Overall Organization
- Weeks 1-4: Project 1
- Weeks 5-9: Project 2 - select or define
- Week 10: Wrap-up and final presentations
Each Week
Notes on presentations
Presentation duties should rotate among team members. Presentation and verbal communication skills are important; use this as an opportunity to practice in a friendly environment. Everyone should give at least part of one presentation during the term.
I know some people have anxiety about public speaking since I have had this as well. If you do not feel able to take a turn presenting to the class, come talk to me about it.
Week by Week Schedule
This schedule is approximate and will change in response to class needs. It will be updated to reflect current assignments and any changes in class schedule. You should check the schedule routinely during the quarter to make sure you are keeping up with.
Readings: Reading should be done before the class where they are listed. Papers labeled "522" are additional readings from the literature required for graduate students and recommended for undergraduates.
Status Reports: Monday classes will begin with a quick (2-3 minuet) status report from each team.
Date |
Lecture/Discuss in Class |
Reading |
Project milestones |
Week 1 |
Overview of Software Engineering and the class. |
Read Project Description |
Due: fill out and return team formation survey before class. Project 1 groups are assigned. first meeting. Assembla team workspaces available:Team 1, Team 2, Team 3, Team 4, Team 5, Team 6, Team 7 |
Week 1 |
Software Processes |
Recent Software Failures: Of 2011, Agile, Software Problems in the health care exchanges |
Examples of of project workspaces from past 422 and 423 classes: Example1, Example2 and Example3. While overall good examples, these should not be emulated without thought. Due: look at example projects for some guidance. Familiarize yourselves with the assembla site: |
Week 2 |
Project Planning Standup Status Report: team meeting results |
Due: Resources: Project planning summary, Create a PERT chart |
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Week 2 |
Requirements analysis Video Lecture here |
Due: 1) First draft of Requirements including key Use Cases and 2) First set of test cases. Everyone on the project need to know Use Case basics, 3) Initiate design: decompose software into work assignments. |
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Week 3 |
View lecture video on line Requirements & QA II |
Due: 1) Finalize requirements, 2) Draft of User's Guide, 3) initial implementation of all modules. Critical: should include communication and at least one meeting with the client to ensure requirements correctness.
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Week 3 |
Group Dynamics |
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Due: 1) initial implementation of all modules. 3) Module level testing |
Week 4 |
Meet in class. Final customer feedback. |
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Due: Acceptance testing, final bug fixes, draft of presentation for practice. |
Week 4 |
Project 1 Presentations Slides on final submissions: PDF |
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Project 1 is due. Groups present Project 1 results and lessons learned. Use this guideline for your team presentation. All project materials are due by the end of the day (freeze Assembla pages). Fill out Peer Evaluation Forms and return (Word or PDF format) |
Week 5 |
Midterm Review: Recorded Lecture video here Project Phase 2 Kickoff: project ideas |
Due: Selection of Project 2 or proposal in the form of a draft ConOps document. Review: meeting with Instructor for Project 1 review, Project 2 planning |
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Week 5 |
Midterm |
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In class midterm, multiple choice and short answer. Closed book and notes. |
Week 6 |
Architecture I: Introduction to software architecture |
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Due: ConOps complete, initial project plan including schedule and milestones. |
Week 6 |
Architecture II: Design goals and the meaning of "design" in the software context |
Due: first draft of SRS, identify and prioritize project risks, plan for risk mitigation |
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Week 7 |
Architecture III: Modularization In class Exercise: Address Book Design |
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Week 7 |
Architecture IV: Design examples, class exercise |
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Week 8 |
Architecture V: Documenting architecture |
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Due: minimal subset (iteration 1 of code) |
Week 8 |
Quality Assurance III: Testing and test planning: |
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QA Plan Examples: DataMining Project and Cyclone Project (longer) |
Week 9, |
Memorial Day, no class |
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Due: second code increment Examples of Architectural design documentation (grad student projects done by professional developers) LifeBulb and RequirementsReader |
Week 9, |
Quality Assurance II: Video lecture on software reviews (~35 mi.). Download slides in PDF or in Powerpoint In class meetings with teams |
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Due: finalizing testing, documentation |
Week 10, |
Guest Lecture: Local software startup entrepreneur |
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| Week 10, Wed. 6/3 |
Project 2 demos. |
Project 2 code is due (projects should be completed by Wed. class time). Read instructions for final presentations and hand-ins here (download). Read the Project Grading page for details on how your project will be graded. Fill out Peer Evaluation Forms and return (Word or PDF format) |
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Tue. 6/9 |
Second Midterm: Tuesday, June 9, 10:15 AM, classroom Review lecture video convering mateiail since midterm. |
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