George Mason University
 
 

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
 
 

Spring Term 2006

 

The class begins Tuesday January 24th from the GMU campus classroom, Robinson A111.
 
 

CS 421 Introduction to Software Engineering
 
 

COURSE SYLLABUS
 

I. INTRODUCTION

 

CS 421 is a Writing Intensive (WI) Course that, together with CS 306, meets the GMU WI Requirements in the BS CS Program. Accordingly, each student individually in CS421 is required to write a minimum  of 1750 individual words, through one or more technical writing assignments, which will be analyzed by the professor and returned to the student with feedback. Students will then have the opportunity to revise and resubmit at least one of these assignments based on the feedback. The selected writing examples will be related to the course textbook homework exercises and will be evaluated and graded by the professor. The student may wish to use the writing guides, as a supplements, on the GMU website. CS421, therefore, meets part of the WI Requirement for all BS students at GMU ( http://wac.gmu.edu ).

 

II. GENERAL COURSE INFORMATION 
 
 

Code of Ethics. Please Read. IEEE and ACM codes of ethics are at these URLs:

http://www.ieee.org/about/whatis/code.html
http://www.acm.org/serving/se/code.htm

The link to the GMU Honor Code has become:

http://jiju.gmu.edu/catalog/apolicies/honor.html
 

PROFESSOR CONTACT INFORMATION

 

Spring Term 2006: When Classes are in Session Only

Professor David Rine; Department of Computer Science
 
 

http://www.cs.gmu.edu/ to access the syllabus or alternatively point your browser to

ftp://mason.gmu.edu/drine/cs421 to get PowerPoint Lecture Lectures Slides as well as the syllabus.

Office: ST2 Room 345, unless otherwise announced

Phone 703-993-1546

Email drine@cs.gmu.edu

OFFICE AND LAB HOURS:
   

Office Hours for Professor Rine, Spring 2006, Thursdays, 2:00 - 4:00pm else By Appointment. Office Hour PLACE is Office STII-345.

STII-133 and IN 310 UML LAB TUTOR and LAB TIMES.

 

The UML (Rational Rose) Lab Tutor is Mr. Raheem Rufai ( rrufai@gmu.edu ). Please contact him directly for tutorial times and assistance with UML (Rational Rose) Programming. His office hours are held in STII-365.

 

Hours of UML (Rational Rose) lab tutor will be announced at the beginning of the course after the first week of classes.

 

Our small group or individual open labs are in STII-133 and IN 301, as well as the Johnson Center.

 

 

To see the times that the open labs STII-133 for IBM Rational Rose or IBM Rational Rose Enterprise Lab is 'available' to CS421 class sections view the schedule on http://www.ite.gmu.edu/labs/. For other individual lab usage times you need to fill out a request for your personal Omni Lock Code. Forms are available outside the STII-160 ITE Office or on the web site http://www.ite.gmu.edu/labs/.
 

 

 

III. COURSE SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS: THE UML TOOLS SET

 

 

IBM RATIONAL SOFTWARE.

 

On campus availability of the IBM Rational Rose UML Software Tools.

USER NAMES AND PASSWORDS FOR USING PCS IN STII-133. When you use PCs in STII-133 you will be asked for a User Name; for this use the lab number of the PC, e.g. '30' when using PC 30. No Password is required. When using the VORD requirements development tool program you will be asked for a Password; use the password 'autocad'. Both IBM Rational Rose and VORD are executed from the START--> Programs short cuts on the PCs.Moreover, PCs in Innovation Hall 301 are available containing the IBM Rational Rose UML class software (The PC numbers there are IN301130, IN301137, IN301132, IN301135, IN301131, IN301134 & IN301133.). UML Rational Rose is also installed in some of the PCs in the Johnson Center lab.
 
 

 

 

 

In addition to the IBM Rational Rose Enterprise Edition software in IN 301, Johnson Center and STII-133 and subset of UML version 2.0 from the CD in the back of a UML 2.0 Toolkit paperback from the textbooks section of the GMU Bookstore in the Johnson Center, you can down load to your own PC term-limited copies of full commercial versions of IBM Rational Rose Enterprise 2005 Edition and other interesting tools by going to http://www.rational.com/ and registering as a student user of IBM Rational Rose. After you have registered as a GMU CS421 software engineering student you can download your own full commercial copy of IBM Rational Rose and continue to get your license key to use IBM Rational Rose, after installing your copy you downloaded. There is also a page of instructions on ftp://mason.gmu.edu/drine/cs421.

 

After the term starts up, you will be asked to download a full commercial version of IBM Rational Rose 2004 or IBM Rational Rose Enterprise Edition for WINDOWS from http://www.rational.com/ and then use a Nodelocked student key acquired from the website http://www.rational.com/ to input into the Key Administrator tool to activate IBM Rational Rose 2005 or particular tools in IBM Rational Enterprise Edition by use of the Key and IBM Account numbers distributed in your class and through the URL There is also a page of instructions on ftp://mason1.gmu.edu/drine/cs421.

 

https://licensing.rational.com/accountlink/transactionType.

 

You will use this version of IBM Rational Rose or IBM Rational Enterprise Edition (UML programming environment) to do your class project. When following the above IBM Rational URL to get your 'nodelocked ' key, you will follow five steps. In the first step you will be asked for my GMU Account Number. Either my tutor or I will give you this account number in class. .
 
 

 

 

IV. DETAILED COURSE DESCRIPTION 
 

 

DETAILED CLASS CONTENT DESCRIPTION:

 

CS 421 is a 3-credit course with firm prerequisites ( Grade of C or better) CS 310 (data structures and algorithms), ENGL 302 (technical writing for scientists and/or engineers) and junior/senior standing. It gives an introduction to principles and techniques used in software engineering. Integration of concepts of management, methodologies/processes and metrics. Presentation and discussion of selected software engineering methods, documentation and tools. Coverage of object-oriented requirements analysis and modeling. Working in teams where students organize, manage and develop a software engineering project.

 

GRADING POLICY:

 

Class attendance and participation is required.

 

A midterm examination and a final examination each count 1/3 of the class grade on a 100 point scale; and grading is proficiency-based, no curve. The combined project, homework and lab work comprise the remaining 1/3 of the class grade. Students must hand in on time all home work and lab work that is requested to be turned in, but students may work on homework and lab work in their project team groups. It is understood that the project is a major time commitment, and students must work in their groups, taking advantage of communications technology when appropriate.

 

GRADE SCORE:

Score = (1/3)*MidTerm + (1/3)*Final + (1/3)*((1/3)*Homework

+ (2/3)*Team_Project)

 

The CS421 Spring Term MIDTERM EXAM is scheduled for Thursday March 23rd after the Spring Break, 10:30 - 11:45am.

 

 

The CS421 Spring Term FINAL EXAM is at 10:30am - 1:15pm on May 11. The Spring Term-06 Finals schedule is at this link

http://registrar.gmu.edu/examsched06s.html

 

 

REQUIRED COURSE TEXTBOOKS:

PRESSMAN

 

1. “Software Engineering”, 6thEdition, 2005, Roger Pressman.

McGraw Hall. (NOTE: This is also one of the preferred textbooks for the IEEE Software Engineering Certificate Program.) 

 

Note: It is preferred that you NOT use the paperback international version since the order and numbering of homework problems is different from the regular edition.

 

There are two required study parts to this new cs421 text. The first part is the paper copy itself. The second required part is at www.mhhe.com/pressman and is accessed, as instructed on the second sheet of your textbook via your personal student registration code. Assignments are for both first and second parts of this textbook.

 

Note: It is required that you use the on-line self assessment quizes on the Student Web Page of the Pressman book.

 

BOOCH

 

2. ‘The Unified Modeling Language Users Guide, 1st Edition, 1999, Grady

Booch, James Rumbaugh and Ivar Jacobson, Addison-Wesley.  

Tutorial/Help Material from the IBM Rational Rose UML Software or Equivalent, Download IBM Rational Rose Enterprise Edition 2004 for MS Windows from

http://www.rational.com

 

IBM Rational Rose (Enterprise Edition)  2004 UML STII-Lab Room 133 Accounts and Materials, as well as designated PCs in IN 301.

 

 

REQUIRED LABORATORY COMPUTER HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE:

 

Personal Computer, Windows 2000, XP or Windows NT, Connectivity to Internet/Web, Web Browser.

Account on Mason1. Omni Lock Code for PC CAD Labs in STII-133. Seehttp://www.ite.gmu.edu/labs

.

The Lab Project will Focus on Requirements and Design Engineering in UML

 

ALL REQUIRED PRESSMAN TEXTBOOK READING AND HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS: Two Parts (1. 2.) below:

 

There are two required study parts to this new cs421 text. The first part is the paper copy itself. The second required part is at www.mhhe.com/pressman and is accessed, as instructed on the second sheet of your textbook via your personal student registration code. Assignments are for both first and second parts of this textbook.

 

1. 'Software Engineering' by Pressman (2005, 6th edition) Chapters/Exercises [This is the primary text, and there is one lab text as well].

2. Required Online Textbook Resources are used for required study as follows:

Point your web browser to www.mhhe.com/pressman

Click FIRST TIME USER

ENTER YOUR REGISTRATION CODE PRINTED IN YOUR NEW BOOK

AFTER YOU HAVE ENTERED YOUR REGISTRATION CODE, CLICK REGISTER

FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS TO SET-UP YOUR PERSONAL USERID AND PASSWORD

WRITE YOUR USERID AND PASSWORD DOWN FOR FUTURE REFERENCE AND KEEP IT IN A SAFE PLACE.

 

Note: It is required that you use the on-line self assessment quizes on the Student Web Page of the Pressman book.

PRESSMAN TEXTBOOK CHAPTER REQUIREMENTS

 

V. THERE ARE FOUR MODULES OF COURSE CONTENT I - IV AS FOLLOWS:

 

MODULE I-SOFTWARE ENGINEERING CONCEPTS

 

Chapter 1 Software and Software Engineering Engineering. Exercises #1, 4, 5, 6, 10. January 31.The first four chapters introduce very basic software engineering concepts.

Chapter 2 Process: A Generic View. Exercises #1, 3, 6, 8. February 9

Chapter 3 Prescriptive Process Models. Exercises #2, 3, 8, 11, 14. . February 16.

 

MODULE II-SOFTWARE ENGINEERING PROJECTS

 

Chapter 5 Practice: A generic View. Exercises #4, 5, 10, 13, 14.February 23

Chapter 21 Project Management Concepts. Exercises #4, 6, 7, 9, 10. March 28The next chapters, 22 - 14, are essential for later team projects material.

SMALL GROUP PROJECTS WORK NOW IN PROGRESS.

 

[Chapter 6 System Engineering. Exercises #3, 4, 5, 9, 11. OPTIONAL-NOT REQUIRED SP2006. These next three chapters are used to configure software to be developed.]

 

MODULE III-SOFTWARE ENGINEERING QUALITY CONCEPTS

 

Chapter 7 Requirements Engineering. Exercises #2, 5, 7, 9, 11 (part a), 12. March 2.

 

 

MIDTERM EXAM   THURSDAY MARCH 23 over Pressman chapters 1-3, 5, 7 and all the UML Lab Tutorial Material.

 

There are two required study parts to this new cs421 text. The first part is the paper copy itself. The second required part is at www.mhhe.com/pressman and is accessed, as instructed on the second sheet of your textbook via your personal student registration code. Assignments are for both first and second parts of this textbook. The Pressman on-line quizes are a weekly part of exam preparation.

 

SMALL GROUP PROJECTS WORK IN PROGRESS: PLAN AND MANAGEMENT SPREADSHEET COMPLETED.

 

[Chapter 10 Architectural Design. Exercises #1, 4, 11. OPTIONAL: NOT REQUIRED SP2006. This chapter follows Chapters 6 and 7.]

Chapter 22 Process and Project Metrics. Exercises #1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12. April 4.

Chapter 15 Product Metrics for Software. Exercises #1, 4, 5, 7, 8.April 27.Software metrics must be developed before testing makes sense.

Chapter 13 Software Testing Strategies. Exercises #1, 3, 4, 7, 9. April 11.

Chapter 14 Software Testing Techniques. Exercises #1, 4 (CS310), 9, 11, 14. April 18

 

MODULE IV-SOFTWARE ENGINEERING PROJECT COMPLETED

 

FINAL  EXAM IS ON Pressman chapters 1-22 and the UML Lab Tutorial Material..

CS421 Final Exam is May 11, 10:30 - 1:15pm in the GMU campus classroom.

CS421 Class Project is due May 11 at 10:30am in the GMU campus classroom.

 

There are no cs421 classes on the following dates: Spring Break. Final Exam Reading Day.

 

 

VI. REQUIRED SOURCES FOR CS421 LECTURE POWERPOINT SLIDES.

 

NOTE: IT IS REQUIRED THAT YOU USE POWERPOINT NOTES TAKING

You need to download the PowerPoint CS421 Lecture slides before each day’s lecture by either going to

ftp mason1.gmu.edu/drine/cs421

 

If you are in the distance education section, use the NEW home page http://disted.ite.gmu.edu

 

BOOCH LAB TEXTBOOK CHAPTER REQUIREMENTS.

 

Most of the chapters will be used/covered during the course of the semester. This book will serve as a primary reference for the UML-based project work. The book will take the place of “language” users guides and reference guides normally used in other kinds of computer science classes. The default implementation of UML in the class will be IBM Rational Rose Enterprise Edition for Windows.

 

 

UML (Unified Modeling Language) is the defacto industry standard for developing Object-oriented software. UML has been certified by the international certifying organization Object Management Group (OMG) whose web page is http://www.omg.org/. UML is evolving into the standard world-wide notation for presenting object-oriented modeling and design.

 

UML On-Line Tutorial from Borland - Together Software, Inc. Follows:

http://bdn.borland.com/article/0,1410,31863,00.html

Please use this interactive UML tutorial as a review. It contains both examples and self-testing to allow your to improve your UML skills.

For even more UML Tutorials see the more general tutorial materials webpage at

http://bdn.borland.com/together/0,1419,12,00.html
 
 

Excellent supplementary study material can be, for optional readings, be found at this web site as well:

http://www.software-engin.com/