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Software Architecture Course Guide

This document outlines the course structure for a subject on software architectures. The subject is divided into 8 units that will be taught over 52 hours. Unit 1 provides an introduction to software architectures, architectural styles and patterns. Unit 2 covers common architectural styles and case studies. Unit 3 discusses quality attributes and tactics for achieving quality. Units 4-6 focus on specific architectural patterns. Unit 7 covers some design patterns. Finally, Unit 8 addresses designing and documenting software architectures.

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Software Architecture Course Guide

This document outlines the course structure for a subject on software architectures. The subject is divided into 8 units that will be taught over 52 hours. Unit 1 provides an introduction to software architectures, architectural styles and patterns. Unit 2 covers common architectural styles and case studies. Unit 3 discusses quality attributes and tactics for achieving quality. Units 4-6 focus on specific architectural patterns. Unit 7 covers some design patterns. Finally, Unit 8 addresses designing and documenting software architectures.

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SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURES

Subject Code No. of Lecture Hrs./ Week Total No. of Lecture Hrs.

: 06IS72 : 04

IA Marks Exam Hours

: :

25 03

: 52

Exam Marks

: 100

PART - A UNIT - 1 INTRODUCTION: The Architecture Business Cycle: Where do architectures come from? Software processes and the architecture business cycle; What makes a good architecture? What software architecture is and what it is not; Other points of view; Architectural patterns, reference models and reference architectures; Importance of software architecture; Architectural structures and views. 6 Hours UNIT - 2 ARCHITECTURAL STYLES AND CASE STUDIES: Architectural styles; Pipes and filters; Data abstraction and object-oriented organization; Event-based, implicit invocation; Layered systems; Repositories; Interpreters; Process control; Other familiar architectures; Heterogeneous architectures. Case Studies: Keyword in Context; Instrumentation software; Mobile robotics; Cruise control; Three vignettes in mixed style. 7 Hours UNIT - 3 QUALITY: Functionality and architecture; Architecture and quality attributes; System quality attributes; Quality attribute scenarios in practice; Other system quality attributes; Business qualities; Architecture qualities. Achieving Quality: Introducing tactics; Availability tactics; Modifiability tactics; Performance tactics; Security tactics; Testability tactics; Usability tactics; Relationship of tactics to architectural patterns; Architectural patterns and styles. 6 Hours UNIT - 4 ARCHITECTURAL PATTERNS 1: Introduction; from mud to structure: Layers, Pipes and Filters, Blackboard. 7 Hours PART - B

UNIT - 5 ARCHITECTURAL PATTERNS 2: Distributed Systems: Broker; Interactive Systems: MVC, Presentation-AbstractionControl. 7 Hours UNIT - 6 ARCHITECTURAL PATTERNS 3: Adaptable Systems: Microkernel; Reflection. 6 Hours UNIT - 7 SOME DESIGN PATTERNS: Structural decomposition: Whole Part; Organization of work: Master Slave; Access Control: Proxy. 6 Hours UNIT - 8 DESIGNING AND DOCUMENTING SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE: Architecture in the life cycle; designing the architecture; Forming the team structure; Creating a skeletal system. Uses of architectural documentation; Views; choosing the relevant views; Documenting a view; Documentation across views. 7 Hours TEXT BOOKS: Software Architecture in Practice Len Bass, Paul Clements, Rick Kazman, 2nd Edition, Pearson Education, 2003. 2. Pattern-Oriented Software Architecture, A System of Patterns - Volume 1 Frank Buschmann, Regine Meunier, Hans Rohnert, Peter Sommerlad, Michael Stal, , John Wiley and Sons, 2006. 1. Mary Shaw and David Garlan: Software Architecture- Perspectives on an Emerging Discipline, Prentice-Hall of India, 2007.
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REFERENCE BOOK:
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Design Patterns- Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software E. Gamma, R. Helm, R. Johnson, J. Vlissides:, Addison-Wesley, 1995. Web site for Patterns: [Link]

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