CS 5213 Software Engineering Processes
Spring 2006 Syllabus

General Information

Description

This course introduces state-of-the-art software engineering processes, including software requirements specification, planning, design, documentation, development, review, defect tracking, testing, product delivery, and product evaluation. Mimicking real-life work environment, students work in teams to design, develop, and evaluate software products using open source software engineering tools.

Textbook

Required Textbooks

Recommended Readings

Content and Schedule

Tentative schedule of lectures:

Lecture# Topic
1 Introduction to Software Engineering
2 Rapid Software Development
3 Configuration Management
4 Software Processes
5 Project Management
6 Managing People
7 Software Requirement
8 Requirement Engineering Processes
9 System Models
10 Architectural Design
11 Distributed Systems Architectures
12 Application Architectures
13 Object-oriented Design
14 User Interface Design
15 Software Reuse
16

Component-based Software Engineering
17 Software Evolution
18 Verification and Validation
19 Software Testing
20 Quality Management

Students are expected to read the materials before class and actively participate in the discussion. Some class time will be reserved for group activities and project presentations.

Workload and Grading

Group Project

The major activity in this class is a group project throughout the semester. A group is made up of five or six members. Each group works on a different project from other groups. Each group will also serve as user and testers for other projects. Projects will go through several stages:

Note that the stages are not of equal length, and some stages may go through multiple iterations. Each stage requires appropriate report and/or presentation. The grade is based on the quality of the product, including program, documents, and presentation.

Weekly Journal

Each student will write a weekly journal to summarize learned materials, project status, and tasks to accomplish next week.

Examination

There will be a written final examination.

Final Grade

The above components are weighted in the final grade as follows, while the detailed grading criteria will be posted together with assignment.
Group Project 50%
Class Participation 10%
Weekly Journal 10%
Final Exam 30%
The grading scale will be no higher than the following: A=[90%, ∞), B=[75%, 90%), C=[60%, 75%), F=[0%, 60%).

Course Policies

Scholastic Conduct

Any academic misconduct will be documented and handled immediately, including the involved students being admonished or being reported to the Campus Judicial Coordinator (Suzette Dyer) with a request that a grade of F be given in the class to all participants. The procedure to be followed is in the University of Oklahoma Academic Misconduct Code. Students have the right to appeal an admonishment (http://www.ou.edu/provost/integrity-rights/).

Group Work Issues

The workload of group project are expected to be evenly distributed among the members. One will risk losing all or part of the project grade if he does not make fair contribution.

Incompletes

Due to the teamwork nature of this course, Incomplete will not be granted.

Accommodation Policy

Any student in this course who has a disability that may prevent him or her from fully demonstrating his or her abilities should contact the instructor personally as soon as possible so that necessary accommodations can be discussed to ensure full participation and facilitate the student's educational opportunities.