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ICS 499 Software Engineering and Capstone Project

This course focuses on the theory and practice of effectively and efficiently building software systems that satisfy the requirements placed upon them by customers. This course gives an overview of the software lifecycle and introduces various process models used to develop software.

Prerequisites

Special information

First day attendance is mandatory.
Note: Students are responsible to both be aware of and abide by prerequisites for ICS courses for which they enroll, and will be administratively dropped from a course if they have not met prerequisites.
4 Undergraduate credits

Effective August 17, 2014 to present

Learning outcomes

General

  • Effectively and efficiently build software systems.
  • Design and document a complete system and implement it
  • Write user manuals
  • Present work orally
  • Understand Computer Ethics issues
  • Elucidate requirements, and use those build a system that fulfills those requirements.
  • Manage the software lifecycle.
  • Select an appropriate process model for a project.
  • Verify and validate a system.
  • Manage a software project, including estimating effort, time, and resources needed.
  • Work cooperatively in a group
  • Create a project plan and execute it
  • Elicit and document system requirements

Summer 2024

Section Title Instructor books eservices
50 Software Engineering and Capstone Project Bile Hassan, Ismail Books for ICS-499-50 Summer 2024 Course details for ICS-499-50 Summer 2024
51 Software Engineering and Capstone Project Levitt, David L Books for ICS-499-51 Summer 2024 Course details for ICS-499-51 Summer 2024

Fall 2024

Section Title Instructor books eservices
50 Software Engineering and Capstone Project Levitt, David L Books for ICS-499-50 Fall 2024 Course details for ICS-499-50 Fall 2024
51 Software Engineering and Capstone Project Jasthi, Siva Books for ICS-499-51 Fall 2024 Course details for ICS-499-51 Fall 2024
52 Software Engineering and Capstone Project Foy, Ralph Alex Books for ICS-499-52 Fall 2024 Course details for ICS-499-52 Fall 2024

Spring 2025

Section Title Instructor books eservices
50 Software Engineering and Capstone Project Bile Hassan, Ismail Books for ICS-499-50 Spring 2025 Course details for ICS-499-50 Spring 2025
51 Software Engineering and Capstone Project Jasthi, Siva Books for ICS-499-51 Spring 2025 Course details for ICS-499-51 Spring 2025
52 Software Engineering and Capstone Project Bile Hassan, Ismail Books for ICS-499-52 Spring 2025 Course details for ICS-499-52 Spring 2025