COM S 501: Software Engineering

Cross-Listing: Not cross-listed.

An introduction to the practical problems of specifying, designing, and building large, reliable software systems. Students work in teams on projects for real clients. This work includes a feasibility study, requirements analysis, object-oriented design, implementation, testing, and delivery to the client. Additional topics covered in lectures include professionalism, project management, and the legal framework for software development.

Offered: Spring only

Prerequisites: COM S 211 or equivalent experience programming in Java or C++.

Grade options: Letter or S/U

Credit hours: 4

Recent offerings:

• http://www.cs.cornell.edu/courses/cs501/2007sp
  • Bill Arms
• http://www.cs.cornell.edu/courses/cs501/2006sp
  • Bill Arms
• http://www.cs.cornell.edu/courses/cs501/2005sp