Software Engineering (COMP 4081, Spring 2022)

Instructor: Dr Scott Fleming
Syllabus
Canvas
Skills Assignment and Project Instructions

Schedule

Tue 1/18 (video)

Lecture
- Welcome to the Course (slides)
- Skills Assignment SA1 Introduced
Homework
- SA1 Active Reading

Thu 1/20 (no video)

⚠ Prior Knowledge Test ⚠ during Lecture
Homework
- SA1 Active Reading
- SA1 Explanation Video

Tue 1/25 (video)

⚠ Due ⚠
- SA1 Active Reading by start of class
- SA1 Explanation Video by end of day
Lecture
- Skills Assignment SA2 Introduced
- HTML and HTTP (slides)
- Rails MVC (slides)
Homework
- SA2 Active Reading

Thu 1/27 (video)

⚠ Due ⚠
- SA2 Active Reading by start of class
- SA2 Practice Test by end of day
Lecture
- SA2 Practice Test
Homework
- SA2 Explanation Video

Tue 2/1 (video)

⚠ Due ⚠
- SA2 Explanation Video by end of day
Lecture
- Skills Assignment SA3 Introduced
- Databases and the MVC Model (slides)
Homework
- SA3 Active Reading

Thu 2/3

~~Snow~~ Ice Storm Day (No Class)

Tue 2/8 (video)

Lecture
- Updated Explanation Video Instructions with Task Plans and Reflections (see video)
- How an Index Page Request Is Processed (slides)
- Skills Assignment SA4 Introduced
- RESTful Resources (slides)
Homework

Thu 2/10 (video)

⚠ Due ⚠
- SA3 Active Reading by start of class
- SA4 Active Reading by start of class
- SA3 Practice Test by end of day
Lecture
- SA3 Practice Test Demonstration (see video)
- SA4 Practice Test Demonstration (see video)
Homework

Tue 2/15 (video)

⚠ Due ⚠
- SA3 Explanation Video by end of day
- SA4 Practice Test by end of day
- SA4 Explanation Video by end of day
Lecture
- How New/Create Forms and Destroy Actions Work in Rails (slides)
- Skills Assignment SA5 Introduced
- MVC Model Associations (slides)
Homework
- SA5 Active Reading

Thu 2/17 (video)

⚠ Due ⚠
- SA5 Active Reading by start of class
- SA5 Practice Test by end of day
Lecture
- SA5 Practice Test
Homework
- SA5 Explanation Video

Tue 2/22 (video)

⚠ Due ⚠
- SA5 Explanation Video by end of day
Lecture
- Skills Assignment SA6 Introduced
- Authentication and Authorization with Devise Demo (see video)
Homework
- SA6 Active Reading

Thu 2/24 (video)

⚠ Due ⚠
- SA6 Active Reading by end of day
Lecture
- Version Control with Git (slides)
- Teammate Requests Introduced (Optional)
Homework
- SA6 Explanation Video
- Organize Teammate Requests (Optional)

Tue 3/1

⚠ In-Class Assessment ⚠
- Attendance required!
⚠ Due ⚠
- SA6 Explanation Video by end of day
Homework
- Organize Teammate Requests (Optional)

Thu 3/3

⚠ In-Class Assessment ⚠
- Attendance required!
⚠ Due ⚠
- Teammate Requests by end of Fri 3/4

Tue 3/8

Spring Break (No Class)

Thu 3/10

Spring Break (No Class)

Tue 3/15 M0 (video)

Lecture
- Meet Your Team and Define Your Project Concept
Homework
- Work with Prof to Get Project Concept Approved

Thu 3/17 M0 (video)

⚠ Due ⚠
- Approved Project Concept by start of class
Lecture
- Software Project Introduced
- Milestone M0 Introduced
- User Stories, Definitions, and Wireframes Introduced
- Software Requirements (slides)
- Creating Wireframes with Balsamiq (see video)
Homework
- Create Draft 1 of User Stories, Definitions, and Wireframes

Tue 3/22 M0 (video)

Lecture
- Project Studio: User Stories, Definitions, and Wireframes
Homework
- Create Draft 1 of User Stories, Definitions, and Wireframes

Thu 3/24 M0 (video)

⚠ Due ⚠
- Draft 1 of User Stories, Definitions, and Wireframes (in GDrive) by start of class
Lecture
- Database Design Introduced
- Database Design (slides)
Homework
- Create Draft 1 of Database Design
- Continue to Refine User Stories, Definitions, and Wireframes

Tue 3/29 M0 (video)

Lecture
- How to Create Class Diagrams with Visual Paradigm Online (see video)
- Software Engineering Process (slides)
Homework
- Create Draft 1 of Database Design
- Continue to Refine User Stories, Definitions, and Wireframes

Thu 3/31 M0 (video)

⚠ Due ⚠
- Draft 1 of Database Design (in GDrive) by start of class
Lecture
- Project Workflow Introduced (see video)
- Project Workflow Activity
Homework
- Complete M0 Submission
- Begin M1 Task Plans

Tue 4/5 M1 (video)

⚠ Due ⚠
- M0 Submission by start of class
Lecture
- Milestone M1 Introduced
- Project Studio: Creating M1 Task Plans
Homework
- Complete M1 Task Plans
- Assign M1 Project Coordinator and QA Czars
- Complete M0 Teammate Reviews (see instructions in Discord #announcements channel)

Thu 4/7 M1 (video)

⚠ Due ⚠
- M1 Task Plans (in GDrive) by start of class
- M1 Project Coordinator and QA Czars Assignments (in GDrive) by start of class
Lecture
- More on Merging in Git (see video)
- Project Studio
Homework
- Complete M1 Tasks
- Complete M0 Teammate Reviews (see instructions in Discord #announcements channel)

Tue 4/12 M1 (video)

⚠ Due ⚠
- M0 Teammate Reviews by end of day (see instructions in Discord #announcements channel)
Lecture
- Software Testing and Rails Controller Testing (see video)
Homework
- Complete M1 Tasks

Thu 4/14 M1 (video)

Lecture
- More on Testing: Rails Controller Testing and Unit, Integration, and System Testing (see video)
Homework
- Complete M1 Submission
- Create M2 Task Plans

Tue 4/19 M2 (video)

⚠ Due ⚠
- M1 Submission by start of class
- M2 Task Plans by end of day
Lecture
- Milestone M2 Introduced
- Black-Box and White-Box Testing (slides)
- Statement and Branch Coverage with SimpleCov (see video)
Homework
- Complete M2 Tasks

Thu 4/21 M2 (video)

Lecture
- M2 Live In-Class Demo Session Introduced
- Security Attacks and Countermeasures (slides)
Homework
- Complete M2 Tasks
- Complete M1 Teammate Reviews (see instructions in Discord #announcements channel)

Tue 4/26 M2 (video)

⚠ Due ⚠
- M1 Teammate Reviews by end of day (see instructions in Discord #announcements channel)
Lecture
- Software Design and Design Patterns (slides)
Homework
- Complete M2 Tasks

Thu 4/28 M2

Study Day (No Class)

Tue 5/3 M2

⚠ In-Class Project Demo Session ⚠
- Exams Week—Special Meeting Time: 1:00–3:00
- Attendance required!
⚠ Due ⚠
- Milestone M2 Submission by end of Wed 5/4
Homework
- Complete M2 Teammate Reviews (see instructions in Discord #announcements channel)
- Complete Task Plans and Reflections Student Feedback Survey (see instructions in Discord #announcements channel)

Thu 5/5 M2

Exams Week (No Class)
⚠ Due ⚠
- M2 Teammate Reviews by end of day (see instructions in Discord #announcements channel)
- Complete Task Plans and Reflections Student Feedback Survey by end of day (see instructions in Discord #announcements channel)
- SETEs in my.memphis.edu by midnight, Thu!