Foundations of Software Engineering (COMP 7012, Spring 2022)

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

Schedule

Wed 1/19 (video)

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

Mon 1/24 (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

Wed 1/26 (video)

⚠ Due ⚠
- SA2 Active Reading by start of class
- SA2 Practice Test by end of day
Lecture
- How to Start Each Active Reading (see video)
- SA2 Practice Test
Homework
- SA2 Explanation Video

Mon 1/31 (video)

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

Wed 2/2 (video)

⚠ Due ⚠
- SA3 Active Reading by start of class
- SA3 Practice Test by end of day
Lecture
- Updated Explanation Video Instructions with Task Plans and Reflections (see video)
- SA3 Practice Test
Homework
- SA3 Explanation Video

Mon 2/7 (video)

⚠ Due ⚠
- SA3 Explanation Video by end of day
Lecture
- How an Index Page Request Is Processed (slides)
- Skills Assignment SA4 Introduced
- RESTful Resources (slides)
- How New/Create Forms and Destroy Actions Work in Rails (slides)
Homework
- SA4 Active Reading

Wed 2/9 (video)

⚠ Due ⚠
- SA4 Active Reading by start of class
- SA4 Practice Test by end of day
Lecture
- SA4 Practice Test
Homework
- SA4 Explanation Video

Mon 2/14 (video)

⚠ Due ⚠
- SA4 Explanation Video by end of day
Lecture
- Skills Assignment SA5 Introduced
- MVC Model Associations (slides)
Homework
- SA5 Active Reading

Wed 2/16 (video)

⚠ Due ⚠
- SA5 Active Reading by start of class
- SA5 Practice Test by end of day
Lecture
- New Task Plan/Reflection Sheet for Self Explanation Videos (see video)
- SA5 Practice Test
Homework
- SA5 Explanation Video

Mon 2/21 (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

Wed 2/23 (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)

Mon 2/28

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

Wed 3/2

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

Mon 3/7

Spring Break (No Class)

Wed 3/9

Spring Break (No Class)

Mon 3/14 M0

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

Wed 3/16 M0 (video)

⚠ Due ⚠
- Approved Project Concept by end of day
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

Mon 3/21 M0

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

Wed 3/23 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

Mon 3/28 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

Wed 3/30 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

Mon 4/4 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

Wed 4/6 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
- Git/GitHub Workflow Demo with Merge Conflicts (see video)
- Project Studio
Homework
- Complete M1 Tasks
- Complete M0 Teammate Reviews (see instructions in Discord #announcements channel)

Mon 4/11 M1 (video)

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

Wed 4/13 M1 (video)

⚠ Due ⚠
- M0 Teammate Reviews by end of day (see instructions in Discord #announcements channel)
Lecture
- More on Rails Controller Testing (see video)
Homework
- Complete M1 Submission
- Create M2 Task Plans

Mon 4/18 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

Wed 4/20 M2 (video)

Lecture
- Security Attacks and Countermeasures (slides)
Homework
- Complete M2 Tasks
- Complete M1 Teammate Reviews (see instructions in Discord #announcements channel)

Mon 4/25 M2 (video)

⚠ Due ⚠
- M1 Teammate Reviews by end of day (see instructions in Discord #announcements channel)
Lecture
- M2 Live In-Class Demo Session Introduced
- Software Design and Design Patterns, Part 1 (slides)
Homework
- Complete M2 Tasks

Wed 4/27 M2 (video)

Lecture
- Software Design and Design Patterns, Part 2 (slides)
Homework
- Complete M2 Tasks
- Complete M2 Teammate Reviews (see instructions in Discord #announcements channel)

Mon 5/2 M2

Exams Week (No Class)
Homework
- Complete M2 Tasks
- Complete M2 Teammate Reviews (see instructions in Discord #announcements channel)
- Complete Task Plans and Reflections Student Feedback Survey (see instructions in Discord #announcements channel)

Wed 5/4 M2

⚠ In-Class Project Demo Session ⚠
- Exams Week—Special Meeting Time: 10:00–12:00
- Attendance required!
⚠ Due ⚠
- Milestone M2 Submission by end of day
- M2 Teammate Reviews by end of Thu 5/5 (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!