CSE 360


Offered in:	Fall, Spring, and Summer
Credits:	3
Prerequisites:	CSE 240

Intro to Software Engineering

Course Description: This course covers the basics of software engineering, including collaborative software development, project management, design patterns, and software testing.

Course Objectives:

Explain software engineering fundamentals
Develop use-cases and use-case diagrams to elicit software requirements using a current modeling tool
Analyze and design software systems using object oriented techniques
Develop code by applying proper object oriented coding techniques and applying suitable design patterns
Perform functional and unit testing of software systems using state of the art testing tools and techniques
Follow a disciplined software process model in developing a software product
Work effectively on a software development team
Effectively communicate among stake-holders using technical documents and oral presentations

This course is project based. There are still quizzes and exams, but a majority of your time will be spent on the course project, which has both individual and small-group (4 person) components. Your group will be the same all semester.

Useful Tools

These are some of the tools that are useful for this course (contributions welcome!)

Git - A distributed source control system that simplifies collaboration on large software projects. The class doesn’t cover Git, but knowing it will make working on the projects easier.
UML (free code camp) - A resource to help digest UML diagrams.

Student Reviews

Review 1: “This course is one of the most valuable you’re gonna take at ASU. It’s also really annoying since the quality of your group is entirely up to luck. If you’ve never worked on a group project before this class, learn Git, trust me.”

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