• Introduction and syllabus. Course website. Class policies and guidelines.
• The process of writing a simple application.
• Introduction to software engineering.
• Important factors - Project. Process. People. Product.
• Modeling and models - Why and how.
• Agile processes. The Scrum process.
• Example team projects -
  1. A reasonably-sized Java-based system of your choice.
  2. Online homework submission system.
  3. Message board/chat room.
  4. Tiny language compiler for a simple language.
  5. etc. etc. etc.
• Readings - Pilone & Miles chapters 1, 2. Rubin chapter 1.

1/08 Mon Add/Drop and Late Registration via RAIL or at Ikenberry Hall, 9:00 am-4:00 pm.

1/12 Fri Last Day to Add/Drop or Late Register via RAIL or at Ikenberry Hall, 9:00 am-4:00 pm.

• User/software requirements.
• Requirement engineering. Slides - Please ignore slides not discussed in class.
• Functional and non-functional requirements.
• Importance of communication and documentation in the software process.
• Readings - Pilone & Miles chapters 3 - 5.

1/15 Mon Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – Holiday.

1/19 Fri Last Day for Instructor-Approved Late Adds via RAIL.

• Introduction to UML.
• Use cases and use case diagrams.
• Introduction to Office Visio.
• Use case conditions and scenarios.
• Use case diagram <<include>> and <<extend>> dependencies.
• Introduction to agile principles and the Scrum framework.
• Readings - Pilone & Miles chapters 4, 5. Rubin chapters 2, 3.

• Real time systems. Human computer interactions. Slides.
• Project management and risk management.
• Springs in the Scrum processs. Timeboxed. Short and consistent duration. Definition of done.
• Team project discussions and teamwork.
• Readings - Pilone & Miles chapter 5. Rubin chapter 4.

Exam 1 on Wednesday. Covering weeks 1-3.

All classes after 1pm were cancelled by Shepherd. Please collaborate with your teammates and work on team projects if possible.

• System analysis using developer’s language.
• System modeling and architecture. Distributed systems. Slides.
• System design. Class diagrams.
• Analysis activities. Start static structure design.
• Requirements and user stories in the Scrum process. Product backlog.
• Readings - Pilone & Miles chapters 2, 5, 6. Rubin chapters 5, 6.

• System design revisit – goals, aspects, and management.
• Object-oriented design review.
• Design patterns. Definitions, categories, and applications.
• Examples of design patterns.
• PBI estimation. Velocity. Technical debt.
• Readings - Pilone & Miles chapters 6 - 8. Rubin chapters 7, 8.

Mid-term Exam Week.

2/23 Fri Last Day to Apply for August and December 2018 Graduation (Registrar’s Office).

• Dynamic behavior modeling. Sequence diagrams.
• Roles in the Scrum process - Product Owner, ScrumMaster, Development Team, Scrum Team Structures, and Managers.
• Readings - Pilone & Miles chapters 10. Rubin chapters 9 - 13.

• Map design models to code. Implementation issues.
• Optional - Forward and reverse engineering. Reengineering.
• Test categories. Unit, integration, system, and acceptance test. White/gray/black box tests.
• Test frameworks such as JUnit help develop/organize/automate/run tests and report results.
• Testing → find errors. Debugging → fix runtime/logical errors.
• Debuggers help step through programs by statements or sections (using breakpoints) to show object/variable/etc. states.
• Scrum planning principles. Introduction to multilevel planning.
• Readings - Pilone & Miles chapters 11. Rubin chapters 14 - 15.

3/9 Fri Last Day to Withdraw from a Full Semester Class — See Advisor by Noon.

Spring Break

• Case study - Test driven development. Requirements. Example code.
• Other topics moved to next week because of snow day.
• Readings - Rubin chapters 16 - 18.

3/19 Mon First Day of Summer 2018 RAIL Registration for Continuing Students, 9:00 am-4:00 pm.

3/21 Wed First Day of Academic Advisement for Continuing Students for Fall 2018.

• Portfolio planning. Envisioning or product planning. Release or longer-term planning.
• Introduction to sprinting. Sprint planning and execution.
• Team project progress presentations.
• Readings - Rubin chapters 19 - 20.

Exam 2 to be combined with the final exam. Week #11 class cancelled because of snow.

• Event - NASA day student fellowship research project presentations starting at 4:15pm in BY 108.
• Coding and testing cont.
• Finalizing projects.
• Preparing for final presentations.

4/2 Mon First Day of Fall 2018 RAIL Registration for Continuing Students, 9:00 am-4:00 pm.

4/4 Wed Last Day of Academic Advisement for Continuing Students for Fall 2018.

• Sprint review. Sprint retrospective. The agile path forward.
• Agile project management with Kanban. Evolving from Scrum.
• Centralized and distributed version controls.
• Version control software. Git and GitHub. Git cheat sheet.
• Preparing for final presentations.
• Readings - Rubin chapters 21 - 23. Related Kanban resources.

• Final team project presentations in class. 15 minutes per team, including Q/As.
• Team project files are due by 11pm on Friday, 4/20.

4/20 Fri McMurran Scholars Convocation; Last Day of Classes; Last Day for Complete Withdrawal from Semester.

Final Exam Week.

Final exam files are due by 11pm on Tuesday, 4/24.