CS321 - Fall 2011
Contact Information(top)
Instructor: Kinga Dobolyi
Email: kdobolyi (at) gmu.edu
Phone: 703-993-4198
Office: Engineering Building - 4440
Office Hours: Mon 12:00-1:00pm,_or anytime by
appointment
GTA: Kevin Molloy
Email: kmolloy1@gmu.edu
Office Hours:_ TBA
Office: Engineering Building 4456
Class Location(top)
CS 321 - 001 - 4:30-7:10 Wed
CS 321 - 002 - 1:30-2:45Tues/Thurs
Course Outcomes(top)
CS 321 gives an introduction to principles and techniques used in software
engineering.
The following are the expected outcomes from this course:
CS 321 will have a
software engineering project that requires student to participate in working
teams where students organize, manage, and practice a software engineering
project. This will be a design project with some prototype implementation. _See project page for more details.
CS 321 includes Writing Intensive (WI) activities that, together with those of
CS 306, meet the GMU WI Requirements in the BS CS Program (http://wac.gmu.edu). This means you will write
1750 graded words (or about 7 standard pages). You will get feedback on this
writing, and be able to resubmit revisions based on the feedback. For this course,
the writing will include part of the group project, and an individual essay on
a software engineering topic. The schedule for the writing assignment will be
presented in class.
Textbooks_(top)
1. Carlo Ghezzi, Mehdi Jazayeri, Dino Mandrioli, Fundamentals of Software Engineering, 2nd
Edition. (Optional) NOTE: it is NOT required that you
purchase a copy of this book for the course. I have a copy in my office if
you want to refer to it.
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Tools(top)
...and of course word processing and presentation
software will be used.
Grading
Policy_(top)
Item |
% |
Points |
Project (paper and presentation) |
30% |
150 |
Due during the last class period |
Essay |
11% |
55 |
See schedule for due date |
Homework_ |
9% |
45 |
5pts per homework. Plus you can do
the bonus homework at the end of the semester to replace a homework grade if
desired. |
Midterm Exam |
20% |
100 |
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Final Exam |
30% |
150 |
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Total: |
100% |
500 |
Grades
will be posted to courses.gmu.edu._
Course Grade |
Points |
A |
>450 |
B |
>400 |
C |
>350 |
D |
>300 |
F |
<300 |
GRADE APPEAL POLICY:
If you feel you deserve a better grade on an assignment, you can appeal your
grade in writing. Written grade appeals will only be accepted within 7 days of
you receiving the grade. The appeal should clearly explain why you feel you deserve
a higher grade. I will never lower your grade due to an appeal, but I may or
may not raise your grade depending on your justification.
LATE POLICY:
All homework must be received by the deadline. No late homeworks
will be accepted. The final version of the paper is due as described on the
schedule webpage. No further revisions will be allowed after that date. All
project assignments must be submitted online, before class, when they are due.
Revisions will be allowed up to two times for any project assignment except the
presentation (because we have no way to revise and redo the presentation). All
project documents must be turned in by the last day of class. No revisions will
be accepted after this time.
HONOR CODE STATEMENT:
As with all GMU courses, this course is governed by the GMU Honor Code. In this
course, all assignments, exams, and project submissions carry with them an
implicit statement that it is the sole work of the author, unless joint work is
explicitly authorized. Help may be obtained from the instructor or other
students to understand the description of the problem and any technology, but
the solution, particularly the design portion, must be the student's own work.
If joint work is authorized, all contributing students must be listed on the
submission. Any deviation from this is considered an Honor Code violation, and
as a minimum, will result in failure of the submission and as a maximum,
failure of the class.
PLAGIARISM:
Plagiarism is stealing the work of others and presenting it as your own. This
includes written papers, but also computer programs, presentations, etc... anything
that was not created by you should be referenced. When in doubt, add a
reference. If you have any questions about whether you can or cannot use
something you've found ask your professor or TA. If another student let you
copy their work you are BOTH guilty. Any plagiarism violations will be sent to
the Honor Committee. If you are found guilty of plagiarism twice in your
university career you will be expelled. This is a very serious offense! More
information about plagiarism is on the writing
center website and at plagiarism.org.
If you feel the need to do this for any reason, come talk to your professor and
we'll work out a better plan. There is ALWAYS a better plan than plagiarizing!
This class will use automated tools to detect plagiarism (including written
materials and source code).
DISABILITY STATEMENT:
If you are a student with a disability and you need academic accommodations,
please see me and contact the Disability Resource Center (DRC) at 703.993.2474.
All academic accommodations must be arranged through that office.