1 CS 425 / 625 Software Engineering Fall 2003 Course Syllabus August 25, 2003

2 Outline The Instructor The Instructor The Students The Students The Course The Course The Texts The Texts Initial WWW Pointers Initial WWW Pointers Grading Scheme Grading Scheme Policies Policies A Look Ahead A Look Ahead

3 The Instructor. Sergiu Dascalu Sergiu Dascalu –Room SEM-236 –Telephone – –Web-site –Office hours:  Tuesday and Thursday 1:00 – 2:30 pm or by appointment or chance

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

5 The Students Registration as of yesterday: : 35 students 425/ : 17 students Prerequisites: CS311 Challenges and Social Aspects in Computing Senior standing and Junior level coursework

6 The Course Outline : Outline : This course examines the software process, from requirements elicitation and analysis, through specification and design, to implementation, integration, testing, and maintenance (evolution). A variety of concepts, principles, techniques, and tools will be presented, covering topics such as requirements engineering, project management, semi-formal and formal specifications, system models, architectural and detailed design, programming practices, verification and validation, re-engineering, and reverse engineering. Although the emphasis will be on object-oriented approaches some more traditional, structured software engineering techniques will also be discussed.

7 The Texts Textbook: Textbook: Ian Sommerville, Software Engineering, 6 th Edition, Addison-Wesley, 2000 (ISBN X) Lecture notes: Lecture notes: –Presentations by the instructor –Notes you take in the classroom –Additional material as indicated later by the instructor

8 Initial WWW Pointers Ian Sommerville’s web-page for the 6 th edition of his Software Engineering book: SE6/index.html The Software Engineering Institute, at Carnegie Mellon University: The Object Management Group web-site: More will be indicated later

9 Grading Scheme.. Tentative (slight modifications are possible): Tentative (slight modifications are possible): – –Individual assignments 10% – –Team project 30% – –Midterm tests 24% – –Final exam (comprehensive) 30% – –Class participation 6%   TOTAL 100% Note that there are no make-up tests or homework in this course

10.Grading Scheme. Passing conditions (): Passing conditions (all must be met): –50% overall & –50% in tests (midterm tests and final exam) & –50% in assignments, project, class participation

11..Grading Scheme In addition, for graduate and honors students a technical essay is required, worth 10%. In this essay you must obtain at least 50% (in addition to the passing conditions on the previous page). Thus, graduate students and honors students will have a maximum possible of 110 points for the course. In addition, for graduate and honors students a technical essay is required, worth 10%. In this essay you must obtain at least 50% (in addition to the passing conditions on the previous page). Thus, graduate students and honors students will have a maximum possible of 110 points for the course.

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

13 Grading Scale [grad/honors] Numerical-letter grade correspondence (grad/honors) Numerical-letter grade correspondence (grad/honors) –A 100 – 110 [maximum 110] –A –B –B –B –C –C –C –D –D –D –F< 55

14 Policies.. Late submission policy: Late submission policy: – –Maximum 2 late days per assignment/project deliverable – –Each late day penalized with 10% – –No subdivision of late days – –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)

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

16..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:

17 A Look Ahead… The 7 parts of Ian Sommerville’s textbook on Software Engineering (6 th edition): The 7 parts of Ian Sommerville’s textbook on Software Engineering (6 th edition): –Overview –Requirements –Design –Critical Systems –Verification and Validation –Management –Evolution

18.A Look Ahead.. Summary of course objectives: Summary of course objectives: –Comprehensive study of structured and object-oriented software engineering concepts, principles, and techniques –Extensive coverage of phases and activities of the software process –Study of several advanced software engineering topics –Practical software development work

19..A Look Ahead. My intentions/expectations: My intentions/expectations: –Provide guidance in the complex software engineering spectrum –Help you be better prepared for practical software development work –Open perspectives on software engineering topics –Hope that you will both work hard and enjoy your work in this course

20 … A Look Ahead Your intentions/expectations? Your intentions/expectations? –In what ways do you think this course could help your professional development? –What topics are you most interested in? –What suggestions do you have for the instructor and/or the course? –Are you ready for the ride?