EECE 310 Software Engineering Lecture 0: Course Orientation
Mar 19, 2016
EECE 310Software Engineering
Lecture 0: Course Orientation
What is this course about?
Building program modules
Programming in the large
Other skills – design, documentation, and testing
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Building Program modules Abstraction mechanisms
1.Procedures2.Exceptions3.Data abstractions4.Iteration abstraction5.Polymorphic abstractions6.Concurrent programming
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Programming in the large How to design and implement large
programs
Requirements analysis and specification
Design
Implementation and testing
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Other skills Understand how individual activities are integrated
into the software engineering life-cycle
Appreciate the value of good design and sound engineering principles in software construction
Apply sound techniques for writing specifications, building test-suites, developing design documents
Learn how software engineering works in the “real world” or at least the way it should
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What is this course NOT about?
Java language or its (or third party) libraries
Eclipse or any other integrated development environment (IDE) or build tool
Distributed systems, software security, databases, HCI, computer games, ... Though you’ll use concepts learned in this class
for these
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How is EECE 310 different from earlier software courses (pre-requisite classes) ?•APSC 160: Intro. to Computation in Eng.
Design• Introduction to programming languages
•CPSC 260: Object-Oriented Program Design• Data structures
• Introduction to OO
• Emphasis on C/C++ language
AbstractionAdvanced OO
Emphasis on Java
Mastery of CPSC 260 topics assumed7
Why should you take this course ?
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Fundamental class in object-oriented design You will learn not just how to do it, but why do it that way Appreciation of design and aesthetics of software Learn to design robust and maintainable code
Many of the things you’ll learn have immediate applications (e.g., testing, specifications, design patterns)
If nothing else, you’ll develop an appreciation for large-scale software development and its challenges
Course grading Assignments (50%)
Five assignments (10 % each)
Exams (45 %) Mid-term (15 %) Final (30 %)
Class participation (5%) In class activities Piazza
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Labs and Assignments
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Labs in MCLD 348 starting this week The TAs will be there to answer questions And to grade assignments on the days they are due
Assignments: To be done in teams of two Same partner for all assignments preferred Same grade for both you and your partner You must individually be able to explain your solution
Submission mechanics You must attend labs on the days the assignments are due TAs will come to each computer and evaluate your solution Also, submit your code to the Tas for plagiarism checking
To succeed in this course …
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Attend the lectures and participate in activities We will have active learning components in each class Ask questions, come to office hours if needed
The concepts may seem easy or even obvious sometimes, but they are hard to apply or get right Try to solve the recommended exercises in the book Do the assignments yourself and don’t just hack them Understand the solutions to the quizzes/mid-term
You should expect to spend a significant amount of time outside class working on the assignments
Administrivia … Instructor: Karthik Pattabiraman (
TAs for the course: Frolin Ocariza Jr. Anna Thomas
Office hours: Karthik’s office hours: Tuesdays 1 to 2 PM Anna and Frolin: During labs on Wed, and Thurs
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