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University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
ENGR2720U: Software Design II
COURSE OUTLINE
Dr. Shahryar Rahnamayan
Office: U5-27
Email: via WebCT
Office Hours: Fridays 10:00AM - 1:00PM
Teaching Assistants
1) Mr. John Khalil
2) Mr. Snahungshu Sikder
TAs location: 4th floor of the Library
Email: via WebCT
Office Hours: TBA
Course Objectives
Overview of software development models: waterfall, incremental/iterative, structured vs.
object-oriented, extreme programming. Product Design and Analysis phase of software
development: product planning, project mission statement, and software requirements
specification. Models, notations, and processes for software requirements identification,
representation, analysis, and validation will be studied with an emphasis on Use Case Modeling.
Introduction to Software Architectural Design emphasizing the Unified Modeling Language
(UML).
Course Outcomes
At the end of the course the students should be familiar with …
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Formalizing user requirements and specifications
Document software (for internal and external purposes)
Have mastered UML as a notation to support software design
Have undertaken a reasonably sized OO design in UML as part of a teamwork exercise
Demonstrate an ability to apply verification and validation techniques.
Communicate effectively with a (role played) customer in written and verbal form
Prerequisites
ENGR2710U: Software Design I
Course Organization
Three lecture hours per week, bi-weekly labs and tutorials for one semester.
Required Course Texts
Introduction to Software Engineering Design: Processes, Principles and Patterns with UML2
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Christopher Fox
Publisher: Addison-Wesley, Copyright: 2007
ISBN-10: 0321410130
ISBN-13: 9780321410139
Information Sources
Supplementary Textbook for Labs:
Visual Modeling with IBM® Rational® Software Architect and UML™
Terry Quatrani and Jim Palistrant
Publisher: IBM Press, Copyright: 2006
ISBN-10: 0321238087
ISBN-13: 9780321238085
Software Tools
IBM Rational Software Architect v7.0
Eclipse Integrated Software Development Environment
Policies and Expectations for the Learning Environment
● Course content will be delivered through a combination of lectures, in-class, in-Lab activities
and assignments. Assigned activities will include Web-Centric e-Learning components. Some of
these will be performed in class, whereas others are to be performed outside of class.
● Some in- and outside activities might be graded, others serve to self assess your acquired
knowledge.
● It is expected that to be successful, students will attend and participate in class, tutorial & Lab
and perform all required online and homework assignments and projects.
● There is a WebCT-based web page for the course, which include a constantly updating
calendar of course milestones, assignment, Lab, project, test dates and further information.
Students are expected to inform themselves regularly about course requirements.
● Communication with the professor through electronic means will be through WebCT only. EMail to other accounts to the professor might not be answered in a timely fashion.
● The professor will attempt to answer to E-Mails/Discussion Postings through WebCT in a
timely fashion (<= 2 week days).
● Provocative or demeaning contributions to electronic media might be removed or ignored.
● Contributions to discussion forums/chat rooms and e-mails that indicate academic misconduct
might be used to prove such cases.
● Data communication on the UOIT computer network during exam/quiz/assignment times
might be monitored to detect and prevent inappropriate communication.
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● Suitable computerized means might be used to restrict the functionality of the student laptop in
in-class situations to the required software tools of the course.
Assignments/Lab reports:
● Assignments/Lab reports will be available on WebCT. Paper copies of outlines and
assignments/Lab reports will not be handed out. Changes to assignments/Lab reports will be
announced either in class or via WebCT, but will not be posted on any newsgroup (including
WebCT's).
● We will be using electronic submission of assignments/Lab reports via the WebCT submission
system; no other means of submission (e.g., email, hard copies, etc.) will be accepted.
Assignment/Lab report criteria are specified in the detailed assignment/Lab report descriptions.
Read them carefully to be sure that you have fulfilled all aspects of the requirements.
Assignments/Lab reports are DUE ON THE DAY AND TIME indicated. Late assignments/Lab
reports will be handled as follows:
Design Project:
Due dates for submitting different components of the assigned group project will be announced
in WebCT.
Non-negotiated Late Assignment/Lab report:
An assignment/Lab report that has been handed in late without prior agreement between the
student and the professor to extend the time for the assignment/Lab report to be handed in will be
considered a non-negotiated late assignment/Lab report and will be assigned a penalty of
20%, if it is submitted within 24h of the original due date, otherwise a grade of zero will be
assigned.
Negotiated Late Assignment/Lab report:
An assignment/Lab report that has been handed in late in accordance with a mutually agreed
deadline and penalty (if applicable) will be considered a negotiated late assignment/Lab report
and will be marked in accordance with the mutually agreed terms.
Extenuating Circumstances:
The professor will consider individually, rare extenuating circumstances, which may cause an
assignment/Lab report to be late. Examples of extenuating circumstances include hospitalization,
death of a loved one, traffic accidents, etc. The student must provide documentation to validate
the extenuating circumstance. It will be at the professor’s discretion to work out the extension in
this situation.
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Course Evaluation
Course Component
Percent of
Final Mark
Group Assignments
20%
Quizzes
10%
Lab Reports
20%
Group Class Presentation
5%
Midterm Exam
Final Exam
Total
20%
30%
105%
Remarks
There are a total of 5 assignments. The TA will
discuss the grading policies for any
assignments. 3-4 students would be in each
group.
There are a total of 10 quizzes.
There are a total of 5 Labs. 3-4 students would
be in each group.
On chapter presentation for each group, the
regulations will be announced later.
Note: you MUST get at least 50% of the total mark to pass the course.
Assignments, Labs, and sample projects are posted on the WebCT course page. Refer for more
details such as due dates and times.
Missed Tests and Final Exam
● Should a student fail to write a test or the final exam, the instructor must be informed ASAP
(via WebCT) and a medical certificate must be sent directly from the Doctor’s Office or Hospital
within 5 days by mail or preferably by fax (905-721-3370) to the Academic Advisor of FEAS
(and not to the instructor). A medical certificate, obtained from the university Website or WebCT
or from the Academic Advisor must clearly state the date, and the names of the student and the
doctor/hospital, and the doctor’s/hospital’s phone number and address.
● In case of absence from the test, there will be no make-up test. Should the absence (for medical
reasons or otherwise) prove to be absolutely legitimate (i.e., backed by strong bone fide
evidence), pending instructor’s approval, the weight of the missed test is shifted to the final
exam, otherwise the student will get a zero on his or her missed test.
● Should the absence from the final exam (for medical reasons or otherwise) prove to be
absolutely legitimate (i.e., backed by strong bone fide evidence), the student will write a deferred
exam which may be written or oral at the discretion of the instructor. The students who write a
deferred exam have additional time to study and a less crowded exam schedule compared to their
colleagues who write the final exam during the tight exam period. As such, it is only fair to
expect better performance from these students on the deferred exam than on the final exam.
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Sequence of Instructions
This is a planning guide.
Your professor may alter the sequence of instructions, the depth of coverage of material, as well
as the precise test dates. Students will be given advanced notice, via the WebCT course web sites
announcement tool and the WebCT calendar of specific assignment and test dates that apply.
In-class labs and tests may be assigned without notice during any scheduled class time. Assigned
tasks and tests will have to be completed during the period.
Lectures
(It is highly recommended that all students attend all classes.)
Week
Topic
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Extra Class
(subject to
possibility)
The Discipline of Software Engineering Design
Software Design Process and Management
Context of Software Product Design
Product Design Analysis
Product Design Resolution
Reading Week
Review + Midterm Exam
Designing with Use Cases
Engineering Design Analysis
Engineering Design Resolution
Architectural Design
Architectural Design Resolution
Class Presentations
Class Presentations
Overall Review
Textbook
Chapter(s)
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Laboratories
Five laboratories are planned for the course. These lab exercises consist of
1. Introduction to UML, Requirement Documents and UML Use Case Diagrams
2. An exercise in requirements gathering using scenarios
3. UML Class and Sequence Diagrams
4. Transforming UML into Java code and Reverse Engineering
5. Other UML Diagrams
a. Activity Diagrams
b. Component Diagrams
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Tutorials
The tutorials in the course will be used to re-enforce the concepts presented in class through
activities.
● There are bi-weekly tutorials.
● Tutorial attendance is not mandatory, but highly recommended.
● A variety of examples will be solved and students’ questions are answered by your TA.
Computer Experience and Usage
This course has a significant number of class activities due to the non-technical nature of the
course. The Rational Software Architect Design Tool and Eclipse IDE will be extensively used
by students. Students will also leverage a Wiki server to help them collaborate and capture
requirements for their project.
Course Content Breakdown
(following categories defined by the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board’s Accreditation
Criteria and Procedures report, available at http://ccpe.ca/e/files/report_ceab.pdf)
Mathematics:
Basic Science:
Engineering Science:
Engineering Design:
Complementary Studies:
Total:
0%
0%
~30%
~70%
0%
100%
Notes to Remember
● If you must send an e-mail to the instructor, then send it via WebCT. It is highly recommended
that if the students have any questions or concerns whatsoever, they should discuss them with the
instructor during his office hours, rather than sending him e-mails. Understanding a situation or
solving problem or providing advice can always be more effective in person. Should you have a
general question about the course or need to discuss a problem via WebCT, students must send
emails to the TAs.
● It is advised that students print the lecture notes from WebCT before they come to the class,
and then add their own understanding to the notes during the lectures.
● Keep all your marked assignments as well as lab reports for one year, so if requested in case of
discrepancy, you would be able to present them.
● All assignments and lab reports must be written very legibly, if something cannot be read, then
that cannot be marked.
● Any student who gets 90%+ (A+) in this course can ask for and expect a very good letter of
recommendation/reference when he or she is looking for a job or applying to a graduate program
or applying for a scholarship.
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Other Information
SOME IMPORTANT GENERAL INFORMATION OF RELEVANCE TO THE COURSE
Academic Integrity and Conduct
UOIT is committed to the fundamental values of preserving academic integrity as defined in
UOIT policies and contained in the UOIT Calendar. Students should familiarize themselves with
UOIT’s policies and statements in this area. Acts of academic dishonesty, including plagiarism,
cheating, aiding others in cheating, and examination impersonation, will be dealt with severely as
they threaten the integrity of the academic system and are not acceptable.
UOIT and faculty members reserve the right to use electronic means to detect and help prevent
plagiarism. Students agree that by taking this course all assignments are subject to submission
for textual similarity review to Turnitin.com. Assignments submitted to Turnitin.com will be
included as source documents in Turnitin.com's restricted access database solely for the purpose
of detecting plagiarism in such documents for five academic years. The faculty member may
require students to submit their assignments electronically to Turnitin.com or the faculty member
may submit questionable text on behalf of a student. The terms that apply to UOIT's use of the
Turnitin.com service are described on the Turnitin.com website. (To read the entire policy,
please go to: http://www.uoit.ca/EN/main2/11246/13525/14057/14152/turnitin_policy.html.)
Accessibility
To insure that disability-related concerns are properly addressed during this course, students with
documented disabilities and who may require assistance to participate in this class are
encouraged to speak with their instructor as soon as possible. Students who suspect they may
have a disability that may affect their participation in this course are advised to go to the Centre
for Students with Disabilities (room B297) as soon as possible.
Approved by (indicating approval of Faculty’s Curriculum Committee): Program Director’s
Name
Date: