SYLLABUS
CSE 360 (Introduction to Software Engineering)
MWF ED 307 1:40-2:30P

INSTRUCTOR: Audree Thurman
OFFICE: GWC 228
OFFICE HOURS: see http://audix.eas.asu.edu/~aud1/HomeHtml/Sched.html
OFFICE PHONE: (480)965-2769
WWW ADDRESS: http://audix.eas.asu.edu
EMAIL ADDRESS: aud1@audix.eas.asu.edu
CLASS WEBSITE: http://audix.eas.asu.edu/Classes
TA: Anusankar Elangovan (eas@asu.edu). Anush's office is in GWC 251. His hours are MF 11:30-12:15P, W 10-11A

PREREQUISITES: CSE210 (Data Structures and Algorithms 1), CSE240 (Survey of Programming Languages)

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Software life cycle models; Project management, team development, environments and methodologies; software architectures; quality assurance and standards; legal, ethical issues.

COURSE SUMMARY

Software Engineering overview, background, models, standards, tools, examples
Team-based development, review process
Planning and Managing a Project: estimation, risk, project management software
Requirements Process: elicitation, documentation, traceability, specification techniques, formalisms, testability, validation processes
Requirements Management software, ToFS (example software)
Rapid Prototyping, human factors/usability
System and Software architectures; n-tiered architectures, use of components, choosing an architecture
The design process: documentation, quality metrics, review process
Introduction to UML, using CASE tools (e.g., Together/J) to document a system
Implementation: standards, testability, documentation
Software development environments and tools; configuration management and system build software
Verification: unit testing, integration testing, test planning, automation and documentation
System testing: regression, performance, reliability, acceptance testing; ethics, standards and responsibilities
System delivery, system maintenance, managing change; system enhancement
Quality Assurance: measuring quality, quality and process improvement techniques

REQUIRED TEXT BOOKS:

Software Engineering: A Practitioner's Approach (4th edition)
Roger S. Pressman (ISBN 0070521824)
(see first link under 'Recommended Software Engineering' Books below)

RECOMMENDED BOOKS:

STUDENT RESPONSIBILITY: Notes and examples will be available on this website (see http://audix.eas.asu.edu/Classes/CSE360/Notes+Examples) organized by week (eg., Week01/). It is the student's responsibility to print out the dated materials and bring them to class on the specified date.. Each file in these directories will be gone over (in detail) during class; it will be assumed that each student has all of their printed handouts with them. All materials for a given date will be available online by the midnight of the previous day (so print them out in the morning before class each class day).

TESTS, QUIZZES, EXAMS: There will 4 quizzes given throughout the semester. They may be in-class or take-home. These constitute 20% of the grade.
There will be a final exam which will be 20% of the grade.
There will not be any make-up quizzes or exams.

PROJECTS: The semester-long project will be broken down into several deliverables. Points obtained from project-related activities constitute 60% of the final grade.
No late work will be accepted.

GRADING: The Grade-to-percentage correlations are listed below:

90% or above = A
80% or above = B
70% or above = C
60% or above = D
Under 60% = E

ATTENDANCE POLICY: There is a direct correlation between attendance and success in this class; therefore 100% attendance is expected. I do not take attendance. Either class meetings are valuable to you, or they're not. If they're not, please let me know how they could be improved. But, in any case:
You are responsible for all material discussed and announced in class. I do not answer any requests to repeat material given in class. If you miss a class, contact several people who were there and get their notes.

Since you are a member of a team, it is important that you be responsible and respectful toward your team-mates. This means completing all action-items on time, being prompt for all meetings, communicating affectively and realizing that the best decisions include pieces of everyone's ideas.

OTHER: Besides academic performance, students should exhibit the qualities of honesty and integrity. Any form of dishonesty, cheating, fabrication, facilitation of academic dishonesty or plagiarism will make you subject to disciplinary action. I have NO problem failing you in this class for this semester and having the appropriate entries placed in your ASU student records if you are caught cheating.