Proceedings of the 20th Meeting of the Academic Council of VIT held on 26.3.

2010

SWE504
VersionNo.
CoursePrerequisites/Co
requisites/antirequisites(if
any).Otherwise,please
indicateasNone
Objectives:

SoftwareQualityand
Reliability
1.0
SWE307,SWE405

LTPC

Attheendofthiscoursestudentsareableto
1. Understandthesoftwarequalityandquality
concepts
2. Understandtheconceptofsoftwarereliability
ExpectedOutcome:
Studentcanunderstandandimplementsoftwarequality
andreliabilityinsoftwareprojects.
UnitNo.1
IntroductiontoSoftwareQuality
9
IntroductionHistoryofQualityAssuranceQualityinthecurrentbusinessscenarioModelsand
FrameworksofQualitySoftwareIndustrySoftwareQualitySoftwareProcessModelsand
FrameworksContributorstosoftwarequalityModelsAffectingSoftwareQualitySoftware
developmentProcessModelsQualitystandardsandguidelinesSoftwareprocesscapability
improvementmodelsNeedofsoftwareprocessProcessstructureanddefinitionProcess
classificationprocessframeworkProcessautomationProcessValidationandimprovement.

UnitNo.2
IntroductiontoSoftwareMetricsandProject
9
Management
ArtandscienceofsoftwareprojectMeasuresandmetricsMetricsacrosstheprojectlifecycle
MetricsestablishmentprogramInformationflowinsoftwareprojectDecisionmakingmanagement
challengesProjecttypeanddeliveredqualityOutsourcingapplicationsupportandmaintenance
IndependentvalidationservicesprojectERPimplementationProductdevelopmentlifecycle
QualityandProjectManagementProjectmanagementprocessprojectandorganizationProject
variablesManagingprojectrisks.

UnitNo.3
Qualitydeploymentandsustainingquality
9
NeedtostandardizeBusinessgrowthandpatternsofQMSSustenanceofQMSImpactoftraining
andInterventionindeploymentQualitysystemandmanaginguncertaintyQMStoolsand
AutomationQualityandCultureLeadershipChangemanagementCustomerdrivenqualityCultural
conflictSustainingQualityPerspectiveofcontinuousimprovementTopdrivenSPIandCMMI
BusinessexcellencemodelsSixsigmaManagingprocessknowledgeCommitmentandcultural
dimension.

UnitNo.4
ReliabilityBasics
9
Problem,process,andproductProblemsandsolutionThesoftwarereliabilityengineeringprocess
DefiningtheproductTestingacquiredsoftwareLearningreliabilityconceptsLearningreliability
conceptssoftwarereliabilityandhardwarereliabilityFAQ.

UnitNo.5
ImplementingOperationalProfiles
9
DevelopingoperationalprofilesApplyingoperationalprofilesLearningoperationsandrunconcepts
DefiningfailurefortheproductSettingsystemfailureintensityobjectivesDetermining
developmentsoftwarefailureintensityobjectivesEngineeringsoftwarereliabilitystrategies

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Failures,FaultsanderrorsAvailability,acomplementtoreliabilityPredictingbasicfailureintensity
FAQ

TextBooks
1.Kamna Malik ,Praveen Choudhary.
2.John D.musa.
References
1.
SQA Principles and Practices Nina S Godbole Narrosa Publishing Home 2004
2.
Metrics and Models in software Quality Engineering Second Edition Stephen H Kan
Pearson Education - 2003

ModeofEvaluation
ContinuousAssessment(Quizzes,CATs,Assignments,etc.)and
TEE
RecommendedbytheBoardof xxxxxxxx
Studieson
DateofApprovalbythe
XxthAcademicCouncilheldonxxxxxxxx
AcademicCouncil

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