SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
SEN2211 Data Structures and Algorithms I Fall 2 2 3 7

Basic information

Language of instruction: English
Type of course: Must Course
Course Level: Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Dr. Öğr. Üyesi BETÜL ERDOĞDU ŞAKAR
Course Lecturer(s): Dr. Öğr. Üyesi BETÜL ERDOĞDU ŞAKAR
RA MERVE ARITÜRK
Prof. Dr. NAFİZ ARICA
Instructor DUYGU ÇAKIR YENİDOĞAN
RA SEVGİ CANPOLAT
Recommended Optional Program Components: None
Course Objectives: This is an introductory course on common data structures that are used in software engineering. After completing the course, the student will have knowledge of applying, implementing and analysis of basic data structures, including, lists, stacks and queues. Certain fundamental techniques, such as sorting, searching and recursion are also taught.


Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Describe and apply basic object oriented programming principles.
2) Implement basic data structures such as linked lists, stacks and queues.
3) Analyze the complexity and efficiency of algorithms.
4) Choose and design data structures for writing efficient programs.
5) Implement recursive algorithms.
6) Describe and implement sorting algorithms on common data structures.
7) Describe and implement search algorithms on common data structures.

Course Content

The course content is composed of object oriented Java review, the complexity and efficiency of algorithms, introduction to list-stack-queue structures, implementing list-stack-queue structures, recursion, searching algorithms and sorting algorithms.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction to Data Structures and Algorithms Complexity Analysis
2) Introduction to Linked Lists
3) Doubly Linked Lists Ordered Linked Lists
4)
5) Stacks
6) Stacks for Algebraic Operations
7) Queues
8) Queues
9) Data Structure Classes in Java
10) Recursion
11) Recursive Complexity
12) Searching Algorithms
13) Sorting Algorithms
14) Sorting algorithms

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Data Structures & Problem Solving Using Java (Mark Allen Weiss)
Data Structures and Algorithm Analysis in Java (Mark Allen Weiss)
Data Structures and Abstractions with Java (Frank Carrano)
References: Yok

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Laboratory 4 % 20
Quizzes 5 % 20
Midterms 1 % 20
Final 1 % 40
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 40
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Workload
Course Hours 14 28
Laboratory 14 28
Study Hours Out of Class 12 24
Midterms 10 52
Final 5 32
Total Workload 164

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Be able to specify functional and non-functional attributes of software projects, processes and products. 4
2) Be able to design software architecture, components, interfaces and subcomponents of a system for complex engineering problems. 2
3) Be able to develop a complex software system with in terms of code development, verification, testing and debugging. 5
4) Be able to verify software by testing its program behavior through expected results for a complex engineering problem. 2
5) Be able to maintain a complex software system due to working environment changes, new user demands and software errors that occur during operation. 1
6) Be able to monitor and control changes in the complex software system, to integrate the software with other systems, and to plan and manage new releases systematically. 3
7) Be able to identify, evaluate, measure, manage and apply complex software system life cycle processes in software development by working within and interdisciplinary teams. 1
8) Be able to use various tools and methods to collect software requirements, design, develop, test and maintain software under realistic constraints and conditions in complex engineering problems. 2
9) Be able to define basic quality metrics, apply software life cycle processes, measure software quality, identify quality model characteristics, apply standards and be able to use them to analyze, design, develop, verify and test complex software system. 3
10) Be able to gain technical information about other disciplines such as sustainable development that have common boundaries with software engineering such as mathematics, science, computer engineering, industrial engineering, systems engineering, economics, management and be able to create innovative ideas in entrepreneurship activities. 3
11) Be able to grasp software engineering culture and concept of ethics and have the basic information of applying them in the software engineering and learn and successfully apply necessary technical skills through professional life. 2
12) Be able to write active reports using foreign languages and Turkish, understand written reports, prepare design and production reports, make effective presentations, give clear and understandable instructions. 4
13) Be able to have knowledge about the effects of engineering applications on health, environment and security in universal and societal dimensions and the problems of engineering in the era and the legal consequences of engineering solutions.