CS 5150: Software Engineering
Spring 2018
Weekly Schedule
Week 1 (January 24 to 27)
| Course materials | |
|---|---|
| 1. Introduction to practical software development |
| Classes | |
|---|---|
| Thursday 1/25 | Software development in practice I |
Week 2 (January 28 to February 3)
| Course materials | |
|---|---|
| 2. Steps in the software development process | |
| 3. Examples of software processes |
| Classes | |
|---|---|
| Tuesday 1/30 | Software development in practice II |
| Thursday 2/1 | Software development in practice III |
Week 3 (February 4 to 10)
| Course materials | |
|---|---|
| 4. Feasibility studies | |
| 5. Project management | |
| 22. Legal aspects of software development | |
| Information about the tests | |
| Information about the assignments |
| Classes | |
|---|---|
| Tuesday 2/6 | Feasibility studies and project management |
| Thursday 2/8 | Legal aspects of software development |
Week 4 (February 11 to 17)
| Course materials | |
|---|---|
| 6. Requirements analysis | |
| 7. Scenarios and use cases | |
| 8. Models for requirement analysis and specification | |
| Information about the surveys |
| Classes | |
|---|---|
| Tuesday 2/13 | Requirements I |
| Thursday 2/15 | Requirements II |
| Assignments and tests | |
|---|---|
| Friday 2/16 (at 11:00 p.m.) | Assignment 1: Report 1 (Feasibility Study and Plan), and Survey 1 |
Week 5 (February 18 to 24)
| Classes | |
|---|---|
| Tuesday 2/20 | [February break] |
| Thursday 2/22 | Test 1 (during class) |
| Assignments and tests | |
|---|---|
| Thursday 2/22 | Test 1 (during class) |
Week 6 (February 25 to March 3)
| Course materials | |
|---|---|
| 9. Usability and user interfaces | |
| 10. User interfaces for web sites and mobile devices | |
| 11. Evaluation and user testing |
| Classes | |
|---|---|
| Tuesday, 2/27 | Discussion of Test 1. The user experience I |
| Thursday 3/1 | The user experience II |
Week 7 (March 4 to 10)
| Course materials | |
|---|---|
| 12. System architecture | |
| 13. Three popular architectural styles | |
| 24. Presentations |
| Classes | |
|---|---|
| Tuesday 3/6 | System design I |
| Thursday 3/8 | [no class] |
Week 8 (March 11 to 17)
| Course materials | |
|---|---|
| 14. Security | |
| 15. Performance |
| Classes | |
|---|---|
| Tuesday 3/13 | System design II |
| Thursday 3/15 | [no class] |
| Assignments and tests | |
|---|---|
| Wednesday 3/14 to Friday 3/16 | Assignment 2: Presentation |
| Friday 3/16 (at 11 p.m.) | Assignment 2: Report 2 and Survey 2 |
Week 9 (March 18 to 24)
| Course materials | |
|---|---|
| 16. Models for program design | |
| 17. Program development | |
| 18. Reuse and design patterns |
| Classes | |
|---|---|
| Tuesday 3/20 | Program development |
| Thursday 3/22 | [no class] |
Week 10 (March 25 to 31)
| Classes | |
|---|---|
| Tuesday 3/27 | Test 2 (during class) |
| Thursday 3/29 | [no class] |
| Assignments and tests | |
|---|---|
| Tuesday 3/27 | Test 2 (during class) |
Week 11 (April 1 to 7)
| Classes | |
|---|---|
| Tuesday 4/3 | [Spring break] |
| Thursday 4/5 | [Spring break] |
Week 12 (April 8 to 14)
| Course materials | |
|---|---|
| 19. Reliability | |
| 20. Verification, testing, and bugs |
| Classes | |
|---|---|
| Tuesday 4/10 | Reliability and testing |
| Thursday 4/12 | [no class] |
| Assignments and tests | |
|---|---|
| Wednesday 4/11 to Friday 4/13 | Assignment 3: Presentation |
| Friday 4/13 (at 11 p.m.) | Assignment 3: Report 3 and Survey 3 |
Week 13 (April 15 to 21)
| Course materials | |
|---|---|
| 21. Acceptance testing and delivery | |
| 23. People |
| Classes | |
|---|---|
| Tuesday 4/17 | People |
| Thursday 4/19 | [no class] |
Week 14 (April 22 to 28)
| Course materials | |
|---|---|
| 25. Professionalism |
| Classes | |
|---|---|
| Tuesday 4/24 | Professionalism |
| Thursday 4/26 | [no class] |
Week 15 (April 29 to May 5)
| Classes | |
|---|---|
| Tuesday 5/1 | Test 3 (during class) |
| Thursday 5/3 | [no class] |
| Assignments and tests | |
|---|---|
| Tuesday 5/1 | Test 3 (during class) |
Week 16 (May 6 to the end of semester)
| Classes | |
|---|---|
| Tuesday 5/8 | [no class, no office hours] |
| Assignments and tests | |
|---|---|
| Monday 5/7 to Wednesday 5/9 | Assignment 4. Presentation and demonstration |
| Thursday 5/17 (at 11 p.m.) | Assignment 4. Final delivery (report, code, documentation) and Survey 4 |