Schedule

Spring 2023 (01/25/2023 - 05/23/2023)

The semester has 29 class meetings including the final exam. Clicking on a class day below, you should find the class module for the day including lecture notes, assignments, and others. The instructor releases the content for a class generally on the Monday before the class. However, the instructor often makes update to the module content after the initial release. You should check this page often for up-to-date content.

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W01-1: 01/26 Introduction to Software Engineering

Topics: concept of software engineering

Course Objectives

to be able to identify, formulate, and solve software engineering problem (including specification, design, implementation, and testing)

Lecture Notes

Course Overview Introduction to Software Engineering

Reading

Chapters 1, 2, and 3

W02-1: 01/31 Overview of Software Process Models

Topics: Overview of software process models; movitations for software process models; water fall, incremental, spiral, RUP process models; agile model;

Lecture Notes

Overview of Software Process Models

Assignment

In-Class/Homework Exercise 1 (on Process Models) (Due: 11:59pm, Tuesday, February 7, 2023)

Reading

Sections 4.1 - 4.4 and Chapter 5

W02-2: 02/02 Tools of the Trade - Introduction and VCS

Topics: Term project: phase 0; Introduction to Software Engineering Tools of the Trade; VCS and git

Lecture Notes

Team Project Phase 0 Introduction to Software Engineering Tools Introduction to VCS and Git

Assignment

In-Class/Homework Exercise 2 (on Git) (Due: 11:59pm, Tuesday, February 9, 2023)

Quiz 1 (on Process Models) (Due: 11:59pm, Tuesday, February 14, 2023)

Experimenting with Git (on Git and Github) (Due: 11:59pm, Tuesday, February 14, 2023)

Group Programming Project

Team Project. Phase 0. Teams and App Ideas (Due: 11:59pm, Thursday, February 9, 2023)

Reading

Chapter 2 and Sections 11.1 and 11.5

W03-1: 02/07 Tools of the Trade - Introduction and VCS

Topics: Term project: phase 0; Introduction to Software Engineering Tools of the Trade; VCS and git

Lecture Notes

Team Project Phase 0 Introduction to Software Engineering Tools Introduction to VCS and Git

Assignment

In-Class/Homework Exercise 2 (on Git) (Due: 11:59pm, Tuesday, February 9, 2023)

Quiz 1 (on Process Models) (Due: 11:59pm, Tuesday, February 14, 2023)

Experimenting with Git (on Git and Github) (Due: 11:59pm, Tuesday, February 14, 2023)

Group Programming Project

Team Project. Phase 0. Teams and App Ideas (Due: 11:59pm, Thursday, February 9, 2023)

Reading

Chapter 2 and Sections 11.1 and 11.5

W03-2: 02/09 Tools of the Trade - Android Development

Topics: introduction to Android App development

Lecture Notes

Brief Introduction to Android Developing Basic Android Apps with Activities Developing Basic Android Apps with Intents Example Apps

Assignment

In-Class/Homework Exercise 3 (on Android) (Due: 11:59pm, Thursday, February 16, 2023)

Building Your First Android App (Due: 11:59pm, Thursday, February 23, 2023)

Building Your Second Android App (Due: 11:59pm, Thursday, March 2, 2023)

Group Programming Project

Team Project. Part 1. Project Proposal (on Blackboard) (Due: 11:59pm, Thursday, February 23, 2023)

Reading

Android Developer Resources Android tutorial by Lars Vogel

W04-1: 02/14 Tools of the Trade - Android Development

Topics: introduction to Android App development

Lecture Notes

Brief Introduction to Android Developing Basic Android Apps with Activities Developing Basic Android Apps with Intents Example Apps

Assignment

In-Class/Homework Exercise 3 (on Android) (Due: 11:59pm, Thursday, February 16, 2023)

Building Your First Android App (Due: 11:59pm, Thursday, February 23, 2023)

Building Your Second Android App (Due: 11:59pm, Thursday, March 2, 2023)

Group Programming Project

Team Project. Part 1. Project Proposal (on Blackboard) (Due: 11:59pm, Thursday, February 23, 2023)

Reading

Android Developer Resources Android tutorial by Lars Vogel

W04-2: 02/16 Tools of the Trade - Android Development

Topics: introduction to Android App development

Lecture Notes

Brief Introduction to Android Developing Basic Android Apps with Activities Developing Basic Android Apps with Intents Example Apps

Assignment

In-Class/Homework Exercise 3 (on Android) (Due: 11:59pm, Thursday, February 16, 2023)

Building Your First Android App (Due: 11:59pm, Thursday, February 23, 2023)

Building Your Second Android App (Due: 11:59pm, Thursday, March 2, 2023)

Group Programming Project

Team Project. Part 1. Project Proposal (on Blackboard) (Due: 11:59pm, Thursday, February 23, 2023)

Reading

Android Developer Resources Android tutorial by Lars Vogel

W05-1: 02/21 Conversion Day: No Class

Notice: Classes follow a Monday schedule

W05-2: 02/23 Tools of the Trade - Android Development

Topics: introduction to Android App development

Lecture Notes

Brief Introduction to Android Developing Basic Android Apps with Activities Developing Basic Android Apps with Intents Example Apps

Assignment

In-Class/Homework Exercise 3 (on Android) (Due: 11:59pm, Thursday, February 16, 2023)

Building Your First Android App (Due: 11:59pm, Thursday, February 23, 2023)

Building Your Second Android App (Due: 11:59pm, Thursday, March 2, 2023)

Group Programming Project

Team Project. Part 1. Project Proposal (on Blackboard) (Due: 11:59pm, Thursday, February 23, 2023)

Reading

Android Developer Resources Android tutorial by Lars Vogel

W06-1: 02/28 Requirement Engineering and Analysis

Topics: Requirement engineering and analysis; Behavior-driven design; User stories

Lecture Notes

Requirement Analysis and Specification and User Stories

Assignment

In-Class Exercise 4 (on User Stories) (Due: 11:59pm, Tuesday, March 7, 2023)

In-Class Exercise 5 (on User Story Scenarios) (Due: 11:59pm, Thursday, March 9, 2023)

Group Programming Project

Team Project. Part 2. Requirement Analysis (on Blackboard) (Due: 11:59pm, Thursday, March 16, 2023)

Reading

Chapter 6

W06-2: 03/02 Requirement Engineering and Analysis

Topics: Requirement engineering and analysis; Behavior-driven design; User stories

Lecture Notes

Requirement Analysis and Specification and User Stories

Assignment

In-Class Exercise 4 (on User Stories) (Due: 11:59pm, Tuesday, March 7, 2023)

In-Class Exercise 5 (on User Story Scenarios) (Due: 11:59pm, Thursday, March 9, 2023)

Group Programming Project

Team Project. Part 2. Requirement Analysis (on Blackboard) (Due: 11:59pm, Thursday, March 16, 2023)

Reading

Chapter 6

W07-1: 03/07 User-Interface and Project Tracking

Topics: User-interface requirements; UI sketch; storyboards; project productivity tracking; velocity; tools

Lecture Notes

Requirement Analysis and Specification -- User Interface Requirement Analysis and Specification -- Project Tracking

Assignment

In-Class Exericse 6 (on Velocity and UI Sketches) (Due: 11:59pm, Tuesday, March 14, 2023) (Due: )

Reading

Chapter 7 in the SAAS Book

W07-2: 03/09 Quality Control and Testing

Topics: quality assurance; quality control; verification; validation testing; unit-test;

Lecture Notes

Quality Control and Testing

Assignment

In-Class Exericse 7 (on QC/QA and TDD) (Due: 11:59pm, Thursday, March 16, 2023)

Group Programming Project

Team Project. Part 3. Storyboard and Velocity (on Blackboard) (Due: 11:59pm, Thursday, March 30, 2023)

Reading

Chapter 10

W08-1: 03/14 Quality Control and Testing and TDD

Topics: quality assurance; quality control; verification; validation testing; unit-test;

Lecture Notes

Quality Control and Testing Equivalent Class Partitioning: An Example Test-Driven Developmemnt

Assignment

In-Class Exericse 8 (on TDD) (Due: 11:59pm, Tuesday, March 21, 2023) (Due: )

Reading

Chapter 4 of The Art of Software Testing, 3rd Edition

W08-2: 03/16 TDD and Testing Libraries and Tools

Topics: Android UI testing; acceptance tests for user stories; Espresso; unit test; JUnit; Test-driven development (TDD); TDD workflow; refactoring

Lecture Notes

JUnit Android UI Testing Testcases Demo

Assignment

In-Class Exericse 9 (on Unit Testing and JUnit) (Due: 11:59pm, Thursday, March 23, 2023 by group) (Due: )

In-Class Exericse 10 (on Android Instrumented Tests) (Due: 11:59pm, Tuesday, March 28, 2023 by group) (Due: )

Reading

JUnit 5 tutorial - Learn how to write unit tests by vogella Test apps on Android by Android

W09-1: 03/21 TDD and Testing Libraries and Tools

Topics: Android UI testing; acceptance tests for user stories; Espresso; unit test; JUnit; Test-driven development (TDD); TDD workflow; refactoring

Lecture Notes

JUnit Android UI Testing Testcases Demo

Assignment

In-Class Exericse 9 (on Unit Testing and JUnit) (Due: 11:59pm, Thursday, March 23, 2023 by group) (Due: )

In-Class Exericse 10 (on Android Instrumented Tests) (Due: 11:59pm, Tuesday, March 28, 2023 by group) (Due: )

Reading

JUnit 5 tutorial - Learn how to write unit tests by vogella Test apps on Android by Android

W09-2: 03/23 Midterm Review

Topics: Q & A for Midterm Exam.

Lecture Notes

Midterm Review Sample Midterm Exams

Reading

all chapters and sections discussed

W10-1: 03/28 Midterm Exam

Topics: The instructor will hold a midterm exam in class (or online depending on course modality)

W10-2: 03/30 Architecture Design and Methodologies

Topics: architecture design and methodologies;

Lecture Notes

Overview of Architecture Design

Assignment

In-Class Exericse 11 (on Architectural Design) (Due: 11:59pm, Thursday, April 4, 2023)

Group Programming Project

Team Project. Part 4. Design Iteration 1 -- Applying TDD to develop app features (Due: 11:59pm, April 20, 2023)

Reading

Sections 7.1 and 7.2

W11-1: 04/04 Objected-Oriented Design and UML

Topics: Detailed Design; Object-Oriented Design; UML

Lecture Notes

Overview of Detailed Design Objected-Oriented Design and UML

Assignment

In-Class Exericse 12 (on Objected-Oriented Design and UML) (Due: 11:59pm, Thursday, April 4, 2023)

Reading

Sections 7.3 and 7.4 and Appendix C (of the textook)

Chapter 1 in "Introduction to Software Design with Java" by Robillard

W11-2: 04/06 Spring Recess

Notice: Spring Recess

W12-1: 04/11 Spring Recess

Notice: Spring Recess

W12-2: 04/13 Spring Recess

Notice: Spring Recess

W13-1: 04/18 The Observer Design Pattern

Topics: Observer Design Pattern and Inversion of Control

Lecture Notes

The Observer Design Pattern

Assignment

In-Class Exericse 13 (on Observer Design Pattern) (Due: 11:59pm, Tuesday, April 25, 2023)

Extra Credit Exercise (Observer Design Pattern on Android) -- talk to the instructor (Due: 11:59pm, Tuesday, April 25, 2023)

Reading

Chapters 8, 9

Module 6 of Martin P. Robillard Example Code for Module 6 of Martin P Robillard (convert it to Android app?)

W13-2: 04/20 Object-Oriented Design and ISP

Topics: Polymorphism; interface and polymorphism; Interface Separation Principle

Lecture Notes

Polymorphism and Interface Separation Principle

Assignment

In-Class Exericse 14 (on Class Design Principle) (Due: 11:59pm, Thursday, April 27, 2023)

In-Class Exericse 15 (on Interface Separation Principle) (Due: 11:59pm, Tuesday, May 2, 2023)

Group Programming Project

Team Project. Part 5. Design Iteration 2 -- Applying TDD and Design Patterns to develop app features (Due: 11:59pm, May 4, 2023)

Reading

Chapter 7.3.4

Module 1 of Martin P. Robillard Module 2 of Martin P. Robillard

W14-1: 04/25 Object-Oriented Design and ISP

Topics: Polymorphism; interface and polymorphism; Interface Separation Principle

Lecture Notes

Polymorphism and Interface Separation Principle

Assignment

In-Class Exericse 14 (on Class Design Principle) (Due: 11:59pm, Thursday, April 27, 2023)

In-Class Exericse 15 (on Interface Separation Principle) (Due: 11:59pm, Tuesday, May 2, 2023)

Group Programming Project

Team Project. Part 5. Design Iteration 2 -- Applying TDD and Design Patterns to develop app features (Due: 11:59pm, May 4, 2023)

Reading

Chapter 7.3.4

Module 1 of Martin P. Robillard Module 2 of Martin P. Robillard

W14-2: 04/27 The Strategy, Iteration, and Singleton Design Patterns

Topics: Strategy, Iterator, and Singleton Design Patterns

Lecture Notes

The Strategy, Iterator, and Singleton Design Patterns

Assignment

In-Class Exericse 16 (on Strategy Design Principle) (Due: 11:59pm, Thursday, May 4, 2023)

In-Class Exericse 17 (on Iterator Design Pattern) (Due: 11:59pm, Thursday, May 9, 2023)

In-Class Exericse 18 (on Singleton Design Pattern) (Due: 11:59pm, Thursday, May 11, 2023)

Reading

Chapters 8, 9

Module 2 of Martin P. Robillard (Strategy and Iterator Patterns) Module 3 of Martin P. Robillard (Singleton Pattern) Code Examples by Martin P. Robillard (Chapter 3) Iterator Pattern from Wikipedia

W15-1: 05/02 The Strategy, Iteration, and Singleton Design Patterns

Topics: Strategy, Iterator, and Singleton Design Patterns

Lecture Notes

The Strategy, Iterator, and Singleton Design Patterns

Assignment

In-Class Exericse 16 (on Strategy Design Principle) (Due: 11:59pm, Thursday, May 4, 2023)

In-Class Exericse 17 (on Iterator Design Pattern) (Due: 11:59pm, Thursday, May 9, 2023)

In-Class Exericse 18 (on Singleton Design Pattern) (Due: 11:59pm, Thursday, May 11, 2023)

Reading

Chapters 8, 9

Module 2 of Martin P. Robillard (Strategy and Iterator Patterns) Module 3 of Martin P. Robillard (Singleton Pattern) Code Examples by Martin P. Robillard (Chapter 3) Iterator Pattern from Wikipedia

W15-2: 05/04 Implementation

Topics: implementation (beautiful code; DRY; Clarity via Conciseness; Idioms;

Lecture Notes

Some Ideas on Software Implementation

Assignment

In-Class Exericse 19 (on Implementation) (Due: 11:59pm, Tuesday, May 16, 2023)

Group Programming Project

Team Project. Part 6. Design Iteration 3 -- Design Pattern and Lint and Project Closure (Due: 11:59pm, May 16, 2023)

Reading

Chapters 9 and 10

W16-1: 05/09 Metrics and SOLID Design

Topics: SOFA; SOLID; software metrics;

Lecture Notes

SOLID Design Characterizing Design with Software Metrics

Assignment

In-Class Exericse 20 (on Software Metrics) (Due: 11:59pm, Thursday, May 18, 2023)

Reading

Chapters 8, 9

Module 6 of Martin P. Robillard

W16-2: 05/11 Review for Final Exam

Topics: review for final exam

Lecture Notes

Final Review Sample Final Exam

Reading

All reading assignments

W18-1: 05/12 Reading Day

Notice: Reading Day

W16-1: 05/16 Project Demo and Topics in Code Review

Topics: project demo/presentation; code reviews; static analysis

Lecture Notes

Code Reviews

Reading

Chapters 9 and 10

W18-2: 05/18 Final Exam

Topics: According to the College's schedule, the final exam is at Room 4141 Ingersoll Hall 3:30 - 5:30PM Thursday, May 18, 2023.