1. CSE4939W/4940 CS & E Design Lab I/II
Prof. Steven A. Demurjian
Computer Science & Engineering Department
The University of Connecticut
191 Auditorium Road, Box U-155
Storrs, CT

2. Course Goals and Objectives
CSE4939W, CSE 4940:
Year-long sequence of two courses.
Emphasis on Incremental Development via an Agile Approach
Deliver 4-6 Increments – Aim for Final Beta
Extensive Testing Throughout Semester
Final Poster/Presentation at Gampel

3. Student, Instructor, and Supervisor Roles
Student Team Role
You Control Project - “Group Independent Study”
You Make Decisions, Resolve Problems, etc.
You “Apply” your Coursework/Experiences
Instructor’s Role
Provide a Set of Potential Project Topics
Serve as Manager (and Primary Grader), Organize Meetings, Questions, etc.
Supervisor’s Role
Uconn/UCHC Faculty or Industrial Supervisor

4. What is the Course Approach?
Identify Problem/Proposal
Develop Initial Architecture/Specification
Product Backlog is the list of tasks
Purpose, Objectives, Goals Defines Product
High-Level Architecture Diagram
Revise Architecture/Specification Based on Input
Scrum is a Incremental Approach of Multiple Sprints
Develop Initial Sprint that Contains
Section A. Sprint Backlog
Section B: User Stories/Use Cases
Section C: User Based Specification/Interfaces
Section D: Detailed Design
Section E: Test plans
Sprint is Continuously Updated Throughout Year

5. Philosophy of the Sequence
Demonstrate Ability to Work as a Group with Minimal or No Guidance
Team Organizes, Plans, Designs, Prototypes, and Delivers!
Employ an Agile Approach – see:
scrumreferencecard.com
scrumreferencecard.com/ScrumReferenceCard.pdf
scrumreferencecard.com//ScrumMasterChecklist.pdf
As W course, at least 15 single-spaced pages that go through editorial process

6. What is a Sprint? A Time-Limited (4weeks) Complete Increment that has:
Evaluation/Prioritization of to-do-list of tasks
Detailed Requirements
Design & Analysis
Implementation & Developer Testing
QA/Acceptance Testing & Deployment
Sprint Document Organized as
Section A. Sprint Backlog – What to do Next
Section B: User Stories/Use Cases - Functionality
Section C: User Based Specification/Interfaces
Section D: Detailed Design – UML, ER, etc.
Section E: Test plans - White-Box, Black box, etc.
This Document Evolves and Expands Throughout Year

7. Schedule – Fall 2018 Assignment Assigned First Draft
Revised Version (if any)
Project Proposal
Sept. 12
Sept. 15
Sept. 19
High-level Specification
Sept. 26
Oct. 3
Dec. 7
Jan. 23
First Sprint
Oct. 10
Second Sprint
Nov. 7
Nov. 14
Third Sprint
Dec. 5

8. Schedule – Spring 2019 Assignment Assigned Due Date
Updated Sprint 3/Add Diagrams
Last Semester
Jan. 23
Sprint 4 Assigned
Feb. 20
Demo Sprint 4
Sprint 5 Assigned
Mar. 26
May 1
Demo Sprint 5
SDP Day – Gampel
May 3
Other Deliverables
Assigned
Due Date
Software Quality Assessment
Jan. 23
Feb. 20
Realistic Issues
Mar. 26
Write up for SDP Day
TBD
Poster
Apr. 15

9. Project Teams/Software Process Models
Team Size:
4 – 6 Members per Team
With 15 students, Target 5 per Team
OK to Organize Teams Across our two Sections
Supervision
Instructor will Provide Feedback as Primary Grader
Uconn/UCHC Sponsored Project – Faculty Member Involved will Provide Input
Industry Sponsored Project – Expect to work with Industry Personnel

10. Documentation Requirements and Lab Facilities
All Project Material (Project Proposal, Spec, Sprints, User Manual, etc.)
MS Word, PPT, Excel
All Project Presentations Must be Done Using Powerpoint (PPT)
Submit Only Electronic Versions
Instructions for Each Submittal Throughout the Semester
SDP Lab C13
Windows PCs
3 iMacs

11. Sample Android Code/App Provided
Provide a Sample App
Splash Screen (with button to leave)
Login Screen
Sample of Various Tabs and use of
Data Entry for Text
Date Pickers
Options with Radio Buttons (Select only 1)
Options with Select Boxes (Select one or more)
See sample.zip for the Android Eclipse zip
Android and Eclipse SDK
Web link developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
Install

12. Screenshots from sample.apk

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