The software measurements and quality assurance course provides an in-depth evaluation of the verification and validation process throughout the development lifecycle of software. Topics include software quality fundamentals, software engineering culture and ethics, value and costs of quality, quality models and characteristics, quality improvement, application quality requirements, and defect characterization, software quality management process, quality assurance, software quality management techniques, and software quality measurement, verification and validation including system and software verification and validation, and independent verification and validation, verification and validation techniques including testing, demonstrations, traceability, analysis, inspections, peer review, walkthrough, and audits