Syllabus 
Course Information 	
Course title 	Software Metrics 	
Course number 	ICS-519 	
Web site 	http://webcourses.kfupm.edu.sa/   	
Course description and objective	
Course description 	Software metrics history and current practice, basics of measurement theory for software metrics, framework for software measurement, product, application, and process metrics. 	
Course Objective 	The course will be offered in a way to teach students what is software metrics and issues related to that and provide students with skills needed to do independent research in the area	
Instructor Information 	
Name 	Dr. Jarallah AlGhamdi 	
Email 	jaralla@.kfupm.edu.sa 	
Office location 	22-354 	
Phone 	2140 	
Pre-requisites 	
Requirements 	Graduate standing in computer science or engineering. 	
Textbook 	
Required reading 	Software Metrics: A Rigorous & Practical Approach., Norman Fenton, Chapman & Hall., PWS Publishing Company., Second Edition, 1997., 053495425-1 	
Grading Policy 	
	Exam1: 15%, Exam2: 20%, Final: 35%, Research paper or project 30%
Exam 1 (October 9) 	
Research paper  or project grading	
	Every student is required to write a paper related to software metrics or choose a term project that is related to the software metrics tool that was developed in the university	
Grading of the term research paper 	Proposal 10%, Draft 20%, Final Paper 50%, Presentation 20% 	
Grading of the project	50% first project assignment and 50% second project assignment (including project report and demo)