There are a number of topics that are considered important in the field of software engineering that are not touched upon in this course. So that you are aware of what you have missed, please consider the following list.

• Formal methods: for design, development, and verification
• Software reliability and safety
• Software Capability Maturity Model (CMM)

Several of the topics touched upon in this course have a lot more to them, and could well be topics for entire courses in themselves. Examples include the following:

• Patterns: architectural, design, coding
• Testing and Quality Assurannce
• Project Management