1 CS 491z / CS 791z Seminar on Software Engineering Spring 2006 Course Syllabus January 24, 2006

2 Outline The Instructor The Instructor The Students The Students The Course The Course The Texts & Initial WWW Pointers The Texts & Initial WWW Pointers Grading Scheme & Grading Scale Grading Scheme & Grading Scale Policies Policies Summary of Course Objectives Summary of Course Objectives A Look Ahead A Look Ahead

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

4.The Instructor Sergiu Dascalu PhD, Dalhousie U., Halifax, NS, Canada, 2001 Teaching and research at UNR since July 2002 Teaching and research at Dalhousie University, (software engineering focus) Teaching and research at the University Politehnica Bucharest, Romania, (RTS focus) Consultant for software development companies in Canada and Romania

5 The Students Registered as of today: 9 graduate + 3 undergraduate Prerequisite: CS 425 Software Engineering or Instructor’s approval

6 The Course. Classroom: Classroom: SEM-347, TR 4:00 - 5:15 pm This course explores research topics on software engineering, encompassing principles, methods, and tools. Areas of research include software processes, requirements analysis and specification, design, prototyping, implementation, validation and verification, evolution, documentation, project management, UML-based modeling, development environments and case studies. Outline : This course explores research topics on software engineering, encompassing principles, methods, and tools. Areas of research include software processes, requirements analysis and specification, design, prototyping, implementation, validation and verification, evolution, documentation, project management, UML-based modeling, development environments and case studies.

7.The Course Outline [continued] : The course will allow the students to broaden their knowledge of software engineering concepts, principles, techniques and tools, study relevant research publications in the field, prepare and present a high quality software engineering project and, based on this project, write a paper that could be submitted to a scientific conference..

8 The Texts. Required textbooks: TBD

9.The Texts Recommended textbook: Jim Arlow and Ila Neustadt, UML and the Unified Process: Practical Object-Oriented Analysis and Design, Addison Wesley, 2002.ISBN: Lecture notes: Lecture notes: Presentations by the instructor Presentations by the instructor Notes you take in the classroom Notes you take in the classroom Additional material (papers, tutorials, etc.) that will be indicated later by the instructor Additional material (papers, tutorials, etc.) that will be indicated later by the instructor

10 Initial WWW Pointers IEEE’s Digital Library, via IEEE’s Digital Library, via ACM Digital Library, via ACM Digital Library, via The Software Engineering Institute, at Carnegie Mellon University, The Software Engineering Institute, at Carnegie Mellon University, IEEE Computer Society’s Technical Council on Software Engineering, IEEE Computer Society’s Technical Council on Software Engineering, The Object Management Group, The Object Management Group, IBM / Rational Software, IBM / Rational Software, More will be indicated later More will be indicated later

11 Grading Scheme.. Grading Scheme for CS 791z students (tentative): Grading Scheme for CS 791z students (tentative): Assignments (assigned reading) 20% Presentations 15% Midterm test 15% Project 30% Paper15% Class participation 5% TOTAL 100%

12.Grading Scheme. Grading Scheme for CS 491z students (tentative): Grading Scheme for CS 491z students (tentative): Assignments (assigned reading) 25% Presentations 15% Midterm test 15% Project 35% Class participation 10% TOTAL 100%

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

14 Grading Scale Numerical-letter grade correspondence Numerical-letter grade correspondence A A A A B B B B B B C C C C C C D D D D D D F< 50 F< 50

15 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 (e.g. in hours) 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)

16.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 Specify references used Do not plagiarize (see next slide) Do not plagiarize (see next slide)

17..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:

18 Summary of Course Objectives Course objectives: Course objectives: Extension of software engineering (SE) knowledge Extension of software engineering (SE) knowledge Study and presentation of relevant research publications Study and presentation of relevant research publications Development of a high quality software project Development of a high quality software project Overall improvement of research skills Overall improvement of research skills For CS 791z students: writing a paper that can be submitted to a scientific conference For CS 791z students: writing a paper that can be submitted to a scientific conference

19 A Look Ahead. My intentions & expectations: My intentions & expectations: Provide guidance in the complex SE spectrum Provide guidance in the complex SE spectrum Help you be better prepared for research and development in SE Help you be better prepared for research and development in SE Guide you in writing an SE research paper Guide you in writing an SE research paper Hope that you will both work hard and enjoy your work in this course Hope that you will both work hard and enjoy your work in this course

20.A Look Ahead Your intentions & expectations: Your intentions & expectations: Why do you take the course? Why do you take the course? What is your experience so far with SE? What is your experience so far with SE? In what ways do you think this course could help your professional development? In what ways do you think this course could help your professional development? What topics are you interested in? What topics are you interested in? What suggestions do you have for the instructor? What suggestions do you have for the instructor? Are you ready for the ride? Are you ready for the ride?