CPSC 871: Introduction to Software Engineering

Instructors: Dr. John D. McGregor

Associate Professor, School of Computing

312 McAdams Hall; phone 864-656-5859; email: johnmc@cs.clemson.edu

www.cs.clemson.edu/~johnmc

Office Hours: TTh: 2:00 – 3:15; other hours by appointment

Catalog Description:

CP SC 871 Foundations of Software Engineering 3(3,0) Techniques and issues in software design and development; tools, methodologies and environments for effective design, development and testing of software; organizing and managing the development of software projects. Preq: Graduate standing in Computer Science.

Course Objectives:

· Provide experience in an end-to-end software engineering process

· Provide exposure to state-of-the-practice and state-of-the-art software engineering methods

· Provide criteria for evaluating alternative methods for each software engineering task

· Provide a foundation for further study in software engineering

Textbooks:

Instructor notes and available web resources

Course Requirements:

Exams	65 points
Assignments	30 points
Class participation	5 points

Grading:

100 - 90 A

89 - 80 B

79 - 70 C

69 - Below F

Policies:

1. No late assignments accepted.

2. No makeup exams. If you miss an exam for any reason, the weight of the other exams will be increased accordingly.

3. All work should be completed independently (without the assistance of anyone except the instructor or someone he designates) unless explicitly stated otherwise in the assignment.

4. It is expected that students will wait at least 15 minutes from the scheduled start time for class before leaving because the instructor has not arrived. (I am a professional and will treat you professionally. Only in a VERY VERY rare case would I not either give prior notice OR send someone to explain the delay.)

Academic Integrity:

The university’s academic integrity statement says: As members of the Clemson University community, we have inherited Thomas Green Clemson's vision of this institution as a "high seminary of learning." Fundamental to this vision is a mutual commitment to truthfulness, honor, and responsibility, without which we cannot earn the trust and respect of others. Furthermore, we recognize that academic dishonesty detracts from the value of a Clemson degree. Therefore, we shall not tolerate lying, cheating, or stealing in any form. See: http://www.cs.clemson.edu/html/academics/academic_integrity_2002.html for more.

August 27 Last day to register or add a class

September 3 Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the University

without a W grade

October 14-15 Fall break

October 29 Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the University

without final grades

November 27-29Thanksgiving holidays

December 9-13 Exams – Monday Dec 9 at 3pm

December 19 Graduation

Topical course outline:

Development module	Quality counterpart module
Introduction	Process models
Requirements elicitation/analysis	Requirements review
Team work/project management	Version control
Architecture
Architecture analysis	Architecture evaluation - ATAM
Design patterns
Systems of Systems	Interaction testing
Component-based Software Engineering	Verification and Validation
Detailed design	Design reviews\verification techniques
Design of user interfaces	Usability testing\verification techniques
Interface specification	Unit testing\verification techniques
Implementation issues	Realization tools
Integration	Integration testing\verification techniques