RU ENG ECE 16:332:567
Software Engineering I

Fall 2011

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Instructor:

Ivan Marsic
Office hours: Friday 12:00 - 1:20 p.m.
Room 711, CoRE Building
Phone: (732) 445-6400 Ext.218
URL: http://www.ece.rutgers.edu/~marsic/

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

Lectures:

Fridays: 3:20 - 6:20 p.m. in CoRE-538   SEC-202

Course Description:

This is a graduate course in software engineering. 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:

Course Lecture Notes: Software Engineering · by Ivan Marsic
(Includes solved problems)
Note that only Chapters 1 - 5 and 7 are covered in this course.

Russ Miles and Kim Hamilton: Learning UML 2.0,
O’Reilly Media, Inc., Sebastopol, CA, 2006.
ISBN 10: 0-596-00982-8  |  ISBN 13: 9780596009823
Book information is available at
O’Reilly: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596009823/index.html
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Learning-UML-2-0-Russ-Miles/dp/0596009828

For UML tutorials and reference documents, also check   http://www.uml.org

Supplemental Texts:

Additional papers will be distributed for some topics.

Click here to get to the optional 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)

Questions from reading assignments:	10 %
Exams (midterm + final):	12 % midterm,   12 % final
Project reports (total 3):	12 % each
Project demos (total 2):	13 % first,   17 % second
Project e-Archive:	(*) Can reduce the overall grade by 10 % if missing or inadequate

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

All exams are open book, meaning that the students can have access to the textbook or any other paper-based materials.
No cell phone, laptops, or other networked devices are allowed at the exams for two reasons:

1. to avoid student collaboration during the exam
2. to deny unfair advantage for students using a digital textbook to do quick searches for the exam topics.

Please do not inquire about exceptions, because none will be allowed.
No discussion is allowed among the students during the exam. Such students shall be asked to leave the classroom.

All assignments should be prepared using a word processor and printed on a (preferably) laser printer. Handwritten assignments or those containing handwritten material (e.g., figures, tables, etc.) will not be accepted.

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

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: Office of Disability Services for Students.

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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