Course description

This course provides an introduction to the economic principles and practices involved in software engineering. It explores how software organizations make financial and technical decisions while balancing cost, quality, time, resources, and business objectives.

Learners will explore important topics such as software cost estimation, project budgeting, resource allocation, productivity, risk management, software development economics, and financial decision-making. The course also examines how different software development approaches and technologies can affect project costs and overall value.

Through practical examples and real-world scenarios, learners will develop the ability to evaluate software projects from both technical and economic perspectives. By the end of the course, students will have a better understanding of how to make informed decisions that improve project efficiency, control costs, and maximize the value delivered by software systems.

What will i learn?

  • Understand the economic principles applied to software engineering.
  • Estimate and analyze software development costs.
  • Understand software project budgeting and resource allocation.
  • Evaluate the economic impact of technical and business decisions.
  • Analyze the relationship between cost, time, quality, and productivity.

Requirements

  • Basic understanding of software engineering concepts
  • Familiarity with the general software development lifecycle is helpful.
  • Basic mathematics and problem-solving skills.
  • Basic knowledge of project management is beneficial but not required.
  • No advanced economics knowledge is required.

Frequently asked question

Software Engineering Economics focuses on applying economic principles to software development, including cost estimation, budgeting, resource allocation, and decision-making.

The course is suitable for software engineering students, developers, project managers, technology professionals, and anyone interested in the business and economic aspects of software development.

No. The course introduces the relevant economic concepts and explains how they apply to software engineering.

You will learn about software cost estimation, project budgeting, resource management, productivity, risk, cost-benefit analysis, and economic decision-making.

Yes. Basic knowledge of software engineering is helpful, but advanced economics knowledge is not required.

Enoch Uhumuavbi

Enoch Uhumuavbi

Lectures

0

Skill level

400L

Expiry period

Lifetime

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