CpSc 881

Software Product Lines

Course Description: A software product line as a group of products sharing a common, managed set of features that satisfy specific needs of a particular market or mission, and that are developed from a common set of core assets in a prescribed way. In this course we will cover the complete range of technical and managerial activities necessary for a successful product line organization.

Instructor: Dr. John D. McGregor

Office: McAdams 312

Office Phone: 656-5859

Office Hours: 11:00 – 12:15 TTh

Other hours by appointment

Required Texts:

Software Product Lines: Practices and Patterns by Clements and Northrop

Important Dates:

January 17, 2007	Last Day to Add
January 24, 2007	Last Day to Drop with no record
March 2, 2007	Last Day to Drop with no final grade
March 19 - 23, 2007	Spring Break
May 4, 2007	Final Exam – 1 PM

Course Requirements:

2 exams	25 points each
3 projects	15 points each
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 unless explicitly stated otherwise in the assignment.

4. The university's academic dishonesty policy is located at this URL: www.clemson.edu/academic/integrity.htm