1. The Guide to the Software Engineering Body of Knowledge
SWEBOK

2. Chapters Introduction Software Requirements Software Design
Software Construction
Software Testing
Software Maintenance
Software Configuration Management
Software Engineering Management
Software Engineering Process
Software Engineering Tools and Methods
Software Quality

3. Introduction Software Engineering is an emerging discipline
Degrees offered in SE
CSAB and ABET accreditation
Canadian IPS accreditation
SEI and ISO standards are used to assess organizations
ACM and IEEE have code of ethics
All of these are based on presumption that there is a body of knowledge that should be mastered by practicing software engineers

4. Introduction Guide developed by international team from 1993-2001
Definition: “Software Engineering is the application of a systematic, disciplined, quantifiable approach to the development, operation, and maintenance of software; that is, the application of engineering to software.”

5. Characteristics of a Profession
Initial professional education in a curriculum validated by society through accreditation
Registration of fitness to practice via voluntary certification or mandatory licensing
Specialized skill development and continuing professional education
Communal support via a professional society
A commitment to norms of conduct often prescribed by a code of ethics.

6. Objectives Promote a consistent view of software engineering
Clarify the place of software engineering with respect to other disciplines
Characterize the contents of the software engineering discipline
Provide topical access to the body of knowledge
Provide a foundation for curriculum development

7. Software Requirements
Requirements Engineering Process
Requirements Elicitation
Requirements Analysis
Requirements Specification
Requirements Validation
Requirements Management

8. Software Design Basic Concepts Key Issues of Software Design
Structure and Architecture
Software Design Quality Analysis and Evaluation
Design Notations
Software Design Strategies and Methods

9. Software Construction
Four principles
reduction of complexity (remove, automate, localize)
anticipation of diversity (change)
structuring for validation
use of external standards
Three styles
linguistic
formal
visual

10. Software Testing Basic concepts Test levels Test techniques
Test-related measures
Management

11. Software Maintenance Basic concepts Maintenance process Key issues
Techniques for maintenance

12. Software Configuration Management
Management of SCM process
Software configuration identification
Software configuration control
Software configuration status accounting
Software configuration auditing
Software release management and delivery

13. Software Engineering Management
Organizational management
policies: development, dissemination
personnel: hiring, retention, training
communication
Process/project management
negotiation of requirements, feasibility, reviews, planning
Software engineering measurement
size, structure, quality, resources, models

14. Software Engineering Process
Process infrastructure
Measurements
Process definition
Qualitative process analysis
Process implementation and change

15. Software Engineering Tools and Methods
Software development environments
Software development methods
heuristic methods
formal methods
prototyping methods
miscellaneous methods

16. Software Quality Software quality concepts
Purpose and planning of software quality assurance and V&V
Activities and techniques
SQA
V&V
Measurement applied to SQA and V&V

17. CSDP Certified Software Development Professional
Certification for Software Engineers
(Not a license)
Maintained by IEEE

18. CSDP Requirements BS or equivalent University degree
Minimum 9,000 hours software engineering experience in 6 of 11 areas
At least two (2) years of software engineering experience within the four-year (4) period prior to the application
Exam

19. CSDP Exam Areas
I. Business Practices and Engineering Economics (3-4% questions)
A. Engineering Economics B. Ethics C. Professional Practice D. Standards

20. CSDP Exam Areas II. Software Requirements (13-15% questions)
A. Requirements Engineering Process B. Requirements Elicitation C. Requirements Analysis D. Software Requirements Specification E. Requirements Validation F. Requirements Management

21. CSDP Exam Areas III. Software Design (22-24% questions)
A. Software Design Concepts B. Software Architecture C. Software Design Quality Analysis and Evaluation D. Software Design Notations and Documentation E. Software Design Strategies and Methods F. Human Factors in Software Design G. Software and System Safety

22. CSDP Exam Areas IV. Software Construction (10-12% questions)
A. Construction planning B. Code design C. Data design and management D. Error processing E. Source code organization F. Code documentation G. Construction QA H. System integration and deployment I. Code tuning J. Construction tools

23. CSDP Exam Areas V. Software Testing (15-17% questions)
A. Types of Tests B. Test Levels C. Testing Strategies D. Test Design E. Test Coverage of Code F. Test Coverage of Specifications G. Test Execution H. Test Documentation I. Test Management

24. CSDP Exam Areas VI. Software Maintenance (3-5% questions)
A. Software Maintainability B. Software Maintenance Process  C. Software Maintenance Measurement D. Software Maintenance Planning E. Software Maintenance Management F. Software Maintenance Documentation

25. CSDP Exam Areas
VII. Software Configuration Management (3-4% questions)
A. Management of SCM Process B. Software Configuration Identification C. Software Configuration Control D. Software Configuration Status Accounting E. Software Configuration Auditing F. Software Release Management and Delivery

26. CSDP Exam Areas
VIII. Software Engineering Management (10-12% questions)
A. Measurement  B. Organizational Management and Coordination C. Initiation and Scope Definition D. Planning E. Software Acquisition F. Enactment G. Risk Management H. Review and Evaluation I. Project Close Out J. Post-closure Activities

27. CSDP Exam Areas IX. Software Engineering Process (2-4% questions)
A. Process Infrastructure B. Process Measurement C. Process Definition D. Qualitative Process Analysis E. Process Implementation and Change

28. CSDP Exam Areas
X. Software Engineering Tools and Methods (2-4% questions)
A. Management Tools and Methods B. Development Tools and Methods C. Maintenance Tools and Methods D. Support Tools and Methods

29. CSDP Exam Areas XI. Software Quality (6-8% questions)
A. Software Quality Concepts B. Planning for SQA and V&V C. Methods for SQA and V&V D. Measurement Applied to SQA and V&V