Human Aspects of Software Engineering

The more the software industry matures, the more it is accepted by the software engineering community that the people involved in software development processes deserve more attention than the processes or technologies themselves. To this end, Human Aspects of Software Engineering details software engineering from the perspective of those involved in the process: individuals, teams, customers, and the organization. The book is written for software engineering students and professional software developers. It illustrates the richness and complexity of the human aspects of software engineering and covers the problems, questions, and conflicts that arise during development. The importance of these issues is widely acknowledged in the industry and academia, because many of the failures of software systems can be traced to human factors. This, however, is the first textbook for a full course on the topic. Focusing on the different social and cognitive aspects of software development, the book addresses topics such as teamwork, customer - software-engineer relationships, and learning processes in software development. These topics are central to developers in understanding the multifaceted nature of the process. While the code and technology of software engineering are discussed, they are examined from the human perspective. In addition to the detailed topic coverage, activities, questions for discussion, and practical assignments are included.Part I Software Development Environments Chapter 1 The Nature of Software Engineering Chapter 2 Software Engineering Methods Chapter 3 Working in Teams Chapter 4 Software as a Product Part II The World of Software Engineering Chapter 5 Code of Ethics of Software Engineering Chapter 6 International Perspective on Software Engineering Chapter 7 Different Perspectives on Software Engineering Chapter 8 The History of Software Engineering Part III Software-Human Interaction Chapter 9 Program Comprehension, Code Inspections, and Refactoring Chapter 10 Learning Processes in Software Engineering Chapter 11 Abstraction and Other Heuristics of Software Development Chapter 12 The Characteristics of Software and the Human Aspects of Software Engineering Part IV Business Analysis of Software Engineering Chapter 13 Software Project Estimation and Tracking Chapter 14 Software as a Business Chapter 15 The Internet and the Humans Aspects of Software Engineering Part V Software Engineering Education Chapter 16 Case Studies in Software Engineering Chapter 17 Students' Summary Projects and Presentations Chapter 18 Remarks about Software Engineering Education Chapter 19 Additional Information on Resources Used in This Book Appendix Index 1584503130 Details   Quantity 500 item(s) available Weight 2.00 lbs Price: $49.95 Options   Quantity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart

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