Includes bibliographical references (p. [663]-677) and index.

. OVERVIEW. 1. Introduction. FAQs About Software Engineering. Ethical and Professional Responsibility. 2. Computer-based System Engineering. Systems and Their Environments. The System Engineering Process. System Modeling. Emergent System Properties. System Procurement. 3. Software Processes. Software Process Models. Process Iteration. Software Specification. Software Design and Implementation. Software Validation. Software Evolution. 4. Project Management. Management Activities. Project Planning. Project Scheduling. Risk Management. II. REQUIREMENTS. 5. Software Requirements. Functional and Non-functional Requirements. User Requirements. System Requirements. The Software Requirements Document. 6. Requirements Engineering Processes. Feasibility Studies. Requirements Elicitation and Analysis. Requirements Validation. Requirements Management. 7. System Models. Context Models. Behavioural Models. Data Models. Object Models. 8. Software Prototyping. Prototyping in the Software Process. Rapid Prototyping Techniques. User Interface Prototyping. 9. Formal Specification. Formal Specification in the Software Process. Interface Specification. Behavioural Specification. III. DESIGN. 10. Architectural Design. System Structuring. Control Models. Modular Decomposition. Domain-specific Architectures. 11. Distributed Systems Design. Multiprocessor Architectures. Client-server Architectures. Distributed Object Architectures. CORBA. 12. Object-oriented Design. Objects and Object Classes. An Object-oriented Design Process. Design Evolution. 13. Real-time Systems Design. System Design. Real-time Executives. Monitoring and Control Systems. Data Acquisition Systems. 14. Design with Reuse. Component-based Development. Application Families. Design Patterns. 15. User Interface Design. User Interface Design Principles. User Interaction. Information Presentation. User Support. Interface Evaluation. IV. CRITICAL SYSTEMS ENGINEERING. 16. Dependability. Critical Systems..

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