Babes-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca
Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science
Study Cycle: Master
SUBJECT

Code	Subject	
MI364	Software Metrics	

Section	Semester	Hours: C+S+L	Category	Type	
Component-Based Programming - in English	2	2+2+0		compulsory	

Teaching Staff in Charge	Prof. FRENTIU Militon, Ph.D., mfrentiu@cs.ubbcluj.ro	
Aims	To introduce to the students the concepts of software metrics.
To give practical guidelines for the improvement of the software process.
To obtain the ability to evaluate the cost and time needed for a software project, and to measure the qualities of programs. 
	
Content	1. Measurement concept
2. A framework for software measurement
3. Software measurement validation
4. Measuring process attributes
5. Making process predictions
6. Measuring (internal and external) product attributes
7. Measuring productivity
8. Resource measurement
	
Bibliography	1. BOEHM B. et all, Cost Models for Future Software Life Cycle Processes: COCOMO 2.0, U.S.Center for Software Engineering. 
2. FENTON N.E., Software Metrics. A Rigorous Approach, International Thompson Computer Press, 1995 
3. FENTON N.E.,Software Measurement: A Necessary Scientific Basis, IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, Vol.30 (1994), no.3, pp.199-206.
4. HOGAN J., An Analysis of OO Software Metrics, http://www.citseer.nj.nec.com/370357.html 
5. ****, Statistical software engineering, Panel on Statistical Methods, National Research Council, 1996, 84 pp., http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/statsoft	
Assessment	A first grade (W) will be given for a final written examination covering both theory and practice. Another grade (A) will be given for a the activity during the term at the seminaries. The final result will be the average of these two marks:
		F = [A + W] / 2