RU ENG ECE 16:332:567
Software Engineering I

Fall 2007

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Instructor:

Ivan Marsic
Office hours: Monday, Thursday 3 (12:00 - 1:20 p.m.)
Room 711, CoRE Building
Phone: (732) 445-6399
URL: http://www.caip.rutgers.edu/~marsic/

( Appointments other than office hours have to be requested by email with the subject of appointment explained. )

Lectures:

Fridays: 6, 7 (5:00 - 8:00 p.m.) in CoRE-538

Course Description:

The key objective of this course is to learn modular design of software and documenting the design using symbolic representations, i.e., UML diagrams. The course will cover software life-cycle models and different phases of the software development process.
Object-oriented techniques are key to the course. Since the ultimate result of software engineering is a working software package, the course will put a great emphasis on developing a demonstrable software package. However, this is not a programming course.
The key characteristic is having teams of about five students work on a semester-long project. The grading is competitive, with the highest rated project receiving the highest grade and the others being rated relatively to the highest one.

Prerequisites:

none

Textbooks:

Carlo Ghezzi, Mehdi Jazayeri, and Dino Mandrioli: Fundamentals of Software Engineering, Second Edition,
Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 2003.
ISBN 0-13-305699-6
Book information is available at
Pearson: http://vig.prenhall.com/catalog/academic/product/0,4096,0133056996,00.html
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Fundamentals-Software-Engineering-Carlo-Ghezzi/dp/0133056996/
Check also the book's Companion Website http://www.prenhall.com/ghezzi/

Stephen H. Kan: Metrics and Models in Software Quality Engineering, 2nd Edition,
Addison Wesley Professional, 2003.
ISBN 0-321-72915-6
Book information is available at: http://www.aw-bc.com/catalog/academic/product/0,,0201729156,00.html

Online Materials: Course Lecture Notes

• Ivan Marsic · Software Engineering
  (Includes solved problems)

Click here to get to the online readings page.

Course Projects:

Hands-on design projects are the key component of the course. Team work is required for the projects.

Click here for a general project description. All students are urged to examine carefully this document, since the project constitutes the main part of the final grade.

Project deliverables and deadlines are listed here.

Grading: (subject to change)

Exams (midterm + final):	14 % midterm,   20 % final
Project reports (total 3):	7 % each for first two,   18 % third
Project demos (total 2):	14 % first,   20 % second

Observe that 1/3 of the grade is individual-based (exams), and 2/3 is team-based (project deliverables). Please check the detailed project grading policy.

Requests for grade review will be considered no later than four weeks after notification of the grade.

NOTE 1: The exams are open book, meaning that the students can have access to the textbook or any other paper-based materials.
No discussion is allowed among the students during the exam. Such students shall be asked to leave the classroom.

See also: Policy on Academic Integrity for Undergraduate and Graduate Students.

Students with Special Needs:

The University policy states that:

"It is the student's responsibility to confirm with the course supervisor that all arrangements are in place well in advance of the scheduled date of the exam."

If the student fails to make arrangements before the exams, we may not be able to accomodate the last-moment requests.

See also: A Faculty Guide to Accommodating Students with Disabilities. For students, look at Section III.

Feedback:

We'd be very happy to receive suggestions on how to improve the quality of the course and fairness of the grading process. Email us your suggestions and concerns.
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Last Modified: Wed Jul 11 14:25:17 EDT 2007

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