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Course unit, curriculum year 2023–2024
COMP.SE.100

Introduction to Software Engineering, 5 cr

Tampere University
Teaching periods
Active in period 1 (1.8.2023–22.10.2023)
Active in period 2 (23.10.2023–31.12.2023)
Active in period 3 (1.1.2024–3.3.2024)
Active in period 4 (4.3.2024–31.5.2024)
Course code
COMP.SE.100
Language of instruction
English, Finnish
Academic years
2021–2022, 2022–2023, 2023–2024
Level of study
Basic studies
Grading scale
General scale, 0-5
Persons responsible
Responsible teacher:
Tero Ahtee
Responsible teacher:
Kari Systä
Responsible organisation
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences 100 %
Coordinating organisation
Computing Sciences Studies 100 %
Core content
  • Properties of different types of software.
  • Paradigms and notations used in requirements (e.g. the most common UML diagrams). Besides functional requirements, also non-functional requirements (like user experience and IPR) and restrictions.
  • Principles of software development life-cycle models and methods.
  • Know different phases of SW development, and customer role in each.
Complementary knowledge
  • Requirements definition and customer-vendor communication.

  • Participation in creation of the requirements documentation.

  • Basics of software project management.

Specialist knowledge
  • Stakeholder analysis and writing software requirements documentation.

Learning outcomes
Prerequisites
Recommended prerequisites
Further information
Learning material
Equivalences
Studies that include this course
Completion option 1
Exam(s) and exercise work are required. Course Moodle has latest details. English implementation is at Autumn term, Finnish at Spring.

Participation in teaching

28.08.2023 21.12.2023
Active in period 1 (1.8.2023–22.10.2023)
Active in period 2 (23.10.2023–31.12.2023)
06.09.2023 06.09.2023
Active in period 1 (1.8.2023–22.10.2023)
08.01.2024 12.05.2024
Active in period 3 (1.1.2024–3.3.2024)
Active in period 4 (4.3.2024–31.5.2024)
18.01.2024 18.01.2024
Active in period 3 (1.1.2024–3.3.2024)
20.03.2024 20.03.2024
Active in period 4 (4.3.2024–31.5.2024)