Discussion I: "When Problem Decomposition is not Easy"
• Consider the development of a simple mobile application that displays personal financial management video clips selected from a central repository. Discuss how you would systematically analyze the requirements of this application and identify its problem components.
• Explain how software engineering would help you identify the components and their interconnections.
Discussion II: "Commercial off the Shelf (COTS)"
• From the e-Activity, describe at least two COTS packages that you identified through your research. Explain their purposes, the components they contain, and the kind of applications that could be developed using these COTS packages.
• Consider a situation where you are working in the gaming industry as a software engineer and your company is pushing toward utilizing COTS software components. Your supervisor has asked you to develop a counter proposal outlining the reasons why all software development should stay in-house. Explain how you would justify using an in-house software development strategy over using COTS commercial components.
The response must include a reference list. One-inch margins, double-space, Using Times New Roman 12 pnt font and APA style of writing and citations.