Loose Leaf for Software Engineering: A Practitioner's Approach

by Roger S. Pressman, Bruce R. Maxim

Overview

For almost four decades, Software Engineering: A Practitioner's Approach (SEPA) has been the world's leading textbook in software engineering. The ninth edition represents a major restructuring and update of previous editions, solidifying the book's position as the most comprehensive guide to this important subject.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781260423310
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	09/09/2019
Edition description:	9th ed.
Pages:	704
Product dimensions:	7.70(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.90(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Roger S. Pressman is an internationally recognized authority on software process improvement and software engineering technologies. He was president of R. S. Pressman and Associates Inc., a consultancy specializing in software engineering and is also the founder and chief technology officer of EVANNEX®, an automotive aftermarket company that specializes in the design and manufacture of accessories for the Tesla line of electric vehicles.

Bruce R. Maxim has worked as a software engineer, project manager, professor, author, and consultant for more than thirty years. Dr. Maxim is a professor of computer and information science and collegiate professor of engineering at the University of Michigan—Dearborn. Dr. Maxim’s professional experience includes managing research information systems at a medical school, directing instructional computing for a medical campus, and working as a statistical programmer. Dr. Maxim served as the chief technology officer for a game development company.

Table of Contents

1) Software and Software Engineering

Part One - The Software Process

2) Process Models

3) Agility and Process

4) Recommended Process Model

5) Human Aspects of Software Engineering

Part Two - Modeling

6) Principles That Guide Practice

7) Understanding Requirements

8) Requirements Modeling - A Recommended Approach

9) Design Concepts

10) Architectural Design - A Recommended Approach

11) Component-Level Design

12) User Experience Design

13) Design for Mobility

14) Pattern-Based Design

Part Three - Quality and Security

15) Quality Concepts

16) Reviews - A Recommended Approach

17) Software Quality Assurance

18) Software Security Engineering

19) Software Testing - Component Level

20) Software Testing - Integration Level

21) Software Testing - Specialized Testing for Mobility

22) Software Configuration Management

23) Software Metrics and Analytics

Part Four - Managing Software Projects

24) Project Management Concepts

25) Creating a Viable Software Plan

26) Risk Management

27) A Strategy for Software Support

Part Five - Advanced Topics

28) Software Process Improvement

29) Emerging Trends in Software Engineering

30) Concluding Comments

Appendix I - An Introduction to UML

Appendix II - Data Science for Software Engineers