Class Details

Monday, Wednesday, 2:00-3:20PM, 202 Deady
CRN: 22840, 4 Credits

Mandatory Attendance! Attendance is required for CIS 422 students. Missing the first week of class will result in an automatic drop.

Textbook
No textbook. Rather, we will read topical and seminal articles from the the web and from Software Engineering literature. CIS 522 students will have some additional readings for depth.

Instructor:
Stuart Faulk Ph.D.
Office: 354 Deschutes
Office hours: 3:20-4:30 after class, by appointment, or any time my office door is open. It works best to email me or talk to me in class for an appointment.

News

10/7: Shedule meeting with instructor. You can see my current calendar with available times here.

CIS 422/522 Introduction

This is a project-oriented course on software engineering. You will work as teams to construct software systems, including not only programs but also specifications, design documents, end-user documentation, maintenance guides, etc. You will also be expected to think about principles and issues in software engineering, to read and respond to papers, and to participate in class discussions.

Software Engineering is an applied discipline for which years of experience are required to develop real expertise, this course is only a start. The objective is to prepare you to learn more effectively from real-world experiences based on an understanding of the broad principles that pervade Software Engineering. Because these principles and issues are fundamental, they appear again and again even as popular methods and tools evolve. Yesterday we had structured development, today we have object-oriented development, tomorrow we can expect something else ... but the fundamental challenges of teamwork, complexity, and managing change, have been with us from the beginning and will be with us for the foreseeable future.

Using this Website

Home Page: this page. Check for news items such as changes to class schedule or group meetings.
Syllabus: A summary of course policies and administrative details, required reading when beginning the course.
Schedule: Go-to point for all course details including class schedule, class topics. copies of lecture slides, and due dates of all kinds. Check this page frequently!
Project: Description of the application development project(s) students will work on during the class.
Project Grading: Read this to understand how the poject will be graded, hence what to focus on during project development.

The Project

You will learn the principles of Software Engineering, teamwork, and management though hands-on software development. You will work in teams on one or two sofware projects. A detailed description is provided on the Projects page. You can see examples of of project work products from past 422 and 423 classes: Example1, Example2 and Example3. While these are overall good examples, they each have strengths and weaknesses. You should not emulate what they have done without giving some thought to how it might be improved.