Fall 2013 Course Syllabus

Instructor: Sergiu DascaluDepartment of Computer Science and

Engineering

August 27, 2013

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The InstructorThe StudentsThe CourseThe Texts Initial PointersGrading SchemePoliciesA Look Ahead Tentative Schedule

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Instructor: Sergiu Dascalu Room SEM-236 Telephone 784-4613 E-mail dascalus@cse.unr.edu Web-site www.cse.unr.edu/~dascalus Office hours:

TUE 11:00 am – 12:00 pm or by appointment or chance

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Registration as of today:49 students

Prerequisites: CS 446 Operating Systems, CH 201, ENG 102

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Catalog description:Lecture + Lab: 3 + 0; Credit(s): 3

Software processes, project management, software requirements, system models, architectural design, detailed design, user interface design, implementation, integration, verification, validation, testing, evolution, rapid development, software tools. (Major capstone course.)

Outline: This course covers the software development process, from requirements elicitation and analysis, through specification and design, to implementation, integration, testing, and evolution (maintenance). [continued on next page]

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Outline [cont’d]: A variety of concepts, principles, techniques, and tools are presented, covering topics such as software processes, project management, people management, software requirements, system models, architectural and detailed design, user interface design, programming practices, verification and validation, and software evolution.

Although the emphasis will be on modern, object-oriented approaches some more traditional, structured software engineering techniques will also be discussed.

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Textbook: [SE-9] Ian Sommerville, Software Engineering, 9th Edition, Addison-Wesley, 2011.

Lecture notes: Presentations by the instructor Notes you take in the classroom Additional material as indicated later by

the instructor

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Ian Sommerville’s web-page for the 9th edition of his Software Engineering book:http://www.cs.st-andrews.ac.uk/~ifs/Books/SE9/

The Software Engineering Institute, at Carnegie Mellon University: www.sei.cmu.edu

The Object Management Group web-site: www.omg.org

More will be indicated later

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Tentative (slight modifications are possible): Individual assignments 15% Team project 35% Midterm test 15% Final exam (comprehensive) 30% Class participation 5%

TOTAL 100% Note that there are no make-up

tests or homework in this course Poor class participation will impact

significantly your grade, beyond 5% 9

Passing conditions (all must be met): 50% overall & 50% in tests (midterm test and final exam) & 50% in assignments, project, class

participation

For grade A: at least 90% overall and at least 90% in class participation

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In addition, for honors students a technical essay is required, worth 10%. In this essay you must obtain at least 50% (in addition to the passing conditions on the previous page). Thus, honors students will have a maximum possible of 110 points for the course.

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Numerical-letter grade correspondence (regular)

A 90 -100 [maximum 100]

A- 87 - 89 B+ 83 - 86 B 78 - 82 B- 74 - 77 C+ 70 - 73 C 65 - 69 C- 61 - 64 D+ 57 - 60 D 54 - 56 D- 50 - 53 F < 50 12

Numerical-letter grade correspondence (honors)

A 100 – 110 [maximum 110]

A- 96 - 99 B+ 91 - 95 B 85 - 90 B- 80 - 84 C+ 76 - 79 C 71 - 75 C- 67 - 70 D+ 63 - 66 D 59 - 62 D- 55 - 58 F < 55 13

If you have a disability for which you need to request accommodations, please contact as soon as possible the instructors or the Disability Resource Center (Thompson Student Services - 107).

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Academic Success Services:  Your student fees cover usage of the Math Center (784-4433 or www.unr.edu/mathcenter/), Tutoring Center (784-6801 or www.unr.edu/tutoring/), and University Writing Center (784-6030 or http://www.unr.edu/writing_center/.

These centers support your classroom learning; it is your responsibility to take advantage of their services. Keep in mind that seeking help outside of class is the sign of a responsible and successful student.

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Statement on Audio and Video Recording:

“Surreptitious or covert video-taping of class or unauthorized audio recording of class is prohibited by law and by Board of Regents policy.  This class may be videotaped or audio recorded only with the written permission of the instructor.   In order to accommodate students with disabilities, some students may be given permission to record class lectures and discussions.  Therefore, students should understand that their comments during class may be recorded.”

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Late submission policy: Maximum 2 late days per

assignment/project deliverable Each late day penalized with 10% No subdivision of late days Example: a 90/100 worth assignment

gets 81/100 if one day late (90*0.9 = 81) or 72/100 if two days late (90*0.8 = 72)

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Legal notices on the world-wide web: Read and comply with accompanying legal notices of downloadable material

Specify references used in assignments and project

Do not plagiarize (see next slide)

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Plagiarism and cheating: Will not be tolerated. Please read the policies of University of Nevada, Reno regarding academic dishonesty:www.unr.edu/stsv/acdispol.html

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The 4 parts of Ian Sommerville’s textbook on Software Engineering (9th edition):

Introduction to Software Engineering ▪ Ex: software processes, agile software development

Dependability and Security▪ Ex: socio-technical systems, dependability and security

Advanced Software Engineering▪ Ex: software reuse, component-based software

engineering Software Management

▪ Ex: project management, project planning

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Week # Dates (M, W) Contents

1 Aug 27, 29 Lectures (Introduction)

2 Sep 03, 05 Lectures, Invited talks, A#1 given

3 Sep 10, 12Lectures, Invited talks, A#2 givenA#1 due

4 Sep 17, 19Lectures, Invited talks, A#3 given A#2 due

5 Sep 24, 26 Lectures, Project P#1 given

6 Oct 01, 03Project meetingsA#3 due

7 Oct 08, 10Project meetings, Lecture, Project P#2 givenP#1 due 21

8 Oct 15, 17 Lectures, Technical essay given (TESS)

9 Oct 22, 24Lecture, Project P#3 given Project P#2 due

10 Oct 29, 31Lecture Midterm [10/31]

11 Nov 05, 07Lectures, Project P#4 given Project P#3 due

12 Nov 12, 14 Lectures, [Invited talk]

13 Nov 19, 21 Lectures

14 Nov 26, -LectureTechnical essay (TESS) due

15 Dec 03, 05 Lectures

16 Dec 10, -Project P#4 due, Demo (12/09 & 10 & 11)Final EXAM (12/17) 22

Summary of course objectives: Comprehensive study of software

engineering concepts, principles, and techniques

Coverage of the software process Study of several advanced software

engineering topics Practical software development work

within the framework of integrated development environments

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Our intentions/expectations: Provide guidance in the complex

software engineering spectrum Help you be better prepared for practical

software development work Open perspectives on software

engineering Hope that you will both work hard and

enjoy the work in this course

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Your intentions/expectations? In what ways do you think this course

could help your professional development?

What topics are you most interested in? What suggestions do you have for the

instructors and the course?

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THU Aug 29: Students’ introduction (be prepared to

talk 1 or 2 minutes about yourself) Class on the need for software

engineering & short SE videos

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