SOFTWARE QUALITY ASSURANCE

TBS419

Course Code: TBS419
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 5

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Professor Murat Paşa Uysal

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Know the general concepts related to quality, quality management approaches, and the fundamental concepts of software quality.
Know the quality standards and best practices in software engineering.
Understand and apply the ISO/IEC 250(n)(n) System and Software Quality Requirements and Evaluation Standard.
Know the knowledge areas related to quality management and assurance in the IEEE Software Engineering Body of Knowledge.
Know topics related to software quality assurance and apply them in the the term project.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

This course will address basic quality concepts, general quality management approaches, and software quality. The following weeks will introduce and explore quality standards and best practices in software engineering in detail. The course will be conducted in accordance with the sections of the ISO/IEC 250(n)(n) System and Software Quality Requirements and Evaluation (SQuaRE) Standard. The course will also discuss the quality-related sections of the IEEE Software Engineering Body of Knowledge (SWEBOK).

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	General concepts related to quality, general quality management approaches, the concept of software quality
2^nd Week	Product-focused approach to quality, manufacturing-focused approach, value-focused approach, user-focused approach, and integrated approach, software validation and verification
3^rd Week	Quality management in agile project management, quality standards and best practices in software engineering
4^th Week	ISO/IEC 250(n)(n) System and Software Quality Requirements and Evaluation (SQuaRE) Standard
5^th Week	ISO/IEC 2500n, quality management division
6^th Week	ISO/IEC 2501n, quality model division
7^th Week	ISO/IEC 2502n, quality measurement division
8^th Week	Midterm exam
9^th Week	ISO/IEC 2504n, quality evaluation division
10^th Week	IEEE SWEBOK
11^th Week	Software validation and verification
12^th Week	Research assignments and presentations
13^th Week	Presentations and evaluation of the term project
14^th Week	General review

Recommended or Required Reading

ISO/IEC 250. (2014). Sistem ve Yazılım Kalite İhtiyaçları ve Değerlendirilmesi (SQuaRE) (ISO/IEC Standard No.25000).

IEEE. (2004). Software Engineering Body of Knowledge (SWEBOK).

Galin, D. (2003). Software quality assurance: From theory to implementation. New York: Springer.

Gillies, A. (2011). Software quality: Theory and management (3rd ed.). New York: CRC Press.

Kan, S. H. (2002). Metrics and models in software quality engineering (2nd ed.). Boston: Addison-Wesley.

Pressman, R. S. (2005). Software engineering: A practitioner's approach (6th ed.). McGraw-Hill.

Sommerville, I. (2004). Software engineering (7th ed.). Pearson Addison Wesley.

IEEE/EIA 12207. (2017). Standard for information technology: Software life cycle processes.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Questions/Answers
Grup projesi

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Project	1	30
Total(%)		70
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		70
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		30
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	1.5	1.5
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	14	1	14
Preparation for Final exam	1	25	25
Course hours	13	3	39
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	15	15
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	1.5	1.5
Homework
Project	1	24	24
Report writing	1	23	23
Total Work Load			143
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			4.76
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5
K1
K2
K3	X	X	X	X	X
K4
K5
K6	X	X	X	X	X
K7
K8
K9
K10
K11