SWE 626 Course Syllabus

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Software Project Laboratory
SWE 626 Course Information
Last taught: Fall 2000

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Professor: Jeff Offutt
Office: S&T II 355, 993-1654, fax: 993-1638
Email: offutt(at)ise.gmu.edu
URL: http://www.ise.gmu.edu/~offutt/
Class Hours:M 4:30 -- 7:10, FAB B108
Prerequisite: SWE 619, 620, 621, 623, and 625
Office Hours: anytime electronically or T 7:30 -- 8:30, W 3:00 -- 5:00, or by appointment

OBJECTIVE:
To bring together all the concepts, knowledge, and skills from the previous SWE courses, and to apply them in a complete development project. To practice developing software the way it should be developed, instead of the way it usually is. Students analyze, design, implement, and manage a software system project. Students work in teams to develop or modify a software product, applying sound principles of software engineering. Both industrial and academic standards are used to assess the quality of the work products.

CONTENT:
This course is centered around a major team project. There are no exams, homeworks, and few lectures. Classtime will primarily be used to discuss development issues with the professor.

GRADING:
Grades will be based on team and individual performance on the project. For each milestone in the project, the team will be assigned a numeric grade between 0 and 100. Each individual will receive a "percent contribution", which will be determined from peer evaluations and by the professor's assessment. The sum of the percent contributions for all team members will equal 100%. Individual numeric grades will be the team grade, multiplied by the size of the team, multiplied by your percent contribution. If everyone contributes equally, then everyone on the team will receive the same grade.
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