Course: Software Safety and Reliability

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Course title Software Safety and Reliability
Course code KST/NNBSW
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Master
Year of study 2
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Brandejský Tomáš, doc. Ing. Dr.
Course content
Introduction into the subject Errors and their consequences System complexity and its cosequences How people solve constructive tasks? Processing capacity and consequences of cognitive limitations of the programmer Testing and its limits Development process Programming language safety OS, COTS, generic systems Verification, validation, assessment, ISO Spark I. Sark II. IEC 61508, EN50128 standards SW development for avionics and nuclear systems

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, Skills training
  • Individual project - 48 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 14 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an exam - 14 hours per semester
  • Term paper - 26 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of this subject is to introduce students into development methods of so-called mission critical systems including real-time systems, thus systems with high requirements to safety, reliability, availability and maintainaility.
Absolving of the subject gives ablities to develop safe SW systems
Prerequisites
There is expected knowledeg of strucured and object oriented programming.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance assessment

The requirement of assessment is satifactory writing of semestral work, the requirement of subject is passing of the exam.
Recommended literature
  • MILLER, F. P., VANDOME, A. F., McBrewster, J. Defensi Programming. 2013. ISBN 6130268610.


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