Syllabus for CPSC 240 Principles of Software Engineering

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CPSC-240 Principles of Software Engineering

Instructor: Dr. Heidi Ellis
Syllabus

Information added frequently. Updated 11/24/07

Date	Topic	Reading/Activity	Assignment
Week 1: What is Software Engineering?
Tuesday, 9/4	Course Orientation		Homework 1 due Thursday 9/6
Thursday, 9/6	What is software engineering?	A: pgs 1-30, B: Ch 1	Project Assessment Report due Wednesday 9/12 at midnight via email.
Week 2: Software Process
Date	Topic	Reading/Activity	Assignment
Tuesday, 9/11	Software Truths	B: Ch 2 A: Ch 2 pgs 45-46	Launch Report due Tuesday 9/18 5:00 p.m. via email.
Thursday, 9/13	Process Models	A: Ch 2 pgs 45-63	Homework 2 due Tuesday 9/18
Week 3: Requirements
Date	Topic	Reading/Activity	Assignment
Tuesday, 9/18	Eliciting Requirements	A: Ch 4 pgs 141-153, 155-156, 193-209	SRS due to opposite via email team by 5:00 p.m. Friday 9/28
Thursday, 9/20	Modeling Notations	A: Ch 4 pgs 156-187	Homework 3 due Tuesday 9/25 in class on modeling notations
Week 4: Requirements and Reviews
Date	Topic	Reading/Activity	Assignment
Tuesday, 9/25	Requirements Wrap-Up	A: Ch 4 pgs 156-187
Thursday, 9/27	Reviews	Improving Quality Through Software Inspections by Karl E. Wiegers Seven Deadly Sins of Software Reviews by Karl E. Wiegers Customer Interviews	Requirements Review Checklist Read and apply to the opposite team's SRS Sunday evening. SRS due to opposite team via email by 5:00 p.m. Friday 9/28
Week 5: Planning
Date	Topic	Reading/Activity	Assignment
Tuesday, 10/2	Quiz 1	Requirements Review	Revised Requirements (SRS) due Sunday 10/7 midnight SRS Review Report due Friday 10/5 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, 10/4	Planning, Effort Estimation, and Risk	A: 3.1, 3.3 through pg 115, 3.4	SDS due to opposite team by noon Sunday 10/21. Bring hard copy to class to review on Tuesday 10/23. Revised SDS due Monday 10/29, 5:00 p.m. Homework 4 due Tuesday 10/16
Week 6:
Date	Topic	Reading/Activity	Assignment
Tuesday, 10/9	Trinity Days - No Class!
Thursday, 10/11	Prof. Ellis away	Andrew Budd will explain Timelog structure
Week 7: Software Design
Date	Topic	Reading/Activity	Assignment
Tuesday, 10/16	Software Architectures	Ch 5: pgs 223-247 Software Architectures by Wikipedia CMU's Architecture site
Thursday, 10/18	Good Design	A: pgs 248-259 Structure charts from Bill Rogers Saint Xavier University Examples of structure charts by John Dalbey, CalPoly Structure charts by Craig Borysowich, ITToolBox.com - read all five links under "Methods"	SDS due to Prof. Ellis and opposite team by 5:00 p.m. Sunday 10/21. Design Review Checklist
Week 8: Implementation
Date	Topic	Reading/Activity	Assignment
Tuesday, 10/23	Design Review	A: pgs 274-278	Chapter on using branches from SVNBook in PDF
Thursday, 10/25	Implementation	A: Ch 7, pgs 337-359 B: Ch 12, 13	SDS due to Dr. Ellis by 5:00 p.m. Monday 10/29 via email
Week 9: Testing
Date	Topic	Reading/Activity	Assignment
Tuesday, 10/30	Testing Issues	A: Ch 8 pgs 365-390	White Box Testing Activity
Thursday, 11/1	Test Specifications	A: Ch 8 pgs 390-412	Test Specifications due by 5:00 p.m. Tuesday 11/20
Week 10: System Testing
Date	Topic	Reading/Activity	Assignment
Tuesday, 11/6	Quiz 2 Function Testing	A: Ch 9 pgs 417-438	Homework 5 due 11:20 a.m. Tuesday November 13th
Thursday, 11/8	Testing Qualitative Requirements	A: Ch 9 pgs 438-462 B: Ch 7,8,9
Week 11: Delivery and Maintenance
Date	Topic	Reading/Activity	Assignment
Tuesday, 11/13	System Delivery	A: Ch 10 B: Ch 10
Thursday, 11/15	Maintenance	A: Ch 11	Customer Documentation Due 8:00 a.m. Thursday 12/6. Implementation Documentation Due 5:00 p.m. Monday 12/10. Student Evaluation of Project and Team Due 5:00 p.m. Monday 12/10.
Week 12: Risk and Effort Estimation
Date	Topic	Reading/Activity	Assignment
Tuesday, 11/20	Risk and Effort Estimation	A: Ch 3 pgs 104-123 Overview of CoCoMo Model
Thursday, 11/22	Thanksgiving
Week 13: Reuse and Ethics
Date	Topic	Reading/Activity	Assignment
Tuesday, 11/27	Reuse	A: Ch 12, pgs 559-595 B: Ch 14
Thursday, 11/29	Professional Ethics	B: Ch 20 ACM Code of Ethics and Professional Practice	Ethics Exercise
Week 14: Wrap Up
Date	Topic	Reading/Activity	Assignment
Tuesday, 12/4	Certification and Licensing Quiz 3	A: Ch 14 pgs 653-671 B: Ch 19
Thursday, 12/6 (last class)	Project Presentation - Must follow the Presentation Guidelines		Customer Documentation Due 8:00 a.m. Thursday 12/6 Implementation Documentation and Student Evaluation due 5:00 p.m. Monday 12/10