SE 488 — AI-DRIVEN SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT (CUR-515)
SE 488 — AI-DRIVEN SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT is a DePaul University catalog course in Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media. The course will cover the integration of AI systems in the software development life cycle, including the use of AI in requirements gathering and analysis, software design and architecture, testing, and maintenance and evolution. The students will gain hands-on experience through tools/projects.
Summary 🟡 ✓
- Resource type: course
- College / school: Software Engineering
- College/School: Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media
- Curriculum section: Engineering / Computer Science / CDM
- Catalog: SE 488
- Last Verified: 2026-07-01
Access (availability): 🟢 Green — open or routine · 🟡 Yellow — appointment or affiliation · 🔴 Red — restricted · ⚪/⚫ White/Black — not yet classified
Verification: ✓ confirmed · ~ likely · ? needs review · ✕ archived
Course access
- Access: 🟡 Yellow — Needs an appointment or affiliation
- Rationale: Catalog lists formal prerequisites, co-requisites, or program-status requirements.
- Prerequisites:
- SE 450 or SE 456 are prerequisite
Verification
- Status: ✓ Catalog course
- Rationale: Captured from official DePaul course catalog (2026-06-30 catalog review).
- Source URL: catalog.depaul.edu/course-descriptions/se
- Last verified: 2026-07-01
Catalog description
The course will cover the integration of AI systems in the software development life cycle, including the use of AI in requirements gathering and analysis, software design and architecture, testing, and maintenance and evolution. The students will gain hands-on experience through tools/projects. By the end of the course, students will have a comprehensive understanding of AI in software engineering and will be able to apply their knowledge to real-world software development projects. SE 450 or SE 456 are prerequisites for this class.
Resource relevance
Relevant applied coursework per catalog description review (labs, studios, instrumentation, media production, or similar).
Notes
Catalog course key: SE 488.
Catalog context
- Recent schedule: 2026-2027 Autumn — Wael Kessentini