Previous Weeks in the CSci 340 class

Week 1: Monday, August 30

Topic: Introduction

Reading: Chapters 1, 2

Schedule:

• Monday: Introduction
• Tuesday: Chapter 1
• Thursday: No class - doctor's appt.
• Friday: Chapter 1

Week 2: Monday, Sept. 6

Topic:

• Introduction
• The Environment of Software Engineering

Reading: Chapter 2

Schedule:

• Monday: Labor Day: No class
• Tuesday: Chapter 1 (concluded)
• Thursday: Chapter 2. Discussion of group project.
• Friday: Chapter 2: A group exercise (I think)

Other Notes:

• The informal project proposal was to be due Friday. It will now be due on Monday, Sept. 13.

Week 3: Monday, Sept. 13

Topics:

• Requirements

Reading: Chapters 3 - 6, 30

• Chapters 3 - 6 will be discussed in class. Please read chapter 30 in addition.
• You may also find it useful to start reading chapters 28, 29, 32, and 33 in addition to chapter 30 in preparation for the group project.

Schedule:

• Monday:
  • Project management (Chapter 3)
  • Informal project proposal due Monday (note change)
• Tuesday:
  • Requirements (Chapter 4)
  • Discussion of term paper
• Thursday: Requirements (Chapters 4,5)
• Friday:
  • System Models (Chapter 6)
  • The formal project proposal will be due on Monday (please note the change in the schedule)

Other Notes:

• Monday, Sept. 13, is the last day to drop without record (4:30 PM)

Week 4: Monday, Sept. 20

Topics:

• Requirements Definition and Specification

Reading: Chapters 6 - 8

Schedule:

• Monday:
  • More on system models (Chapter 6)
  • Formal project proposal due Monday (note change)
• Tuesday:
  • More on system models (Chapter 6)
  • Requirements Definition and Specification (Chapter 7)
• Thursday: Requirements Definition and Specification (Chapter 7)
• Friday:
  • Requirements Definition and Specification (Chapter 7)
  • Informal term paper proposal due
  • Prototyping (Chapter 8)

Week 5: Monday, Sept. 27

Topics:

• Requirements Definition and Specification

Reading: Chapters 9, 12 (skip chapters 10,11)

Schedule:

• Monday:
  • Group exercise on requirements
• Tuesday:
  • Formal Specification (Chapter 9)
• Thursday: No class (instructor out sick)
• Friday:
  • Group Work Day
  • Formal term paper proposal due date has been changed.

Other Notes:

• Last day to drop with an automatic 'W' is Monday, Sept. 27

Week 6: Monday, Oct. 4

Topics:

• Requirements Definition and Specification

Reading: Chapters 9, 12 (skip chapters 10,11)

Schedule:

• Monday:
  • Formal specification
  • Finite State Machines and ATN's
  • Warnier-Orr diagrams
  • Requirements Document Due
• Tuesday:
  • Introduction to design (Chapter 12)
• Thursday: First Hour Exam (rescheduled to this date)
• Friday:
  • Group Work Day

Other Notes:

• Last day to drop with an automatic 'W' is Monday, Sept. 27

Week 7: Monday, Oct. 11

Topics:

• Design

Reading: Chapters 12-15

Schedule:

• Monday:
  • Architectural design (chapter 13)
  • Formal term paper proposal due
• Tuesday: Object oriented design (chapter 14)
• Thursday: Group Work Day (Please note change)
• Friday:
  • Object oriented design (Chapter 14)
  • Term paper thesis statement due
  • Term paper bibliography due (reading list)
  • Functional Specifications due

Other Notes:

Friday, Oct. 15, is midterm (not an exam date for us)

Topics:

• Design

Reading: Chapters 12-15

Schedule:

• Monday:
  • Fall Break Day (no class)
• Tuesday:
  • Object Oriented Design (Chapter 14)
  • Exam #1 returned (finally!)
• Thursday: Group Work Day (Please note change)
• Friday:
  • Object oriented design

Other Notes:

Friday, Oct. 15, is midterm (not an exam date for us)

Topics:

• Design

Reading: Chapters 15, 17 (skipping chapter 16, which should be read, but which will not be tested on.

Schedule:

• Monday:
  • Group exercise in object oriented design
• Tuesday:
  • Function Oriented Design (Chapter 15)
• Thursday: Group Work Day (Please note change)
• Friday:
  • Group Work Day

Other Notes:

Friday, Oct. 15, is midterm (not an exam date for us)

Week 10: Monday, Nov. 1

Topics:

• Design

Reading: Chapters 15, 17 (skipping chapter 16, which should be read, but which will not be tested on.

Schedule:

• Monday:
  • Functional design
  • User Interface Design (chapter 17)
• Tuesday:
  • User Interface Design
• Thursday:
  • Reliability (Chapter 18)
  • Group presentations in object oriented design
• Friday:
  • Group Work Day

Other Notes:

• The second hour exam will be next week (Thursday)
• The design document will be due next Friday (note change)

Topics:

• Design
• Reliability

Reading: 18 - 20

Schedule:

• Monday: Group exercise on functional design
• Tuesday: Reliability and Reuse (chapters 18 - 20)
• Thursday: Third Hour Exam. This exam will cover the chapters on design and the material on requirements specification. A more detailed review sheet will be available by week's end.
• Friday:
  • Group Work Day
  • Design Document Due

Other Notes:

• The term paper draft will be due next Thursday instead of next Monday
• I hope to cover Reliability and Reuse in two lectures (Tuesday of this week, Monday of next week), and start Verification and Validation next Tuesday.
• We may need to drop the Management Issues topic (Chapters 28 and 29) because of lack of time. I strongly recommend that these chapters (and, indeed, the rest of the book) be read after the course is over.

Week 12: Monday, Nov. 15

Topics:

• Verification and Validation
• Reliability

Reading: 19 - 24 (skipping chapter 20)

Schedule:

• Monday: Fault avoidance
• Tuesday: Reliability and Reuse
• Thursday:
  • Verification and Validation (chapters 22 - 24)
  • Term Paper Draft due
• Friday:
  • Group work day

Other Notes:

• I hope to cover Reliability and Reuse in two lectures (Tuesday of last week, Monday of this week), and start Verification and Validation Tuesday.
• We may need to drop the Management Issues topic (Chapters 28 and 29) because of lack of time. I strongly recommend that these chapters (and, indeed, the rest of the book) be read after the course is over.
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Week 13: Monday, Nov. 22

Topics:

• Verification and Validation
• Reliability

Reading: 22-24

Schedule:

• Monday:
  • Verification and Validation (chapters 22 - 24)
  • Group presentations on functional design
• Tuesday:
  • Verification and Validation (chapters 22 - 24)
• Thursday:
  • Thanksgiving vacation
• Friday:
  • Thanksgiving vacation

Other Notes:

• Please note that we will have a lecture Tuesday
• I would like to call for brief (5 minute) project reports on Monday.