POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
SEN4011 | Software Measurement and Testing | Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
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Language of instruction: | English |
Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective |
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 |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
Course Objectives: | The students will have the ability of applying the principles of software measurement to plan software projects to monitor how well projects are being carried out. The students can also prepare test cases to test the developed applications in software projects at the end of the course. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; 1. Define the terminology of software measurement and test and describe software measurement tools 2. Define goal based measurement and related metrics 3. Describe measurement models, scales and metrics 4. Measure physical software size and express functionality of a software 5. Identify the structural complexity of a software 6. Evaluate effort estimations and task durations in a software development project 7. Define software reliability models 8. Define software testing basics and principles 9. Identify origins of defects and defect classes 10. Apply black box and white box testing techniques in a software development project |
The course content is composed of software measurement basics, goal based measurement, measurement theory, measuring software size, measuring complexity, estimating effort, measuring software reliability, software testing principles, defects and tests, black box testing strategies, white box testing strategies. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Introduction | |
2) | Software Measurement Basics | |
3) | Goal Based Measurement | |
4) | Measurement Theory | |
5) | Measuring Software Size | |
6) | Measuring Complexity | |
7) | Estimating Effort | |
8) | Measuring Software Reliability | |
9) | Software Testing Principles | |
10) | Defects and Tests | |
11) | Black Box Testing Strategies | |
12) | Black Box Testing Strategies | |
13) | White Box Testing Strategies | |
14) | White Box Testing Strategies |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Lonnie D. Bentley and Jeffrey L. Whitten, Systems Analysis & Design for the Global Enterprise 7ed, McGraw Hill, 2007, ISBN-13 978-0-07-110766-2 |
References: | Yok |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Project | 1 | % 25 |
Midterms | 1 | % 35 |
Final | 1 | % 40 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 35 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 65 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 5 | 7 | 35 |
Project | 1 | 20 | 20 |
Midterms | 1 | 20 | 20 |
Final | 1 | 21 | 21 |
Total Workload | 138 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Grasp basic theoretical and conceptual knowledge about the field and relations between them at the level of practice. | |
2) | Possess basic knowledge about the causes and effects of political transformations in societies. | |
3) | Possess knowledge about quantitative, qualitative and mixed research methods in social and behavioral sciences. | |
4) | Recognize historical patterns while evaluating contemporary political and social developments. | |
5) | Demonstrate interdisciplinary and critical approach while analyzing, synthesizing and forecasting domestic and foreign policy. | |
6) | Conduct studies in the field professionally, both independently or as a team member. | |
7) | Possess consciousness about lifelong learning based on Research & Development. | |
8) | Communicate with peers both orally and in writing, by using a foreign language at least at a level of European Language Portfolio B1 General Level and the necessary informatics and communication technologies. | |
9) | Apply field-related knowledge and competences into career advancement, projects for sustainable development goals, and social responsibility initiatives. | |
10) | Possess the habit to monitor domestic and foreign policy agenda as well as international developments. | |
11) | Possess competence to interpret the new political actors, theories and concepts in a global era. | |
12) | Evaluate the legal and ethical implications of advanced technologies on politics. |