Section 1

Dr. Thomas Way

W 1/17

Assignment 1 (20 points): Complete the extended questionnaire by Fri. 1/19 at midnight, and return to Dr. Way by email.

In-class Design Activity

It's All About the Process

Lecture 2: It's All About the Process

Discuss questionnaires

Assignment (30 points): Read Brooks "No Silver Bullet" online. Dr. Brooks includes many opinions in his article. Identify one that you believe is insightful and one that you disagree with. Explain the reasons for your choices in 500 words or fewer. Due: hand in 1/29 in class.

Phase 1: Prototype Specification Assignment (50 points): handout (Part 1 due Wed 2/07)

Requirements Engineering (cont'd)
Prototyping & User Interface Design

Mini-Lecture: User Interface Design

PowerPoint Prototyping Toolkit (release 0.2)
10 Minute Mock Prototyping (see Jitter example)
User Interface Design for Programmers (Joel on Software)

Assignment (30 points): Read the Agile Software Development handout and prepare a single, outstanding paragraph arguing in favor or against the use of this approach on a software project. Feel free to use other online references in forming your opinion. Due: hand in 2/05 in class.

Lecture 4: Refactoring

Part 2 due Mon 2/19

In class: Quick, stand-up presentations where each team gives a brief overview of their idea what they propose to do, and others have an opportunity to provide comments and suggestions. Brainstorming ideas!

Refactoring (cont'd) & Eclipse

"Smells to Refactoring Cheat Sheet" (Joshua Kerievsky, Industrial Logic, original)

Refactoring Lab: in-class activity

Teams should use this known and available time to work on Phase 1, Part 2 project, which is due Monday, 2/19/18 in-class.
 

Project Demos (approx 10 mins each)

Lecture 5: Software Processes

Design specifications: How much detail is enough?

Phase 2 project meeting time, discussion, Q&A with Dr. Way as needed 

Agile Software Development & SCRUM

SCRUM in under 10 minutes (8:00) [produced by Axosoft]
Introduction to Agile and SCRUM: Part 1 (8:00), Part 2 (9:50), Part 3 (2:50)
SCRUM Basics (5:50)
The Downfall of Agile Hitler (4:00)

Project meeting time, discussion, Q&A with Dr. Way as needed

Dedicated, informal class lab time for Q&A with Dr. Way, including assistance with finding the right tools, refining your project idea, getting tips of solving technical challenges, etc.

Strategies for Solving Software Problems (pdf)

Speed Design Challenge (in-class) (20 points): We need working example code of a minimally functional web-browser to use in our software product for the help information and for the user to possibly follow links to outside websites for additional information. Find working source code, download it, compile it, run it and show it to the instructor. You may work alone or with a partner.

Use this dedicated, commonly available meeting time to collaborate on Phase 2 of the Prototype assignment (see 2/19 above for assignment handout).

Continued collaboration.

Prototype Assignment, Phase 3 (100 points):  handout (see the handout for due dates and assignment deliverables)

More on Refactoring: Porting Code (pdf)

Code Porting Challenge (in-class or on-your-own): Port a simple version of an existing C utility (wc.c) to Java, and demonstrate the results to the instructor. You may work alone or with a partner. [was going to be worth 20 points, but now it is solely for personal enrichment]

Design Patterns (pdf)
Design Patterns overview - Wikpedia article
Anti-Patterns overview - Wikipedia article
Examples of Design Patterns - OODesign.com article
Design Patterns quick reference card (pdf)

Team Member Evaluations (pdf)
Possible Team Collaboration Time

Team working time

Richard Stallman, What is Free Software? (2:18 YouTube)
Eric Raymond, Communism and Free Software (3:21 YouTube)
Free & Open Source Alternatives (3:20 YouTube)

Assignment: Read the article "Why Open Source misses the point of Free Software" by Richard Stallman, prepare a one page, typed review of the article, and email it to me by the start of class on Monday, April 16, 2018. In addition to summarizing the article, provide your opinion on Stallman's conclusion, and be sure to justify your opinion. For fun (and background information), check out the Wikipedia entry for Richard Stallman, and check out the Wikipedia page for Eric Raymond and personal site. [worth 20 points]

If there is time remaining, teams can work on projects.

If there is time remaining, teams can work on projects

Handouts (paper and/or electronic)

• Project Management tool: Gantt Project (watch video tutorial)
• Discussion: Read "The HOPE Method" (pdf, html) article
• Agile, lean, and all in between (SD Times article, March 15, 2011)

Determine presentation order, based on team list

Prof. Way is available for individual and team consulting during this week. Email ahead to schedule a time to meet in person or via Skype or Zoom.

Prof. Way is available for individual and team consulting during this week. Email ahead to schedule a time to meet in person or via Skype or Zoom.

Each team presents the results of their semester-long project design efforts. Approximately 10 minutes per team. (Final team evaluation)

• 3:00  Team D & M
• 3:10  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
• 3:20  CSC 4480
• 3:30  The Placeholders
• 3:40  The Best Team
• 3:50  Me, Myself and I
• 4:00  J³

eCats (first 10 minutes)

Each team presents the results of their semester-long project design efforts. Approximately 10 minutes per team.

• 3:00  TBD
• 3:10  Team Allma
• 3:20  Team Meron
• 3:30  Clickers
• 3:40  TBA
• 3:50  The Secret

Dr. Way's Software Engineering Tips

Time permitting: Dr. Way will attempt to escape from a straitjacket in under 5 minutes

Note: As a final, culminating examination of your learning this semester, your individual contributions to the final project (written specification, post-mortem, team member feedback, prototype implementation, overall participation and contribution) will be used to assess your cumulative learning. This is in lieu of a written final examination.