Software Engineering 2 (SE2)
3. Semester
5 ECTS | 4 SWS
Written Exam 90 Minutes (K90)
Design professional software solutions: You systematically create and design user-friendly software according to high quality standards. Using practical examples, you gain a deeper understanding of the software development process, from analysis to delivery.
Contents
- Ethics for computer scientists
- Requirements engineering (personas, use cases, user stories, scenarios, prototypes)
- Usability (dialogue principles, UI elements)
- Foundations of security
- Foundations of software architecture
- Quality assurance and test management
- Software development processes (overview, Scrum)
- End-to-End example (requirements, architecture, quality) which may include an ai component
Competencies
Students are able to
- describe the importance of the software development phases
- specify their sequence in different development processes,
- know the benefits of human computer interaction and security, and take these into account in development projects.
- know the challenges of requirements engineering, architectural design, and quality assurance, and to find appropriate solutions in development projects.
Literature
- A. M. Heinecke and J. Gerken, Mensch-Computer-Interaktion: Basiswissen für Entwickler und Gestalter. 3rd ed. Berlin, Heidelberg, Germany: Springer Vieweg, 2024.
- J. Jacobsen and L. Meyer, Praxisbuch Usability und UX: Bewährte Usability- und UX-Methoden praxisnah erklärt. 4th ed. Bonn, Germany: Rheinwerk Verlag, 2024.
- E. Freeman and E. Robson, Head First Design Patterns. Sebastopol, CA, USA: O'Reilly Media, 2020.
- R. Gandhi, M. Richards, and N. Ford, Head First Software Architecture. Sebastopol, CA, USA: O’Reilly Media, Inc., 2024.
- S. Schmerler, Softwaretest in der Praxis: Grundlagen, Methoden und Technologien. Berlin, Germany: epubli, 2020.
- G. Starke, Effektive Softwarearchitekturen – Ein praktischer Leitfaden, 10. überarb. Aufl. München, Germany: Hanser Fachbuch, 2024.
- I. Sommerville, Engineering Software Products, vol. 355. London, U.K.: Pearson, 2020.
- I. Sommerville, Modernes Software-Engineering: Entwurf und Entwicklung von Softwareprodukten, Pearson Deutschland GmbH, 2020
- The Encyclopedia of Human-Computer Interaction, http://www.interaction-design.org/encyclopedia/ [Accessed: 27-Jul-2026].
- K. Schwaber and J. Sutherland, “Der Scrum Guide,” 2020. [Online]. Available: https://scrumguides.org/ [Accessed: 27-Jul-2026].
- M. Kofler, B. Öggl, S. Springer, AI-Assisted Coding: The Practical Guide for Software Development. Rheinwerk Verlag, 2025.
Lecturer
- Prof. Dr. Kai Eckert
- Prof. Dr. Anuja Hariharan
- Prof. Dr. Oliver Hummel
- Prof. Dr. Peter Knauber
- Prof. Kirstin Kohler
- Prof. Dr. Till Nagel
Recommended Previous Knowledge
Basics in Computer Science
Module Details
| Semester |
3 |
| Lecture Language |
German |
|
Frequency
|
Every Term
|
| Credit Points (ECTS)
|
5 |
| Course Coordinator |
Prof. Dr. Peter Knauber |
| Duration |
1 Semester |
|
Course Achievement
|
Compulsory Assignment (PU) |
|
Prerequisite for exam
|
None |
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Exam
|
Written Exam 90 Minutes (K90) |
Weekly Hours (SWS)
| Lecture |
2 SWS |
| Exercises |
2 SWS |
| Sum |
4 SWS |
Work Load
| Lecture |
30 h |
| Self Study |
90 h |
| Assignments |
30 h |
| Sum |
150 h |
