activities such as 87 needs elicitation and documentation
 requirements development activities such as requirements specification and validation,
 prototyping, and use case modelling;
 engineering design analysis
 including conceptual modelling and both architectural and detailed design
 survey of patterns in software design, including architectural styles and common mid-level design patterns

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Department of Computer Science
Semester Fall 2023

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