Software Requirements and Architecture

Catalog description

This course covers software requirements, software architecture, and the relationship between the two. Topics covered include requirements elicitation, object-oriented analysis techniques, prototyping, requirements tracking, quality attribute driven design, quality attribute design tactics, architectural styles and patterns, architecture tradeoff and cost-benefit analysis, and coverage of contemporary topics in distributed, highly scalable software architectures. Laboratory experiences permit students to elicit requirements, evaluate architectural solutions, and implement their designs.