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Course objectives: This course is the first in a two-course
sequence, CS278 and CS279, that prepares
students for a successful fast-track career in
the software industry.
In CS279, students work in teams to develop a
nontrivial software engineering project that covers the entire life cycle.
CS278 provides the theoretical background needed to be able to build
software successfully.
By the end of the two-course sequence, students will be able to
start work as software engineers.
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Course description: Topics to be covered include: Scope
of software engineering. Problems of software development.
Object-oriented technology. The software process. Software
planning. Stepwise refinement. Testing. Specification methods.
Objects. Design methods. Implementation. Maintenance. CASE
(Computer-aided software engineering). Portability and
reusability. Computer Ethics. Management of the software
development process.
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Prerequisite: CS270 or senior standing in Computer
Science or Computer Engineering.
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Text: Object-Oriented Software Engineering,
by Stephen R. Schach,
McGraw-Hill, 2008
ISBN-13: 978-0-07-352333-0
ISBN-10: 0-07-352333-0
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Course Outline:
Lecture 01 Course objectives
Lectures 02-03 Chapter 01
Lectures 04-05 Chapter 02
Lectures 06 Chapter 03
Lectures 07-08 Chapter 04
Lectures 09-10 Chapter 05
Lectures 11-12 Chapter 06
Lectures 13-14 Chapter 07
Lecture 15 Chapter 08
Lecture 16 Chapter 09
Lectures 17-18 Chapter 10
Lectures 19-21 Chapter 11
Lectures 22-23 Chapter 12
Lectures 24-25 Chapter 13
Lectures 26-27 Chapter 14
Lectures 28-29 Chapter 15
Lecture 30 Emerging Technologies
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Grading:
There will be four tests, some of which will be cumulative. However,
there will not be a final examination. Each of the four tests will count 10
percent toward the overall grade. In order to pass the course, it is
necessary to obtain an average of 60 percent for the four tests.
Homework will be assigned.
Other than Problem 6.15, you will have one week to complete
each homework assignment. Homework must be handed in at the start of
the class in which it is due. Homework will count 40 percent toward the
overall grade.
Ten percent of the grade is for attendance--see paragraph 9 below.
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Honor Code: The homework
will be assigned from problems in the textbook. An instructor's
solutions manual has been published for these problems
but may not be consulted under any circumstances
whatsoever.
An student's signature on homework indicates that
the work is that of the relevant student, aided only by the TA
or by me.
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Attendance:
Class attendance is required.
It is understood that, for a variety of reasons, a student may not be
able to attend every class. Accordingly, the attendance component
of the overall grade for the course will be computed by means of
the formula
min (100%, (Actual attendance / (Total number of classes - 3)) * 100%)
In other words, there are no "excused absences" in this class.
Instead, each student may miss up to three classes with no penalty.
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Late submission of homework : All
assignments are due at the start of class on the specified due
date; late homework will not be accepted. If
exceptional circumstances preclude the timely submission of an
assignment, please inform me before the due date to allow
alternative arrangements to be made.
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Office Hours: Please see me at once if anything is
unclear; it is very important that you should not fall behind.
My office hours are Tuesday and Thursday
from 11:00 to 12:00 in my office, Room 380, Jacobs Hall.
Before or after class is a good time to set up an appointment to
see me at your convenience. Questions regarding the homework or
project work that begin with the words "How do I solve?" or "How
do I debug?" should be referred in the first instance to the TA.
Ask me all other questions regarding homework or projects.
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Communicating with the Instructor: My telephone number is
2-2924. However, the best way to communicate with me outside of
class hours is via e-mail. Please feel free to use e-mail to set
up an appointment, or if something is unclear in the homework or
term project, or for anything else at all. My e-mail address is
srs@vuse.vanderbilt.edu. Usually you will get a reply within 2
hours or so.
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WWW: The primary form of communication outside class is the
Web. Every student is required to check the
class Web site at least once every 24 hours.
Its URL is
www.vuse.vanderbilt.edu/~srs/cs278.
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Graduate Credit: In addition to the above requirements,
graduate students enrolled in CS 278 will be required to answer
selected "Readings in Software Engineering" problems in the
textbook. Their grades for these problems will form part of
the Homework component of the course.
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Ice: If the roads are covered with ice I will not be able
to drive to Vanderbilt. If class is canceled, I will update the
Web site accordingly.
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Disabilities: Vanderbilt is committed to equal opportunity
for students with disabilities. If you have a physical or
learning disability, you should ask the Opportunity Development
Center to assist you in identifying yourself to your instructors
as having a disability, so that appropriate accommodation may be
provided. Absent notification, your instructors assume that you
have no disability or seek no accommodation.
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Emergency Evacuation Plans:
In the event of a fire or other
emergencies, the occupants of this class should collect coats and
personal belongings and leave the building
via the open stairway leading to the first floor atrium
area and exit via the Tower Lobby. The classs should assemble
on the lawn in front of McTyeire.
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY POLICY FORBIDS REENTRY TO
A BUILDING IN WHICH AN ALARM HAS OCCURRED WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION BY
VANDERBILT SECURITY. If, as a consequence of a disability, you
anticipate the need for assistance, please discuss that need with
me.
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ABET Category Breakdown: Engineering topics: 3 credits.