CpSc 8750-01

Software Specification and Design Techniques

Spring 2015

Course Description: This course explores the creation, analysis and maintenance of architectures for software systems. The course considers basic principles, patterns and techniques. Quality attributes of the architecture will be used to make a quantitative analysis.

Credits - 3

Instructor: Dr. John D. McGregor

Office: McAdams 312

Office Phone: 656-5859

Office Hours: 9:30 – 10:45 TTh

Other hours by appointment

Objectives: This course should help you understand how to design and evaluate systems at an architectural level of abstraction. By the end of the course you should be able to:

 

Textbooks:

            Instructor notes and available web resources such as the SEI’s Architecture Practice web page

 

Important Dates:

January 13              Last day to register or add a class

January 21              Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the University without a W grade

March 13               Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the University without final grades

March 16-20         Spring break

May 1                     Exam 7 – 9:30pm

 

Course Requirements:

2 exams (including the final)

35 points each

Assignments

25 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.

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.)

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6. Students with disabilities requesting accommodations should make an appointment with Dr. Arlene Stewart (656-6848), Director of Disability Services, to discuss specific needs within the first month of classes. Students should present a Faculty Accommodation Letter from Student Disability Services when they meet with instructors. Accommodations are not retroactive and new Faculty Accommodation Letters must be presented each semester.

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