Kennesaw State University
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Spring Semester, Year 2009
CS 8450: Software Engineering
MW 5:00pm - 6:15pm
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Dr. Hisham Haddad
CL 3035
MTW 4:00pm - 5:00pm and by appointment
(770) 420-4389
(770) 423-6731
hhaddad@kennesaw.edu
http://science.kennesaw.edu/~hhaddad/Spring2009/Spring2009.HTM
Course Description:
This course emphasis on object-oriented methodology for software development. Study
of concepts, methods, and measurements applicable to software analysis, design,
implementation, and testing. The course is project-based. Students will develop a project
scope, document functional specifications, and develop a design document.
Prerequisites:
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Textbooks:
Software Engineering: A Practitioner's Approach. By Roger S. Pressman, 6th Edition, McGraw
Hill Publishing Company, 2005.
Course Objectives:
The course objectives include the following:
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Learn the concepts and principles applicable to the analysis of software requirements
(data, functions, and behavior).
Learn the concepts of Object-Oriented Analysis (OOA) (classes, relationships, and
behavior).
Learn the analysis models applicable to conventional and OOA.
Learn the concepts and principles applicable to software design (design models for
architecture, user interfaces, data, and components).
Learn Object-Oriented Design (OOD) activities (system design and object design).
Learn testing methods and strategies, and technical metrics for software (conventional
and OO).
Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of the course, students will develop:
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Ability to conduct software requirements analysis (and OOA) using various analysis
models for conventional and object-oriented systems.
Ability to conduct design (and OOD) activities and develop design models for system
architecture, user interfaces, data, and system functions.
Ability to develop test cases and conduct system testing.
Knowledge of available software metrics for conventional and OO systems.
Selected References:
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Software Engineering, Seventh Edition, by Ian Sommerville, Addison Wesley, 2004.
Software Engineering: Principles and Practice, by Hans van Vliet, Wiley, 1997.
Software Engineering: An Engineering Approach, by James Peters and Witold Predrycz,
Wiley, 2000.
A Discipline for Software Engineering, by Watts S. Humphrey, Addison Wesley, 1995.
Software Engineering: A Programming Approach, Third Edition, by Douglas Bell, 2000.
Software Design. 2nd Edition, by David Budgen, Addison-Wesley, 2003.
Design Patterns, by Erich Gamma et al, Addison-Wesley, 1995.
Design Patterns Explained: A New Perspective on Object-Oriented Design, by Alan
Shalloway, James R. Trott, Addison-Wesley, 2001.
Use Case Modeling, by Kurt Bittner, Ian Spence, and Ivar Jacobson, Addison
Wesley, 2002.
Use Cases: Requirements in Context, Second Edition, by Daryl Kulak and Eamonn
Guiney, Addison Wesley, 2003.
Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code, by Martin Fowler, Kent Beck, John
Brant, William Opdyke, Don Roberts, Addison-Wesley, 1999.
Writing Effective Use Cases, by Alistair Cockburn, Addison-Wesley, 2000.
The Unified Modeling Language User Guide, by Grady Booch, Ivar Jacobson, and
James Rumbaugh, Addison-Wesley, 1st edition, 1998.
Use Case Modeling, by Kurt Bittner, Ian Spence, Ivar Jacobson, Addison Wesley,
2002.
Object-Oriented System Development, by Dennis de Champeaux, Douglas Lea, and
Penelope Faure, Addison Wesley, 1993.
Object-Oriented Software Engineering: A Use Case Driven Approach, by Ivar Jacobson,
Addison Wesley, 1992.
Object-Oriented Software Engineering: Conquering Complex and Changing Systems, by
Bernd Bruegge and Allen H. Dutoit, Prentice Hall, 2000.
Principles of Object-Oriented Software Development, by Anton Eliens, Addison Wesley,
1995.
Classical and Object-Oriented Software Engineering with UML and C++, Fourth Edition,
by Stephen R. Schach, McGraw Hill, 1999.
Designing Object-Oriented Software, by Rebecca Wirfs-Brock, Brian Wilkerson, and
Lauren Wiener, Prentice Hall, 1990.
UML Distilled: A Brief Guide to the Standard Object Modeling Language, by Martin
Fowler, Kendall Scott, Addison-Wesley, 2nd edition, 1999.
Analysis Patterns: Reusable Object Models, by Martin Fowler Addison-Wesley, 1st
edition, 1996.
Applying UML and Patterns, by Craig Larman, Prentice Hall, 1st edition, 1997.
Class Policies:
A. Assignments
All homework assignments and projects are part of the course final grade and are expected to be
completed by the due dates. Points may vary for each assignment depending on the complexity
and required effort.
B. Tests
Take-Home Midterm and Final exams are planned for this course. A semester-long project is also
part of the course. The midterm exam will be available around the seventh week of the semester.
C. Emails:
The instructor guarantees replies to emails received from Kennesaw Student accounts
(netid@students.kennesaw.edu). Emails sent from other email domains may not reach the
instructor's mailbox. Please make sure that you communicate with the instructor via your
Kennesaw email account.
Course Schedule (Tentative, subject to change):
Week
Date
Topic
1
1/12/09
Software Engineering Practice
2
1/19/09
System Engineering
3
1/26/09
Requirements Engineering
4
2/2/09
Analysis Modeling
5
2/9/09
Design Engineering
6
2/16/09
Architectural Design
Midterm Exam
7
2/23/09
8
3/2/09
Component-Level Design
Spring Break
9
3/9/09
Class Project Work
10
3/16/09
11
3/23/09
User Interface Design
12
3/30/09
Software Testing Strategies
4/6/09
Class Project Work
13
14
15
16
4/13/09
4/20/09
4/23/07
Chapter
Ch-5
Ch-6
Ch-7
Ch-8
Ch-9
Ch-10
Ch-11
Ch-12
Ch-13
Software Testing Techniques
Software Product Metrics
Projects Due - Take-home Final Exam
Special Dates:
Holiday
Last day to withdraw w/o academic penalty
Spring Break
Last day of classes
Assessment and Grade Evaluation:
Class Work
55%
Midterm Exam
20%
Final Exam
25%
Ch-14
Ch-15
Monday 1/19/2009
Friday 3/6/2009
Saturday 3/7/2009 to Friday 3/13/2009
Thursday 4/30/2009
A
B
C
D
F
90% - 100%
80% - 89%
70% - 79%
60% - 69%
Below 59%