CEC 418 Software Construction Exam 2026

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CEC 418: Second Semester Examination for CEC418 Software Construction and Evolution, Department of Computer Engineering, College of Technology, University of Buea, 400-level Software Engineering option, Bachelor's degree, 4 credits, 2 June 2026, instructor Komata, two hours, closed book. Section I: Course Work (30 marks, 5 each) -- six discussion questions on the Knowledge Areas of Software Construction, distinguishing the maintenance process from categorised software changes, the LST paradigm and the five-year outlook for software, the eight Software Engineering Ethical and Professional Principles, Requirements Engineering and SPE program classification schemes, and DevOps/AI tools in modern software development. Section II: Applied Knowledge (40 marks) -- a scenario-based project-management case study where the student, as newly appointed Project Manager, must discuss a past project and its contributions, describe organisational strategies to meet deadlines/cost/performance/usability goals while minimising complexity, analyse and design a complete solution with requirements and diagrams, discuss and justify DevOps tool choices, prepare a stakeholder-facing financial/technical presentation, and reflect on unqualified people claiming the Software Engineer title.