Semester 4Year 2 · EvenCore Subject★★★ Moderate
CS 404

Software Engineering

Study of SDLC, software design, testing methodologies, and project management principles.

3Units
18Topics
4Credits
60hLecture hrs
100Max marks
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Overview
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Why it matters
Building software isn't just coding — it's design, testing, deployment, maintenance. SE teaches you how teams build products that don't crash in production.
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Placement relevance
Project-based companies test SDLC knowledge. Agile/Scrum methodology understanding matters for team roles. Design patterns asked in senior interviews.
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Prerequisites for
Project Management · DevOps · Quality Assurance · System Design · Agile Development
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Recommended books
Software Engineering by Pressman · Software Engineering by Sommerville
Curriculum — 3 Units
U1
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SDLC & Models
⚡ Key Formulae
SDLC Phases:Requirement → Design → Implementation → Testing → Deployment → Maintenance
Waterfall
Agile
Spiral
V-Model
DevOps
Requirements Engineering
U2
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Design & UML
⚡ Key Formulae
SOLID Principles:Single Responsibility, Open-Closed, Liskov, Interface Segregation, Dependency Inversion
Design Principles
UML Diagrams
Use Case
Class Diagram
Sequence Diagram
Design Patterns
U3
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Testing
⚡ Key Formulae
Test Coverage:Coverage = (Tested paths / Total paths) × 100%
Unit Testing
Integration Testing
Black Box
White Box
Regression
Test Cases
Exam Strategy
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Draw UML diagrams
Use case, class, sequence diagrams are frequently asked. Practice drawing on paper with proper notation.
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