即將完成此課程之時，你將可以對軟體工程技術與方法進行評估。在需要為專案選擇一個方法時也可以根據你對目前所執行與軟體工程相關的工作、過去做了哪些嚐試、哪些是可行或不可行的、以及為什麼等因素的了解而做出專業的判斷。

By the end of the class, you will be able to evaluate software engineering techniques and approaches. You will also be able to exercise professional judgment in selecting an approach for a particular project based on an understanding of how the present state of software engineering practice came about, what was tried in the past, what worked and what did not work, and why.

本課程主要是閱讀與討論關於軟體系統工程的進階主題，並著重於軟體的發展。討論的主題也許不同但是會從下列挑選：軟體流程與生命週期；需求的發展、規格與分析；設計原則；測試、正規分析、與檢視；品質管理與評鑑；產品與流程測量；COTS與再使用；發展與維護；團隊組織與人員管理；程式語言的軟體工程觀點；以及軟體心理學。

A reading and discussion subject on advanced topics in the engineering of software systems. Focus on software development. Topics differ but are chosen from: software process and lifecycle; requirements development, specification and analysis; design principles; testing, formal analysis, and reviews; quality management and assessment; product and process metrics; COTS and reuse; evolution and maintenance; team organization and people management; software engineering aspects of programming languages; and software psychology.