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CS
501
Software Engineering
Spring 2005
Professor William Y. Arms
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Presentation May 4-5 The final project presentations will be on May 4 and 5. See the instructions for Assignment 4 for information about the presentations. The following time slots are available. Reservations are on a first-comre-first -served basis. To reserve a time slot, send email to Anat Nidar-Levi (anat@cs.cornell.edu). Wednesday, May 4, 8:30-9:30 (unreserved) Thursday, May 5, 8:30-9:30 (Ringtones group) Course Description 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.
Basic Information
The Teaching Assistants do not have scheduled office hours but are available to help you by email. Please send all message about the course to: cs501-l@lists.cs.cornell.edu. Messages to this addresses are forwarded to the Instructor and all Teaching Assistants. Notices and Syllabus Urgent notices about the course are posted on the Notices page of this page. Check the page regularly for current information. The course syllabus is posted on the Syllabus page of this web site. It has the schedule of lectures, assignments and quizzes. The quizzes are within regularly scheduled class times. Three of the fours assignments include group presentations. Note that the syllabus is subject to change as the course progresses. Assumed Background CS211 (or equivalent) plus a reasonable knowledge of the C, C++, or Java programming languages. Sufficient maturity to be able to learn new programming languages on your own if your project requires it.Recitations The recitation period on Wednesday evenings is reserved for group project meetings. Projects may agree to meet at other times, but it is important that each project schedules a team meeting at least once per week.Computing Laboratory Unix and Windows computers with appropriate software are available in the Computer Science Undergraduate Lab, Upson Hall Room 315/317. M.Eng. students may also use the M.Eng. computing lab. If your project requires other software or facilities, contact the Teaching Assistant assigned to your project.Assignments and Grading The course is built around four major projects Assignments, three of which include presentations. These assignments will include both group work and individual work. In addition, there will be several quizzes. The Quizzes test material in the lectures. The weightings given to these components are expected to be as follows, but these weightings may be changed:
Much of the work in this course is collaborative, but some parts require individual work. To understand when collaboration is appropriate read the web page on Academic Integrity and understand how it applies to this course. |
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