Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : CS6417 : Software Metrics { 3-0-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Durga Prasad Mohapatra
Syllabus
Module 1 : |
Basics of measurement: scope of software metrics, representational theory of measurement, measurement and models, measurement scales, meaningfulness in measurement, goal-based framework for software, measurement, Software-metrics, data collection and analysis: What is good data, how to define the data, how to collect the data, how to store and extract data, analyzing software-measurement data, frequency distributions, various statistical techniques. [8 Hours]
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Course Objective
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To provide a solid background knowledge about software metrics. |
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To educate various metrics and models to assess software. |
3 . |
To provide hands on experience on using and implementing metrics. |
Course Outcome
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After reading this subject, students will be able to:
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Essential Reading
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N.E. Fenton and S.L. Pfleeger, Software Metrics – A Rigorous and Practical Approach, International Thomson Computer Press , 1997 |
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S.H. Kan, Metrics and Models in Software Quality Engineering, Addison Wesley, New York , 2004 |
Supplementary Reading
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K. H. Möller and D. J. Paulish, Software Metrics - A Practitioner's Guide to Improved Product Development Chapman and Hall, Computing Series, IEEE Computer Society Press , 1993 |
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C Ravindranath Pandian, Software Metrics: A Guide to planning, Analysis, and Application, Auerbach , 2011 |