Foundations of Software Engineering (COMP 7012, Spring 2024)

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

Schedule

Mon 1/15

M. L. King, Jr. Holiday (No Class)

Wed 1/17

Snow Day (Campus Closed)
- Class will be asynchronous remote
- Watch the following lecture videos and complete the activities before next class
Lecture
Homework
- Join the Course Discord Server (See Canvas Assignment)
- SA1 Active Reading

Mon 1/22 (video)

Remote Instruction Due to Campus Water Issue
- Class will meet via Zoom at the usual time (12:40pm)
- See the Canvas or email announcement for the Zoom link
- If you cannot join the Zoom, watch the above lecture video and complete any assignments given by their respective deadlines
⚠ Due ⚠
- Ruby Basics Activity by end of Tue in Canvas
Lecture
- Ruby Basics Activity
Homework
- Join the Course Discord Server (See Canvas Announcements)
- SA1 Active Reading

Wed 1/24 (video)

Remote Instruction Due to Campus Water Issue
- Class will meet via Zoom at a special time (1:30pm)
- See the Canvas or email announcement for the Zoom link
- If you cannot join the Zoom, watch the above lecture video and complete any assignments given by their respective deadlines
⚠ Due ⚠
- Course Discord Server Joined by end of day (else participation demerit)
- SA1 Active Reading by end of day
Lecture
- Object-Oriented Programming in Ruby Activity
Homework
- SA1 Explanation Video

Mon 1/29 (video)

⚠ Due ⚠
- SA1 Explanation Video by end of day
- SA2 Active Reading by end of Tue
Lecture
- Skills Assignment SA2 Introduced
- HTML (slides)
- HTML Activity
Homework
- SA2 Active Reading

Wed 1/31 (video)

⚠ Due ⚠
- SA2 Practice Test by end of Thu
Lecture
- HTTP (slides)
- Rails MVC (slides)
- SA2 Practice Test
Homework
- SA2 Explanation Video

Mon 2/5 (video)

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

Wed 2/7 (video)

⚠ Due ⚠
- SA3 Practice Test by end of day
Lecture
- How a Basic Webpage Request Is Processed (slides)
- SA3 Practice Test
Homework
- SA3 Explanation Video

Mon 2/12 (video)

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

Wed 2/14 (video)

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

Mon 2/19 (video)

⚠ Due ⚠
- SA4 Explanation Video by end of day
- Model Association Activity 1 by end of Tue
- SA5 Active Reading by end of Tue
Lecture
- Skills Assignment SA5 Introduced
- MVC Model Associations (slides)
- Model Association Activity 1
Homework
- SA5 Active Reading

Wed 2/21 (video)

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

Mon 2/26 (video)

⚠ Due ⚠
- SA5 Explanation Video by end of day
- Git Activity by end of Tue
- SA6 Active Reading by end of Tue
Lecture
- Teammate Requests Introduced (Optional)
- Skills Assignment SA6 Introduced
- Version Control with Git (slides)
- Git Activity
Homework
- SA6 Active Reading
- Organize Teammate Requests (Optional)

Wed 2/28 (video)

⚠ Due ⚠
- Git Merging Activity by end of Fri
- GitHub Activity by end of Fri
- Teammate Requests by end of Spring Break (Sun 3/10)
Lecture
- Merging Branches in Git (slides)
- Git Merging Activity
- Remote Git Repositories and GitHub (slides)
- GitHub Activity
Homework
- SA6 Explanation Video

Mon 3/4

Spring Break (No Class)

Wed 3/6

Spring Break (No Class)

Mon 3/11 M0 (video)

⚠ Due ⚠
- SA6 Explanation Video by end of day
- Project Concept by end of Tue in the appropriate 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

Wed 3/13 M0 (no video)

⚠ Due ⚠
- Revised Project Concept by end of Thu in the appropriate Canvas dropbox
Lecture
- Continue Project Concept
Homework
- Make revisions to Project Concept and continue to work with Prof to get final approval

Mon 3/18 M0 (video)

Lecture
- Software Project Introduced
- Project Grading Introduced
- Milestone M0 Introduced
- Software Requirements (slides)
- User Stories, Scenarios, and Storyboards Activity
Homework
- Create First Draft of User Stories, Scenarios, and Storyboards

Wed 3/20 M0 (no video)

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

Mon 3/25 M0 (video)

⚠ Due ⚠
- First 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 Tue (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

Wed 3/27 M0 (video)

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

Mon 4/1 M1 (video)

⚠ Due ⚠
- M0 Submission in Canvas by end of day
- Project Workflow Activity in Canvas by end of Tue
Lecture
- Teammate Reviews Introduced
- Milestone M1 Introduced
- Project Workflow Activity
Homework
- Complete M0 Teammate Reviews (see instructions in Discord #announcements channel)
- Complete M1 Pull Requests, etc.

Wed 4/3 M1 (video)

⚠ Due ⚠
- M0 Teammate Reviews by end of Sun (see instructions in Discord #announcements channel)
Lecture
- Team Project Working Session
Homework
- Complete M1 Pull Requests, etc.

Mon 4/8 M1

Solar Eclipse Day
- Class will be asynchronous remote
- Complete the following activity by Sunday
Lecture
- Controller Testing Activity
Homework
- Complete M1 Pull Requests, etc.

Wed 4/10 M1 (video)

⚠ Due ⚠
- Controller Testing Activity in Canvas by end of Sun 4/14
- Controller Testing Activity 2 in Canvas by end of Sun 4/14
Lecture
- Controller Testing Activity 2
Homework
- Complete Your Team’s M1 Submission

Mon 4/15 M2 (video)

Lecture
- M1 Demo Video and Report Introduced
- Team Project Working Session
Homework
- Complete M1 Teammate Reviews (see instructions in Discord #announcements channel)
- Complete M2 Pull Requests, etc.

Wed 4/17 M2 (video)

⚠ Due ⚠
- M1 Submission by end of day in Canvas
- M1 Teammate Reviews by end of Sun 4/21 (see instructions in Discord #announcements channel)
Lecture
- Milestone M2 Introduced
- Controller Testing Activity 3
Homework
- Complete M2 Pull Requests, etc.

Mon 4/22 M2 (video)

⚠ Due ⚠
- Controller Testing Activity 3 in Canvas by end of day
Lecture
- Milestone M2 Introduced
- Software Testing (slides)
Homework
- Complete M2 Pull Requests, etc.

Wed 4/24 M2 (video)

Lecture
- M2 Live In-Class Demo Session Introduced
- Team Project Working Session
Homework
- Complete Your Team’s M2 Submission and Prepare for the Live In-Class Demo

Mon 4/29 M2

Exams Week (No Class)

Wed 5/1 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 (see instructions in Discord #announcements channel)
- SETEs in https://my.memphis.edu by midnight, Thu!