1 CS 709B Advanced Software Project Management and Development (ASPDM) Spring 2012 Course Syllabus January 24, 2012

2 Outline The Instructor The Students The Course The Texts Initial WWW Pointers Grading Scheme Policies Tentative Schedule

3 The Instructor. Sergiu Dascalu Room SEM-236 Telephone Web-site Office hours:   Tuesday 11:00 am – 12:00 pm or by appointment or chance

4.The Instructor Sergiu Dascalu Sergiu Dascalu PhD, Dalhousie U., Halifax, NS, Canada, 2001 PhD, Dalhousie U., Halifax, NS, Canada, 2001 Teaching and research at UNR, Teaching and research at UNR, 2002-present (software engineering, HCI) Teaching and research at Dalhousie University, (software engineering focus) Teaching and research at Dalhousie University, (software engineering focus) Teaching and research at the University Politehnica Bucharest, Romania, Teaching and research at the University Politehnica Bucharest, Romania, (RT embedded systems focus) Consultant for software development companies in Canada and Romania Consultant for software development companies in Canada and Romania

5 The Students Registered: 8 graduate students Prerequisite: Instructor’s approval

6 The Course Classroom & time: SEM 201 (AGN) [reserve room LP-105] Classroom & time: SEM 201 (AGN) [reserve room LP-105] TR 2:30 - 3:45 pm Outline : This course examines topics related to advanced software project management and software development. Topics covered include project planning, project schedules, change control, management and leadership, process improvement, and software estimation techniques and tools. Research directions in software development such as model-driven development and agile methods will also be explored. Outline : This course examines topics related to advanced software project management and software development. Topics covered include project planning, project schedules, change control, management and leadership, process improvement, and software estimation techniques and tools. Research directions in software development such as model-driven development and agile methods will also be explored.

7 The Texts. Required book [to be confirmed]: Andrew Stellman and Jennifer Greene, Applied Software Project Management, O’Reilly Media Inc., 2005 ISBN Recommended book [to be confirmed] Steve McConnell, Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art, Microsoft Press, 2006 ISBN:

8.The Texts Lecture notes: Presentations by the instructor Notes you take in the classroom Material (book chapters, papers, tutorials, etc.) that will be indicated later by the instructor

9 Initial WWW Pointers Stellman and Greene’s ASPM website Steve McConnell’s website CS 709B website: html

10 Grading Scheme. Grading scheme (tentative) Grading scheme (tentative) Project work40% Midterm exam 25% Research assignments20% Presentations 10% Class participation 5%   TOTAL 100%

11.Grading Scheme Passing conditions (all must be met): 50% overall & 50% in test & 50% in project & 50% in assignments, presentations, and class participation For grade A: at least 90% overall, at least 90% in class participation, and at least 60% in test There are no make-up tests or homework in this course Note that poor class participation can significantly affect your grade

12 Grading Scale Numerical-letter grade correspondence Numerical-letter grade correspondence A [maximum 100] A [maximum 100] A A B B B B B B C C C C C C D D D D D D F< 50 F< 50

13 Policies… Late submission policy: Maximum 2 late days per assignment/project deliverable Each late day penalized with 10% No subdivision of late days No late days for presentations and test Example: a 90/100 worth assignment gets 81/100 if one day late (90*0.9 = 81) or 72/100 if two days late (90*0.8 = 72)

14.Policies.. Legal notices on the world-wide web: Read and comply with accompanying legal notices of downloadable material Specify references used Do not plagiarize (see next slide)

15..Policies. Plagiarism and cheating: Will not be tolerated. Please read the policies of University of Nevada, Reno regarding academic dishonesty: Plagiarism and cheating: Will not be tolerated. Please read the policies of University of Nevada, Reno regarding academic dishonesty:

16 …Policies Disability Statement: Disability Statement: If you have a disability for which you will need to request accommodations, please contact me or someone at the Disability Resource Center (Thompson Student Services - 107), as soon as possible.

17 Tentative Schedule. Week #Dates (T, R)Contents 1Jan 24, 26 Lecture Students introduction 2Jan 31, Feb 02Lectures 3Feb 07, 09 Lectures A#1 due 4Feb 14, 16 Presentations by students (round #1) A#2 due 5Feb 21, 23Presentations by students (round #1) 6 Feb 28, Mar 01 Lectures A#3 due 7Mar 06, 08 Lectures P#1 due

18.Tentative Schedule 8Mar 13, 15 Presentations/tutorials by students (round #2) P#2 due 9Mar 20, 22Spring break, no classes 10Mar 27, 29 Presentations/tutorials by students (round #2) P#3 due 11Apr 03, 05Lectures 12Apr 10, 12 Lectures P#4 due 13Apr 17, 19Lecture, Midterm exam (04/19) 14Apr 24, 26 Presentations by students (round #3, A#4) P#5 due 15May 01, 03Presentations by students (round #3, A#4) 16May 08, -Project demos (P#6 due)