SCHOOL

Engineering

ACADEMIC UNIT

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

LEVEL OF STUDIES

Undergraduate

COURSE CODE

ECE_ΓK901

SEMESTER

9

COURSE TITLE

Software and System Engineering

INDEPENDENT TEACHING ACTIVITIES
if credits are awarded for separate components of the course, e.g. lectures, laboratory exercises, etc. If the credits are awarded for the whole of the course, give the weekly teaching hours and the total credits

WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS

CREDITS

lectures

3

4

assignments

1

Add rows if necessary. The organisation of teaching and the teaching methods used are described in detail at (d).

3

5

COURSE TYPE

general background,
special background, specialised general knowledge, skills development

special background, specialised general knowledge, skills development

PREREQUISITE COURSES:

Object-Oriented Programming

LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION and EXAMINATIONS:

Greek

IS THE COURSE OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS

No

COURSE WEBSITE (URL)

https://eclass.upatras.gr/courses/EE944/

https://sites.google.com/site/thramboulidiskleanthis/teaching-2/courses/softwareandsystemengineering

Learning outcomes

The course learning outcomes, specific knowledge, skills and competences of an appropriate level, which the students will acquire with the successful completion of the course are described.

Consult Appendix A

·     Description of the level of learning outcomes for each qualifications cycle, according to the Qualifications Framework of the European Higher Education Area

·     Descriptors for Levels 6, 7 & 8 of the European Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning and Appendix B

·     Guidelines for writing Learning Outcomes

Clear understanding of the basic concepts of the structured analysis methodology (SA) and the object-oriented analysis and design with emphasis on cyber-physical and IoT systems.

Familiarity with the notation of the Unified Modelling Language (UML).

Deep understanding of the structural and behavioural models of a system. Understanding of the basic diagrams of the system modelling language (SysML).

Understanding of the basic concepts of component-based development as well as of the model driven engineering (MDE) paradigm.

Basic concepts of component-based and service-oriented paradigms in the development of systems and their exploitation in cyber-physical and IoT systems.

General Competences

Taking into consideration the general competences that the degree-holder must acquire (as these appear in the Diploma Supplement and appear below), at which of the following does the course aim?

Search for, analysis and synthesis of data and information, with the use of the necessary technology

Adapting to new situations

Decision-making

Working independently

Team work

Working in an international environment

Working in an interdisciplinary environment

Production of new research ideas

Project planning and management

Respect for difference and multiculturalism

Respect for the natural environment

Showing social, professional and ethical responsibility and sensitivity to gender issues

Criticism and self-criticism

Production of free, creative and inductive thinking

……

Others…

…….

Deep understanding of the analysis and design models of embedded systems and ability to modify existing models to extend their functionality.

Self-development of analysis and design models for embedded systems, exploiting the basic concepts of the structured analysis methodology and the object technology paradigm.

Use of the Unified Modelling Language (UML) and SysML constructs for system modelling.

Application development using the component-based and the service-oriented approaches in systems development. Understanding of the concept of system architecture. Architecture of IoT systems.

1.    Introduction to Software Engineering. Embedded systems, Mechatronic Systems, Cyber Physical Systems, IoT systems. Software and system life cycle process. Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)

2.    The concept of Model. Software life-cycle models. Basic software and system development phases. CASE tools. The Scrum method.

3.    Modern structured analysis (SA) methodology. Requirements specification document. Data flow diagrams (DFDs), data dictionary, mini specification techniques, entity relation diagrams (ERDs), state transition diagrams (STDs).

Moving into the design phase. Quality of the design specification, coupling, cohesion.

4.    Object Technology. The UML as a language to represent analysis and design models. UML’s main diagrams. Structural and behavioral  models.

5.    System modeling. The system modeling language SysML.

6.    State-of-the-art trends in system development. System development using the component-based development paradigm. Model driven development. Model Integrated Mechatronics. Model-to-model transformations.

7.    System architecture. Architectural models.

8.    Development based on the concept of service. Service oriented Architectures (SOA). Basic concepts and technologies. The CORBA architecture. The REST architectural paradigm.

9.    Architectural model of ΙοΤ systems.

10. Verification and Validation. Safety critical systems. Safety Engineering.

Case Study: Analysis, design and implementation of an embedded system in the context of IoT. Typical examples: Liqueur Plant system, Gregor chair assembly system, Festo Modular Production System (Festo MPS), Multi cabin elevator system, Festo Mini Pulp Process (Festo MPP).

DELIVERY
Face-to-face, Distance learning, etc.

Face-to-face

Exploitation of the project and assignment based approaches.

Use of a constructivism based approach.

https://sites.google.com/site/thramboulidiskleanthis/teaching-2/teaching-oop

Collaboration in the process of project development.

USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
Use of ICT in teaching, laboratory education, communication with students

Use of ICT in all teaching activities (Lectures, Laboratory, communication with students)

TEACHING METHODS

The manner and methods of teaching are described in detail.

Lectures, seminars, laboratory practice, fieldwork, study and analysis of bibliography, tutorials, placements, clinical practice, art workshop, interactive teaching, educational visits, project, essay writing, artistic creativity, etc.

The student's study hours for each learning activity are given as well as the hours of non-directed study according to the principles of the ECTS

STUDENT PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

Description of the evaluation procedure

Language of evaluation, methods of evaluation, summative or conclusive, multiple choice questionnaires, short-answer questions, open-ended questions, problem solving, written work, essay/report, oral examination, public presentation, laboratory work, clinical examination of patient, art interpretation, other

Specifically-defined evaluation criteria are given, and if and where they are accessible to students.

Language of evaluation:

Greek

methods of evaluation:

Project reports

Oral examination on the project

Oral final examination

- Suggested bibliography:

“ΣΥΓΧΡΟΝΕΣ ΓΛΩΣΣΕΣ ΠΡΟΓΡΑΜΜΑΤΙΣΜΟΥ”

Έκδοση: 1η/2009

Συγγραφείς: BROOKS WEBBER ADAM

ISBN: 978-960-524-282-4

Διαθέτης (Εκδότης): ΙΔΡΥΜΑ ΤΕΧΝΟΛΟΓΙΑΣ & ΕΡΕΥΝΑΣ-ΠΑΝΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΙΑΚΕΣ ΕΚΔΟΣΕΙΣ ΚΡΗΤΗΣ

Αριθμός Σελίδων 610.

“ΤΑΥΤΟΧΡΟΝΟΣ ΠΡΟΓΡΑΜΜΑΤΙΣΜΟΣ”

Έκδοση: 1η/1998

Συγγραφείς: M. BEN-ARI

ISBN: 960-209-343-9

Διαθέτης (Εκδότης): ΕΚΔΟΣΕΙΣ ΚΛΕΙΔΑΡΙΘΜΟΣ ΕΠΕ

Σελίδες: 200

“ΠΡΑΓΜΑΤΟΛΟΓΙΑ ΤΩΝ ΓΛΩΣΣΩΝ ΠΡΟΓΡΑΜΜΑΤΙΣΜΟΥ”

Έκδοση: 2η/2009

Συγγραφείς: MICHAEL L. SCOTT

ISBN: 978-960-461-230-7

Διαθέτης (Εκδότης): ΕΚΔΟΣΕΙΣ ΚΛΕΙΔΑΡΙΘΜΟΣ ΕΠΕ

Αριθμός Σελίδων 776.

Ravi Sethi,”Programming Languages: Concepts and Constructs”, 2nd Edition, Addison Wesley 1996. Reprinted with corrections April 1997.

“Προηγμένες Τεχνικές Προγραμματισμού” Πανεπιστημιακές Παραδόσεις.

Συγγραφέας:              Κλεάνθης Θραμπουλίδης

Εγκεκριμένος αριθμός σελίδων: 247

- Related academic journals:

IEEE Software Engineering