Foundations of Software Engineering (COMP 7012, Fall 2023)

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

Schedule

Tue 8/29

Lecture
- Welcome to the Course (slides)
- Prior Knowledge Assessment
Homework
- Join the course Discord server (see Canvas announcements)

Thu 8/31 (video)

Lecture
- Skills Assignment SA1 Introduced
- Ruby Basics
Homework
- SA1 Active Reading
- Join the course Discord server (see Canvas announcements)

Tue 9/5 (video)

⚠ Due ⚠
- Course Discord Server Joined by end of day (else participation demerit)
Lecture
- Object-Oriented Programming in Ruby (see video)
Homework
- SA1 Active Reading

Thu 9/7 (video)

Lecture
- HTML (slides)
Homework
- SA1 Explanation Video
- SA2 Active Reading

Tue 9/12 (video)

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

Thu 9/14 (video)

⚠ Due ⚠
- SA2 Practice Test by end of day
Lecture
- How a Basic Webpage Request Is Processed (slides)
- SA2 Practice Test
Homework
- SA2 Explanation Video

Tue 9/19 (video)

⚠ Due ⚠
- SA2 Explanation Video by end of day
- SA3 Active Reading by end of Wed
Lecture
- Attendance Optional Day - See video for lectures
- Skills Assignment SA3 Introduced
- Databases and the MVC Model (slides)
Homework
- SA3 Active Reading

Thu 9/21 (video)

⚠ Due ⚠
- SA3 Practice Test by end of day
Lecture
- Attendance Optional Day - See video for lectures
- SA3 Practice Test
Homework
- SA3 Explanation Video

Tue 9/26 (video)

⚠ Due ⚠
- SA3 Explanation Video by end of day
- SA4 Active Reading by end of Wed
Lecture
- Skills Assignment SA4 Introduced
- RESTful Resources (slides)
Homework
- SA4 Active Reading

Thu 9/28 (video)

⚠ Due ⚠
- SA4 Practice Test by end of day
Lecture
- SA4 Practice Test
Homework
- SA4 Explanation Video

Tue 10/3 (video)

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

Thu 10/5 (video)

⚠ Due ⚠
- SA5 Practice Test by end of Fri 10/6
Lecture
- SA5 Practice Test
Homework
- SA5 Explanation Video

Tue 10/10 (video)

⚠ Due ⚠
- SA5 Explanation Video by end of day
- SA6 Active Reading by end of Wed
Lecture
- Skills Assignment SA6 Introduced
- Version Control with Git (slides)
- Git Activity (submission instructions in Canvas, complete by end of class)
Homework
- SA6 Active Reading

Thu 10/12 (video)

Lecture
- Teammate Requests Introduced (Optional)
- Remote Git Repositories and GitHub (slides)
- Demonstration: Creating a GitHub Repo and Pushing/Pulling to/from a Local Repo (see video)
Homework
- SA6 Explanation Video
- Organize Teammate Requests (Optional)

Tue 10/17

Fall Break (No Class)

Thu 10/19 (video)

⚠ Due ⚠
- SA6 Explanation Video by end of day
- Teammate Requests by end of day
Lecture
- Merging Branches in Git (slides)
- Merging Branches Activity (submission instructions in Canvas, complete by end of class)
Homework
- GitHub Activity (submission instructions in Canvas, complete within 1 week)

Tue 10/24 M0 (video)

⚠ Due ⚠
- Project Concept by end of Wed 10/25 in “First Draft” Canvas dropbox
  - Fill out this DOCX file and submit to the appropriate Canvas dropbox
Lecture
- Meet Your Team and Define Your Project Concept
Homework
- Work with Prof to get Project Concept approved

Thu 10/26 M0 (video)

⚠ Due ⚠
- Revised Project Concept by end of Mon 10/30 in “Final Draft” Canvas dropbox
- GitHub Activity (submission instructions in Canvas) by end of day
Lecture
- Software Engineering Process (slides)
- Software Requirements (slides)
Homework
- Make revisions to Project Concept and continue to work with Prof to get final approval

Tue 10/31 M0 (video)

Lecture
- Software Project Introduced
- Milestone M0 Introduced
- User Stories, Scenarios, and Storyboards Activity
Homework
- Create First Draft of User Stories, Scenarios, and Storyboards

Thu 11/2 M0 (video)

Lecture
- Continue User Stories, Scenarios, and Storyboards Activity
Homework
- Create First Draft of User Stories, Scenarios, and Storyboards

Tue 11/7 M0 (video)

⚠ Due ⚠
- Draft of User Stories, Scenarios, and Storyboards in Canvas dropbox by end of day
- Step 1 (Individual) of Model Class Diagram Activity in Canvas by end of Wed 11/8 (see Canvas for submission instructions)
Lecture
- Model Design Diagram Activity
Homework
- Create First Draft of Model Class Diagram
- Continue to Refine User Stories, Scenarios, and Storyboards

Thu 11/9 M0 (video)

⚠ Due ⚠
- Step 2 (Team) of Model Class Diagram Activity in Canvas by end of day (see Canvas for submission instructions)
Lecture
- M1 Task Plans Activity
Homework
- Complete M0 Submission

Tue 11/14 M1

Lecture
- Milestone M1 Introduced
- Project Workflow Activity
Homework
- Complete M0 Submission
- Complete the Project Workflow Activity with Your Team
- Get to Work on Your M1 Tasks

Thu 11/16 M1 (video)

⚠ Due ⚠
- M0 Submission in Canvas by end of day
- Project Workflow Activity in Canvas by end of day
Lecture
- Updated Project Grading and M0 Rubric Introduced
- Milestone M1 Introduced
- Teammate Reviews Introduced
Homework
- Get to Work on Your M1 Coding Tasks, etc.
- Complete M0 Teammate Reviews (see instructions in Discord #announcements channel)

Tue 11/21 M1 (video)

Lecture
- M1 Grading Clarifications (see video)
Homework
- Complete Your M1 Coding Tasks, etc.
- Complete M0 Teammate Reviews (see instructions in Discord #announcements channel)

Thu 11/23 M1

Thanksgiving Holidays (No Class)

Tue 11/28 M1 (video)

⚠ Due ⚠
- M0 Teammate Reviews by end of day (see instructions in Discord #announcements channel)
Lecture
- Controller Testing Activity
Homework
- Complete Your Team’s M1 Submission

Thu 11/30 M2

⚠ Due ⚠
- M1 Submission by end of day in Canvas
- Controller Testing Activity in Canvas by end of Mon 12/4
Lecture
- Controller Testing Activity Continued
Homework
- Complete M1 Teammate Reviews (see instructions in Discord #announcements channel)
- Get to Work on Your M2 Coding Tasks, etc.

Tue 12/5 M2 (video)

⚠ Due ⚠
- M1 Teammate Reviews by end of day (see instructions in Discord #announcements channel)
Lecture
- Milestone M2 Introduced
- M2 Live In-Class Demo Session Introduced
- Software Testing (slides)
- Statement and Branch Coverage with SimpleCov (see video, demo code)
Homework
- Complete M1 Teammate Reviews (see instructions in Discord #announcements channel)
- Complete Your Team’s M2 Submission and Prepare for the Live In-Class Demo

Thu 12/7 M2

Study Day (No Class)

Tue 12/12 M2

⚠ In-Class Project Demo Session ⚠
- Exams Week—Special Meeting Time: 1:00–3:00
- Attendance required!
⚠ Due ⚠
- Milestone M2 Submission by end of day
- M2 Teammate Reviews by Wed 12/13 (see instructions in Discord #announcements channel)
Homework
- Complete SETEs in my.memphis.edu

Thu 12/14 M2

Exams Week (No Class)
⚠ Due ⚠
- SETEs in my.memphis.edu by midnight, Thu!