ITEC 370

Software EngineeringDr. Andrew Ray

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Objectives

• Introductions (Me + You)• Engineering• Class

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Me

• 5th year here at RU• 1st time teaching SE• Masters degree in SE• Applied to– Ph.D.– Small business–Work here at RU

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You

• What is your biggest strength in ITEC?

• What is your biggest weakness in ITEC?

• What do you want to learn in this class?

• How interested are you in this class? (1-10)

• Introduce yourself to neighbor and share

• Share with class

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What is an engineer?

• In your own words

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What is an engineer

• A person trained and skilled in the design, construction, and use of engines  or machines, or in any of various branches of engineering: a mechanical engineer; a civil engineer.

• Dictionary.com

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Feats of engineering

• 10,000 miles of dikes• LHC– Splitting atoms

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Software

• Windows– Estimation– 2k Developers– 2.4k Testers– 50+ million LOC

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How?

• How do you build software?• What is the process you use?

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Issues

• Repeatability– Fast food– Software

• Reliability• Improvement

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You

• What is the largest piece of software you’ve written (LOC)?

• How many people built it?• This class is the beginning of a

bridge between classes / industry– You are going to be writing so much

documentation you will be sick of it

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What

• Not a coding class (but will have coding)

• Semester long group project• Focus on the basics of SE– Requirements– Design– Implementation– Testing–Maintenance

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What

• Define what you want to build• Define the requirements for a system• Design the implementation• Implement the system• Test it• Present it

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Why

• Preparing you for entering the workforce

• Preparing you for working on larger projects

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Where

• Engineering can happen anywhere– Apartment– Garage– Expensive rented office

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How

• Come up with an idea• Teams (start thinking, Myers Briggs by F)– Also say who you want on your team and why

if possible• Lectures on MW, team updates on F– 5 minute discussion on weekly progress

• This class is all about your project– Small portion on exams to make sure you

understand the basics

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Rest of week

• W– Industry classification for Software

development• F– Teams

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Review

• SE–Why engineering is important–What the difference between what you

are doing and industry– Individual pieces