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The schedule is subject to change as the semester progresses. This page may not be updated once the semester starts. At that point, please refer to the RamCT calendar for the most current information.

Week 1
Introduction and Preliminaries
(August 24 - August 28)
Topics
  • Course overview
  • Overview of software engineering
  • Review of OO programming
  • Java coding styles and idioms
  • Test driven development with Java, software testing and JUnit
    • Reading
  • Texts: None
    • Assignment A1. Java warmup exercise with Junit: Given Aug 24, Due Sep 6
    Week 2
    Introduction to OO Analysis and Design
    (August 31 - September 04)
    Topics
  • What is OOAD?
  • Lifecycle models
    • Problems with "traditional" lifecycle models.
    • An iterative lifecycle with very short cycles for OO develoment.
    • OO lifecycle and object modeling (with UML).
    • Reading
  • Texts: Larman chapters 1-4
    • Assignment No new homework
    Week 3
    Use cases
    (September 7 - September 11)
    Topics
  • Use case analysis (use cases, actors, diagrams, scenarios, functional and non-functional requirements)
    • Reading
  • Texts: Larman chapters 3-8
    • Assignment A2 on use cases. Given Sep 7, due Sep 13
    Week 4
    Domain modeling
    (September 14 - September 18)
    Topics
  • Domain modeling
    • Reading
  • Texts: Larman chapter 8, 9
    • Assignment A3 on domain modeling. Given Sep 14, due Sep 20
    Week 5
    Design modeling: behavior and structural
    (September 21 - September 25)
    Topics
  • Behavior modeling (system sequence diagrams, design sequence diagrams)
  • Class modeling (notation)
    • Reading
  • Texts: Larman chapters 10, 12, 14, 15, 16
    • Assignment A4. Design and implement first iteration. Given Sep 21, due Oct 16
    Week 6
    GRASP patterns
    (September 28 - October 2)
    Topics
  • GRASP patterns
    • Reading
  • Texts: Larman chapters 17-20
    • Assignment No new assignment. Continue A4.
    Week 7
    MIDTERM EXAM
    (October 5 - October 9)
    Topics
  • No new topic.
    • Reading No new reading.
    EXAM Midterm on Oct 8.
    Week 8
    Architectural modeling
    (October 12 - October 16)
    Topics
  • Architectural modeling (Logical architecture, package diagrams, architectural analysis)
    • Reading
  • Texts: Larman chapters 13, 33, 34
    • Assignment
  • No new assignment. Complete A4.
    • Week 9
    Distributed objects
    (October 19 - October 23)
    Topics
  • Broker pattern and Java RMI
    • Reading
  • Texts: None
  • Online sources
    • Assignment A5. Refactor code to ensure separation of layers using facade pattern to prepare for broker, and add "remoting" capabilities. Given Oct 19, combined with A6 (see below)
    Week 10
    Refactoring
    (October 26 - October 30)
    Topics
  • Refactoring
    • Reading
  • Texts: None
  • Online sources
    • Assignment No new assignment. Complete A5. Due Nov 1.
    Week 11
    Creational and structural patterns
    (November 2 - November 6)
    Topics
  • Creational patterns
  • Structural patterns
    • Reading
  • Texts: Larman chapter 26
  • Online sources
    • Assignment A6. Add more features to the existing implementation. Given Nov 2, due Nov 15.
    Week 12
    Behavioral patterns
    (November 9 - November 13)
    Topics
  • Behavioral patterns
    • Reading
  • Texts: Larman chapter 26
    • Assignment No new assignment. Complete A6. Due Nov 15.
    Week 13
    Visitor pattern
    (November 16 - November 20)
    Topics
  • Visitor pattern
    • Reading
  • Texts: Not from Larman
    • Assignment A7. Visitor pattern homework. Given Nov 16, Due Nov 30.
    Week 14
    Fall break
    (November 23 - November 27)
    Assignment No new assignment. A7 due Nov 30.
    Week 15
    Other modeling topics
    (November 30 - December 4)
    Topics
  • State modeling
  • Activity modeling
    • Reading
  • Texts: Larman chapters 28, 29
    • Assignment A8. Modeling homework. Given Dec 1, due Dec 10.
    Week 16
    Final review
    (December 7 - December 11)
    Topics
  • Final review
    • Reading
  • No new reading.
    • Assignment
  • No new assignment. Complete A8. Due Dec 10.
    • Week 17
    FINAL EXAM WEEK
    (December 14 - December 18)
    EXAM Final exam Dec 16, 9:10-11:10 am
    Last updated: October 22, 2009