Theory and practice of software engineering. Design and implementation of software systems. Levels of abstraction as a technique in program design. Organized around major group programming projects. Pre-requisite: CSCI 2300
In this course we will run imaginary small software companies that will work on the same software project throughout the semester. The software project is based on a real need for a St. Louis based company. While we will be using agile software development method for our project, we will learn about other approaches used in the industry today. The learning will be based on case-studies of real companies and open source projects.
I expect you to come to class prepared. There is no required text book for the class. Instead, I will post various reading assignments for you to complete before class. Class time will be dedicated to discussion, learning activities, and team meetings.
In this class, we will be using Process Oriented Guidet Learning (POGIL) "active learning" technique. New topics will be introduced with a POGIL activity, followed up by assigned reading and out-of-class reading discussion. Your retention of the topic knowledge will be assessed with a quiz.
After successfully completing this course the students will be able to:
The course covers the following topics:
The following resources will be used throughout the semester:
Your grade will be based on participation, project assignments, and quizzes.
You will be able to access your grades for this course via Blackboard.
Final letter grade will be assigned based on the following scale:
Come to class! Once we start working on the semester project, we will have in-class project team meetings: planning meetings, and daily sync up meetings. The sync up meetings will take place in the first 5 minutes of class. Absence from planning and sync-up meetings without prior approval from the instructor and your team members will be reflected in your project grade. In addition to team meetings we will have in-class activities that reinforce software engineering concepts. Participation in these activities contributes to your grade.
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