An Integrated Approach to Software Engineering

Utilizing a running case study throughout, this text considers the software development that takes place on a single project. It attempts to not only teach the principles of software engineering, but also applies them to a software development project.

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The development of large software systems is an extremely complex activity, which is full of various opportunities to introduce errors. Software engineering is the discipline that provides methods to handle this complexity, enabling the production of reliable software systems with maximum productivity. This book uses a running case study throughout the text, illustrating the different activity of software development on a single project. It attempts to not only teach the principles of software engineering, but also applies them to a software development project such that all aspects of development can be clearly seen on a project. This undergraduate textbook on computer application, software engineering and programming techniques is intended for computer scientists, engineering undergraduates and incoming graduates.