Syllabus

Instructor Information
Name	Dr. William Mitchell
Email	wmmitchell@ualr.edu
Office location	ETAS 202
Office hours	9-11:30 & 2-5:30 Daily
Phone	683-7117
Biography	Associate Dean of the CyberCollege. Professor of Information Science. Web page: www.ualr.edu/wmmitchell
Course Information
Course title	Software Engineering
Course number	CPSC 4373
Course discipline	Software and Programming
Course description	Prerequisites: CPSC 2380 and 3375 or 3385, MATH 1305.analysis of system requirements, software systems design techniques, software processes, software life-cycle models, software economics, configuration management, user interfaces, software testing and software maintenance. Students gain experience in the team approach to medium/large system development. Three hours lecture per week. Three credit hours.
Course date	Tuesday, August 26, 2003 through Tuesday, December 9, 2003
Location	ETAS 231
Meeting day(s)	Tues & Thurs
Meeting time(s)	1:40-2:55 pm
Prerequisite(s)	Data Structures and either Database or File Structures. This is considered a capstone course for the CS major so you should be experienced in programming.
Course Goals
Course Goals	During the course we will develop a piece of software, read a text to become aware of issues that we may not encounter in our exercise, and reflect upon the professional discipline of software engineering. The project will be conducted as a team with each member responsible for certain deliverables. At the conclusion of the course each student should appreciate the mechanics of working in a software development team understand the process of building software to specification on a schedule be knowledgeable about the economics of software development (the estimation and measurement of resources expended in building a software product) comprehend the discipline of software engineering and the problems of software quality.
Policies
Introduction	Regular attendance is essential. Tuesdays will focus on the text and the theory of software engineering. Thursdays will focus on the project (assignments will be due by 2 pm each Thursday). Lecture material will be posted as power points and summarize the text. You are expected to come to class ready to discuss the designated topics.
Additional information	DISABLED STUDENT POLICY: It is the policy of UALR to accommodate students with disabilities, pursuant to federal and state law. Any student with a disability who needs accommodation, for example in seating placement or in arrangements for examinations, should inform the instructor at the beginning of the course. The chair of the department offering this course is also available to assist with accommodations. Students with disabilities are also encouraged to contact the Office of Disability Support Services, which is located in the Donaghey Student Center, Room 103, telephone 569-3143.
Textbook
Required reading	Software Engineering, Sommerville, Addison Wesley, 6th, 0 201 39815 X
Course Requirements
Introduction	The major focus of the assignments is on planning, documenting, implementing, and evaluating a software product. To accomplish this we must survey the techniques of software engineering and apply those that are appropriate, as well as study the application and its users.
Requirements	The project will count 40% of the course grade and will be evaluated in three parts: the software grade, shared by all the team members: 40% of the project grade. The individual deliverables, evaluated by the instructor, 40% of the project grade. Peer evaluations on contributions to the project effort, 20% of the project grade. The midterm and the final will each count 15% of the course grade. Contribution to Presentations will count 10% of the course grade A 5-page research paper on Software Engineering will count 10% Other homework assignments will count 10%
Meeting Schedule
	Date Topic Aug 26 Chapter 1 Aug 28 Turning Machines Sep 2 Chap 2&3 Sep 4 Chap 4 Sep 9 Chap 15 Sep 11 team roles Sep 16 Chap 5&6 Sep 18 Prototype Presentations Sep 23 Chap 7&8 Sep 25  Sep 30 Chap 10&11 Oct 2  functional specifications Oct 7 Chap 12&14 Oct 9 Design Presentations Oct 14 Chap 19&20 Oct 16 design specifications Oct 21 review Oct 23 Oct 28 Midterm exam Oct 30 Testing Presentations Nov 4 Chap 22&23 Nov 6 Nov 11 Chap 24&25 Nov 13 Alpha Presentation Nov 18 Chap 26&27 Nov 20 Nov 25 Chap 28&29 Nov 27 Thanksgiving holiday Dec 2 Dec 4 Beta Presentation Dec 9 review Dec 11 Final exam (1:30-3:30)