CS
501
Software Engineering
Spring 2008
Professor William Y. Arms
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Notice: Final presentation, April 28 to May 1 The final presentations will be on April 28 to May 1. They will follow the same format as the first presentations. The following time slots are available. Reservations are on a first-come-first-served basis. To reserve a time slot, send email to Sarah Birns (sbirns@cs.cornell.edu). All presentations are in the meeting rooms at 301 College Avenue. Please check at the front desk for where your presentation will be held. Monday, April 28, 3:00-4:00 (unreserved) Tuesday, April 29, 10:00-11:00 Wednesday, April 30, 9:00-10:00 (WRC) Thursday, May 1, 10:00-11:00 (CULift) Thursday, May 1, 11:00-12:00 (Microcontroller) Thursday, May 1, 12:00-1:00 (Portfolio Historical Analysis Tool) Notice: Quiz 4 Quiz 4 has been moved to April 22. If you cannot make this date, please send email to the course team. 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 at the top 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. Assignment questionnaires At the time that each assignment is submitted, you are expected to complete a questionnaire about how each member of your team contributed to the work of the group. This is used to identify those individuals who have made extra effort or have not contributed fully. It is a required part of the course. 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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William Y. Arms
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Last changed: April 28, 2008