The objective of the course is to introduce the students to the design, development, and maintenance of large-scale software systems. The course presents the techniques and methods to produce the software as a product. In addition to the presentation of the technical aspects, people and project management techniques and methods are also introduced.

Students satisfying the course requirements will be able to understand and manage the problems related to the development of large-scale software systems and they will be able to participate in such development processes. The knowledge acquired in this course will be the background for the Software Laboratory course.