Software engineering is crucial for managing the dependence of society on software-intensive systems, which are essential for various sectors including energy, communications, and finance. The document discusses the need for advanced software to address contemporary challenges such as an aging population, climate change, and security issues. It also introduces key concepts and techniques in software engineering, from requirements engineering to configuration management.

1. Why is software engineering
important?
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2. Software is everywhere and our
society is now totally dependent on
software-intensive systems

3. Society could not function without
software

4. Energy, communications, transport
and the financial system
Space and the creation of the web

5. More advanced software is required
to address new challenges

6. Supporting increasing numbers of
elderly people

7. Climate change

8. An increasing world population to be
fed and housed

9. Combating international terrorism

10. We need software engineering to help
manage the complexity of new
software-intensive systems, ensure
that these systems are reliable and
secure and meet the needs of their
users.

11. My book introduces some of the key
issues and problems in software
engineering and discusses software
engineering techniques that may be
used from requirements engineering
to configuration management.

12. Download the slides used here from
http://www.slideshare.net/sommerville-videos