COSC 340: Software Engineering

Schedule

Check frequently for updates. Quizzes and grades can be found on Canvas. Expect a quiz at least every week.

Week 0 - 8/19	Lecture: Introduction (slides)
Week 1 - 8/23	Lecture: Software Engineering Process (slides) Lecture: Usability Engineering (slides) Homework: Setup development environment (videos: Windows, Linux)
Week 2 - 8/31	Live demo: GUIs with Python and Qt Football game: No class Thursday (at-home quiz)
Week 3 - 9/6	Live demo: Version control with Git and GitHub Lecture: Project Iterations (slides) Materials: Project details (document) Materials: Guide to iterations (document) Homework: Submit project and team
Week 4 - 9/13	Reading: The Mythical Man-Month (Chapter 2, Chapter 14) Lecture: Software Requirements (slides) Activity: User Story Iteration #1 begins (Thursday)
Week 5 - 9/20	Lecture: Planning and Estimation (slides) Activity: Estimates Lecture: Software Testing (slides)
Week 6 - 9/27	Lecture: White-Box Testing (slides) Activity: CFG Video: Chaos Engineering (video) Fall Break: No class Thursday
Week 7 - 10/4	No class Tuesday Lecture: User Testing (slides) Reading: The Design of Everyday Things (excerpt) Iteration #2 begins (Thursday)
Week 8 - 10/11	Live demo: git Lecture: Object-Oriented Programming (slides) Activity: Mockups
Week 9 - 10/18	Engineering Day: No class Tuesday Lecture: Research in Software Engineering (slides) Iteration #3 begins (Thursday)
Week 10 - 10/25	Lecture: Error Handling (slides) Lecture: Design Patterns (slides) Video: Inventing on Principle (video)
Week 11 - 11/1	Lecture: MVC (slides) Project demos Iteration #4 begins (Thursday)
Week 12 - 11/8	Materials: Project video (document) Activity: Project testing and feedback Extra credit: Student presentation or Hofstadter Activity: Interview coding exercises
Week 13 - 11/15	Student presentations Project demos Reading: How to Debug (web) Iteration #4 ends (Thursday)