CISC 475         Object-Oriented Software Engineering         Fall, 2000

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• Wed, Aug 30: class 1:
  • process overview (inception, elaboration, construction*, transition)
  • Read: UML chapters 1,2
• Fri, Sep 1: class 2:
  • inception (business case - initial cost/benefit estimate, scope of project)
    "a few days work to justify a few months work on the elaboation phase."
  • We will conceive and elaborate larger projects than we will be able to completely construct during the semester. Thus in elaboration we will prioritize features of the project for sure/likely/unlikely implementation during the semester.
  • Read: UML chapter 3
  • Write: at least two use cases for timer
    Due Fri, Sep 8.
• Mon, Sep 4: no class:
• Wed, Sep 6: class 3:
  • use cases and requirements
  • See stopwatch project for example.
  • Read: UML chapter 4.
  • Write (individual assignment): an inception document for a possible project.
    Due Mon, Sep 11.
• Fri, Sep 8: class 4:
  • use of UML class diagrams in elaboration phase
  • For Mon, Read: UML chapters 5, 9.
  • Timer use cases due.
  • First team meeting
• Mon, Sep 11: class 5:
  • use of UML class and other diagrams in elaboration phase
  • Read: browse at www.cvshome.org to get a basic understanding of version control using cvs.
  • Read: browse at www.src.honeywell.com/dome (specifically the documentation there) to get a basic understanding of this "case" tool for software development.
  • Individual inception document due.
• Wed, Sep 13: class 6:
  • Team organization issues, roles .
  • Read: UML chapter 6.
  • Team meeting
• Fri, Sep 15: class 7:
  • Dome design support tool
  • Read: UML chapters 7, 8. (have read all chapters 1-9).
• Mon, Sep 18: class 8:
  • Inception done: hand in project concept document.
  • Timer: Discussion of system clocks to read, initial class diagram.
• Wed, Sep 20: class 9:
  • Timer: (example of design evolution) An activity diagram and then a second class diagram.
  • Short team meeting.
• Fri, Sep 22: class 10:
  • CRC cards
  • Short team meeting.
• Mon, Sep 25: class 11:
  • informal elaboration review of stopwatch project.
  • informal elaboration review of team projects
• Wed, Sep 27: class 12:
  • Elaboration presentation guidelines
  • Grammar driven OO design.
• Fri, Sep 29: class 13:
  • first presentations (elaboration done)
• Mon, Oct 2: class 14:
  • first presentations (elaboration done)
• Wed, Oct 4: class 15:
  • first presentations (elaboration done)
  • UML takehome exam given out
  • SE News of the day on web site standards
• Fri, Oct 6: class 16:
  • UML takehome exam due.
  • Java Swing Jochen example
  • Singleton Design Pattern
  • DPC/singleton.C . and DPC/LogEntry.cc .
  • Read: Gang-of-4, pages 127-134.
• Mon, Oct 9: class 17:
  • Observer pattern
  • Read: Gang-of-4, pages 293-303.
• Wed, Oct 11: class 18:
  • Elaboration documentation due.
  • SQL overview
  • HTML forms and Servlets
• Fri, Oct 13: class 19:
  • Servlets continued
  • Adapter pattern
  • Read: Gang-of-4, pages 139-150.
• Mon, Oct 16: class 20:
  • Adapter wrapup
  • Specification info.
• Wed, Oct 18: class 21:
  • Decorator pattern (Read Gang-of-4 section, pg 175)
  • team role rotation
• Fri, Oct 20: class 22:
  • JDBC Jochen's examples
• Mon, Oct 23: class 23:
  • informal management interactions
  • class specification example source and javadoc result.
• Wed, Oct 25: class 24:
  • second presentations (elaboration mods, construction iter 1)
• Fri, Oct 27: class 25:
  • second presentations (elaboration mods, construction iter 1)
• Mon, Oct 30: class 26:
  • Construction iteration 1 writeup guidelines handed out.
  • Factory pattern (Read Gang-of-4 section, pg. 107)
• Wed, Nov 1: class 27:
  • Basic object issues: Construction, cloning, equality.
  • Writeup due on elaboration mods, construction iter 1.
• Fri, Nov 3: class 28:
  • Construction, cloning, equality, continued.
  • Abstract Factory pattern (Read Gang-of-4 section, pg. 87)
• Mon, Nov 6: class 29:
  • Construction, cloning
• Wed, Nov 8: class 30:
  • Composite pattern (Read Gang-of-4 section, pg. 163)
  • Factory Method/Abstract Factory comparison due.
• Fri, Nov 10: class 31:
  • Program Testing
  • inspection/blackbox arrangement
• Mon, Nov 13: class 32:
  • Flyweight pattern (Read Gang-of-4 section, pg. 195)
  • 1:30pm in 127 Memorial Hall. Guru Parulkar, Cisco & Washington U.
    University Research Leading to a Silicon Valley Startup: An Experience
• Wed, Nov 15: class 33:
  • third presentations (construction iter 2, beta test)
  • testing handout.
• Fri, Nov 17: class 34:
  • third presentations (construction iter 2, beta test)
  • Directions for test case construction and inspection
• Mon, Nov 20: class 35:
  • jar and tar
• Wed, Nov 22: class 36:
  • Growth Networks case study. Optional for those who attended Parulkar seminar.
  • Inspection reports and black box test suites due
• Mon, Nov 27: class 37:
  • third presentations continued
  • Project submission guidelines .
• Wed, Nov 29: class 38:
  • Guest Lecturer Inigo Thomas, Diamond State Port Corp. (Port of Wilmington).
• Fri, Dec 1: class 39:
  • Review and summary
  • First jar/tar file due
• Mon, Dec 4: class 40:
  • final presentations (construction iter 3, transition)
• Wed, Dec 6: class 41:
  • final presentations (construction iter 3, transition)
• Fri, Dec 8:
  • Due: final project printed writeup and final project jar/tar file.

• Thu, Dec 14: 10:30-12:30 in 220 Smith Hall
  475 final exam (open book, open notes)