Instruction offered by members of the Department of Computer Science in the Faculty of Science and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the Schulich School of Engineering.
Graduate Courses
Software Engineering 605
Industrial Topics in Software Engineering
A study of practical approaches of industrial relevance to students specializing in Software Engineering. Course Hours:1.5 units; Q(3-1) Notes: Consult Department (Computer Science or Electrical and Computer Engineering) for details regarding offerings in the upcoming academic year. MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
A study of problems of particular interest to students specializing in Software Engineering. Course Hours:3 units; H(3-1) Notes: Consult Department (Computer Science or Electrical and Computer Engineering) for details regarding offerings in the upcoming academic year. MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
A study of problems of particular interest to students specializing in Software Engineering. Course Hours:1.5 units; Q(3-1) Notes: Consult Department (Computer Science or Electrical and Computer Engineering) for details regarding offerings in the upcoming academic year. MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
Investigation and application of agile software development practices. Course Hours:3 units; H(3-1) Antirequisite(s):Credit for Software Engineering 615 and Computer Science 601.93 will not be allowed. Notes: Students are expected to have some background in software development as preparation for this course.
Product release planning covers systematic methods, tools and techniques for defining the functionality of a sequence of product releases in incremental development. The planning and re-planning is established as a systematics process trying to optimize resources available towards the functionality most requested by customers and stakeholders. Course Hours:3 units; H(3-1) Antirequisite(s):Credit for Software Engineering 622 and 607.25 will not be allowed.
Provides methodological foundations of software engineering decision-making and how to apply them to make better decisions about processes, products, and resources as well as for selection of tools and techniques. Course Hours:3 units; H(3-1) Antirequisite(s):Credit for Software Engineering 627 and 625 will not be allowed.
Formal description of algorithms for current software engineering standards and models. Trends and future development in software engineering standardization. Course Hours:1.5 units; Q(3-0) Also known as:(formerly Software Engineering 609.17)
Principles of software dependability techniques, and techniques to improve and predict software reliability. Course Hours:3 units; H(3-0) Antirequisite(s):Credit for Software Engineering 637 and 521 will not be allowed. Notes: Engineering 319, Software Engineering 511, and Software Engineering 437 or 421, or their equivalents, are recommended as preparation for this course.
Advanced techniques, tools and concepts in software testing including: Agile testing, acceptance testing, GUI testing, test coverage analysis, automated testing, and new developments in testing research. Course Hours:3 units; H(3-0) Notes:Software Engineering 437 or equivalent is recommended as preparation for this course. Also known as:(formerly Software Engineering 607.22)
Phenomena and approaches involved in the evolution and reuse of large-scale software, including design for modifiability and tool support. Strengths and weaknesses of industrially-current techniques as well as recent research results. Course Hours:3 units; H(3-0) Antirequisite(s):Credit for Software Engineering 641 and 541 will not be allowed. Notes:Software Engineering 301 or equivalents are recommended as preparation for this course. Also known as:(formerly Computer Science 601.33)
A project in either software development or software best practice and experience. Course Hours:6 units; F(3S-0) Antirequisite(s):Credit for Software Engineering 652 and either 651 or Electrical Engineering 698 will not be allowed. Notes: This course is only available to MEng students with a specialization in Software Engineering. Students should register for this course in the semester when they will complete it.
Principles and practices of engineering agent-based software systems. Course Hours:3 units; H(3-0) Antirequisite(s):Credit for Software Engineering 696 and Computer Science 609 will not be allowed for programs offered by the Department of Computer Science. Also known as:(formerly Software Engineering 697)