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SWE 212: Empirical Software Engineering & Measurement
Measurement theory, goal-question-metric (GQM) paradigm, source code metrics (cyclomatic complexity, Halstead metrics, maintainability index), object-oriented metrics (Chidamber & Kemerer suite: CBO, DIT, LCOM, WMC), software estimation models (COCOM...
Course Overview
Measurement theory, goal-question-metric (GQM) paradigm, source code metrics (cyclomatic complexity, Halstead metrics, maintainability index), object-oriented metrics (Chidamber & Kemerer suite: CBO, DIT, LCOM, WMC), software estimation models (COCOM... Curriculum Structure &...
What You'll Learn
- Formulate empirical measurement goals using the Goal-Question-Metric (GQM) approach.
- Calculate and interpret McCabe's Cyclomatic Complexity on control flow graphs.
- Extract and evaluate Chidamber & Kemerer (CK) object-oriented metrics to identify architectural decay.
- Estimate software development effort and schedule using COCOMO II and Function Point Analysis.
- Integrate automated code metric analysis gates into the software delivery pipeline using SonarQube.
Requirements
- SWE 104
- SWE 203
Degree Programme Curriculum Context
This course is a curriculum unit of the Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) in Software Engineering degree framework in Nigeria.
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