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Joachim Fischer (HU Berlin), Andreas Prinz (Research Digital Media Systems GmbH), Eckhardt Holz (HU Berlin)
A new version of the Specification and Description Language (SDL) is currently on its way through the standardisation in the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). This version is a major revision of SDL taking into account many modern concepts of the design of distributed and object-oriented systems.
Hans-Ludwig Hausen (GMD Bonn)
Overall aim of the course is to make the attendees familiar with the methods and principles of software metrics for procedural, object-oriented and agent-based systems. Attendees will exercise proven techniques for goal directed measurement, scaling and assessment as part of an industry proven, standardized procedure for concurrent software quality assurance and final evaluation for certification.
