Department and Course Number: Computer Science -- CSE 3421


Course Coordinator: James Whittaker


Course Title: Software Design Methods Total Credits: 3


Current Catalog Description: This course explores methods for the design of software systems. Among the topics presented are formal specification and software behavior, object-oriented analysis/design, and structured analysis/design. (Prerequisite: CSE 2410../cse2410/cse2410.html.)


Textbook: No textbook has been designated.


Goals:

Prerequisite by Topic Programming in high-level languages, algorithm design and analysis, data structures, discrete mathematics, formal methods.


Major Topics Covered in the Course:


Laboratory projects:


Credit Hour Content by CSAB Category:

Category Advanced
Data Structures  
Algorithms  
Software Design 3
Computer Organization and Architecture  
Concepts of Programming Languages  
Theoretical Foundations of Computer Science  


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Theoretical Content:


Analysis and Design:


Last Modified: November 30, 1998



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