CS314
Software Development Methods
Fall 2004

Policies:

• We take cheating very seriously. Make sure you read and understand the departmental policy on cheating, incompletes and class attendance.
• You are responsible for any announcements made in class and on WebCT. We will make our best effort to make each announcement both in class and on WebCT.
• Individual homework assignments have to be done individually. Only group assignments may be done in a group.
• No late submissions are allowed for team assignments. We will allow late submission for individual assignments with some penalty. You lose 25% of the assignment grade for one extra day, 50% for two, and 75% for three extra days. Assignments will not be accepted after 3 extra days. Extensions may be granted when permission is sought in advance for reasons that are unexpected and beyond your control.
• All written work (homework or project) must be typed on 8.5 by 11 paper, have at least 1 inch margins and be printed in 10, 11 or 12 point size. Work should be single-spaced. Diagrams have to be drawn with the help of CASE tools. All work must be neat and legible.

Course Materials

• Required Text: Object-Oriented Software Engineering: Practical Software Development using UML and Java, Timothy C. Lethbridge and Robert Laganière, McGraw Hill, 2001. ISBN 0-07-709761-0 (in the UK, Canada and most of the world) and ISBN 0-07-283495-1 (for copies sold in the USA).
• Reference: Java 2: The Complete Reference, Herbert Schildt, McGraw Hill Osborne, 5th Edition.
• Instructor slides on WebCT.
• Papers given out as reading assignments on WebCT.

WebCT will be extensively used to post all lecture notes, assignments, quiz solutions, and grades. Check WebCT regularly for new announcements, changes, and updates. Use the discussion groups to post questions and the chat-rooms for group assignments.

Grading

An overall course grade will be awarded based on continuous evaluation in the form of quizzes, individual and group assignments, a midterm exam and a final. Quizzes and assignments (either individual or group) will be given throughout the semester, so be prepared! The following table shows each component:

Quizzes	5%
Individual assignments	20%
Group assignments:	25%
Midterm exam:	25%
Final exam:	25%

Grades will be assigned according to the following table. The actual cutoffs may be lower (but never higher).

[90-100]	A-, A
[80-90)	B-, B, B+
[70-80)	C
[60-70)	D
[0-60)	F

Quizzes

Short unannounced quizzes will be given in class throughout the semester with one of the following goals in mind:

1. Review material covered in reading assignments or earlier lectures.
2. Class exercise to reinforce material covered in the same lecture.
3. Motivate material to be covered in remainder of the lecture.

Individual assignments

There will be 3 individual homework assignments covering topics on coding and testing. The following table shows the tentative dates for each assignment.

Assignment	Assigned	Due	Topic
IHW1	Aug 31	Sep 9	Unit testing using JUnit
IHW2	Sep 9	Sep 21	White-box testing
IHW3	Sep 21	Oct 5	Java Swing-based application

Group assignment

You are expected to work in teams of three to develop a software application. During the course of this project, you will identify and analyze requirements, develop an object-oriented design, create a test plan, and implement a working prototype.

All students will work on the same application. You need to form a team consisting of three students. The group assignment is divided into 6 parts, some short, some long. The final demo will be held in the last week of the semester (before finals week). For each part, you will do a peer evaluation. The following table shows the tentative dates for the group assignments.

Topic	Due
Project description	Assigned on Sep 9
Team selection	Sep 16
GHW1: Identify requirements	Oct 14
GHW2: Use case analysis	Oct 26
GHW3: Domain modeling	Nov 4
GHW4: Design -- structure and behavior	Nov 16
GHW5: Test plan	Dec 2
GHW6: Demos	Dec 7

Exams

There are two exams: one midterm exam in class (25%) and one final exam (25%) during the final's week.