SYLLABUS
CSE 462 (Software Engineering Project 2)
TR ECG G237 3:15-4:30P

• INSTRUCTOR: Audree Thurman
• OFFICE: GWC 228
• OFFICE HOURS: see http://audix.eas.asu.edu/~aud1/HomeHtml/NewSched.html
• OFFICE PHONE: (480)965-2769
• EMAIL ADDRESS: aud1@audix.eas.asu.edu
• CLASS WEBSITE: http://audix.eas.asu.edu/~aud1/NewClasses/index.html#CSE462

PREREQUISITES: CSE 462 in Fall, 1999 (Software Engineering Project 1)

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Second of 2-course software design sequence. Development planning, management; process modeling; incremental and team development using CASE tools.

SOME POSSIBLE COURSE TOPICS

• Software Process
  • Standards (eg., creating a ProblemML across teams, Coding Standards)
  • Continued Technology search (XML); build vs. buy
  • Design techniques
  • UML and associated Case Tools
  • Software Development environments
  • Verification processes & software tools
  • Automated Testing & tools to support this
  • Installation and Upgrade processes
  • Configuration management/Change control activities & tools
  • Problem tracking life-cycle
  • Enhancement life-cycle
  • System delivery
  • Quality Assurance
  • Quality Metrics
  • Managing multiple projects with the same source base
• Technology
  • XML and related technologies, including:
    • DTDs (Data Type Definitions)
    • Style Sheets/Languages
    • XML parsers
    • DOM (Document Object Model) and SAX (Simple API for XML) interfaces

STUDENT RESPONSIBILITY: Notes and examples will be available on this website (see http://audix.eas.asu.edu/Classes/~aud1/NewCSE462/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).

PROJECT: The continuation of the year-long project will be broken down into several deliverables and presentations. Project deliverables will constitute 65% of your grade; the remainder (35%) will be from oral and written communications/presentations.
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:   Since you are a member of a team, it is important that you be responsible and respectful toward your team-mates. This means having 100% prompt attendance in class and in all scheduled group meetings, completing all action-items on time, 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.