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INF3120 - Software engineering

Facts about this course:
Credits:10
Teaching semester:Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005 and Autumn 2006

The course is held for the last time autumn 2006. A new related course is INF5500 - Empirical methods and evidence-based decisions in software development

Examination semester:Every autumn semester
Language of instruction:Norwegian
Administrated by:Department of Informatics (Ifi)
Detailed course information - Current and previous semesters:

Course content

Development and maintenance of large software systems with focus on project management, estimation, requirements specification, system architecture, object oriented analysis and design, testing, validation, configuration management, version handling, quality assurance, measurements and process improvements. The course also discusses evaluation of techniques and methods in software development, and shows how research studies can be used in the improvement of industrial software development.

Learning outcomes

The course gives an overview of techniques and methods within central parts of software development and maintenance, and shows how to evaluate and compare such techniques and methods.

Admission

Students at UiO must apply for courses in StudentWeb.

International applicants, if you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures for international applicants.

Prerequisites

Formal prerequisites

INF1010 - Object oriented programming /INF101

Overlap

10 credits INF4120 - Software engineering, 10 credits IN219

Teaching

4 hours of lectures a week in the first half of the semester (last half doesn't have lectures) and two hours of group work a week. Submission of compulsory exercises is required.

Exam information

A three-hour written exam. Graded marks.

Possibility of make-up exams and re-takes

This subject does not offer new examination in the beginning of the subsequent term for candidates who withdraw during an ordinary examination or fail an ordinary examination. For general information about new examination, see http://www.mn.uio.no/studier/admin/eksamen/utsatt-og-ny-eksamen/index.html and http://www.matnat.uio.no/english/studies/examination/repeat.html

Other information

Note that the first lecture is compulsory. The subject is regarded equal to IN219 and INF4120 when practicing exam regulations.

Course Auditor: Yngve Lindsjørn/Kirsten Ribu

Contact us

Department of Informatics (Ifi)

Visiting address: 
Informatics builidng, First floor, room 2316, Gaustadalléen 23

Visiting hours: 
Monday-friday 12:00-15:00

Postal address: 
P.o.Box 1080, Blindern
NO-0316 Oslo

Phone: +47 22 85 24 10
Fax: +47 22 85 24 01
E-mail: 
Web: http://www.mn.uio.no/ifi/english/