SWE 621 - Software Design

Course Syllabus

Spring 2007

Professor:        Dr. Rob Pettit
Email:              rob.pettit@aero.org
Web :             http://mason.gmu.edu/~rpettit

Phone: 703-324-8937
Fax: 703-653-8673

Class Hours: Monday 4:30 – 7:10pm

Location:        Krug Hall 242
Office Hours: By Appointment – Email is always welcome
Prerequisite:     SWE 619 with SWE 620 also recommended.
                       (MSCS Students may substitute CS 540 and CS 571 for SWE 619)

Course Description:

This is a course in concepts and methods for the architectural design of software systems of sufficient size and complexity to require the effort of several people for many months. This course will focus on object-oriented software design concepts for large-scale, real-time, distributed, and concurrent software systems. Students will undertake a term project working in small groups addressing the design of a relatively complex software system.

Required Course Texts (Available from Johnson Center bookstore):

H. Gomaa, “Designing Concurrent, Distributed, and Real-Time Applications with UML”, Addison-Wesley Object Technology Series, 2000.

** Note: Make sure your copy is the 2^nd printing or newer.

Optional Course Texts (Available from Johnson Center bookstore):

M. Fowler, “UML Distilled”, 3^rd Edition, Addison-Wesley, 2003.

Course Material (Download from course Web site):

SWE 621 Lecture Notes on Software Design

Grading:

Term Project 50%

Quizzes 15%

Final Exam 35%

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