Software Engineering, Autumn 2002, Exercise tasks

You may get up to 12 points by doing the weekly practice tasks and sending your solutions to the lecturer. An alternative way for getting the points is to do one larger task. However, the topics dealt in weekly exercises are considered as part of the course material and may be questioned in the exam.

If you select the larger task, you should deliver your arnwer either on paper or by e-mail (harri.laine@cs.helsinki.fi) to the lecturer by Tuesday 12th of November at 18.00. Palautus viimeistään tiistaina 12.11. klo 18.00. If you deliver the arswer by e-mail it may be in PostScript, html (link is enough), MsWordS doc, or ASCII-text. If you want to use some other format contact the lecturer first.

Tasks (pick one)

1. Compare three object oriented CASE-tools. Include at least one tool (preferably free for students and universities) that is not installed in the computers of CS department (we have Rational Rose Student Edition, and Mermaid in Windows, and kUML in Linux) Consider especially usability, UML coverage, integration of diagrams, interfaces and transferability of diagrams, and geration possibilities.
2. Write a report (leightweight processes.
3. Write a report about 7 pages) of of SPICE - quality model.
4. Compare three tools (search the Web for the tools) for estimating software effort and costs. Consider especially usability, adaptability and adjustability, and the model on which the tool is based.
5. Specify and outline the design for a Web-based tool for project control and follow up. This tool should use the time schedule and work item allocation as its central elements.
6. Find out some better/more interesting topic and present it to the lecturer for acceptance.