Instructor: Mike Rowe

Course Description:

• Study of the topics related to maintaining large-scale software systems. Study and gain practical experience of software engineering topics such as estimation, software quality assurance, configuration management, verification & validation, inspections, and personal and team software process as they relate to software maintenance projects. Coverage of traditional analysis and design methods such as structured analysis and design. Multiple, team-based projects: reengineering a small system to be object-oriented, porting a moderate-sized system, and specifying and making changes to a moderate-sized existing software project. Prerequisite: SE 2730. Corequisite: SE 3430.

Course Objectives and Syllabus:

• Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Understand the role of maintenance in software development
2. Perform a structured analysis and design on a small project
3. Plan, analyze, design, implement, and test modifications to an existing software project
4. Understand the issues and complete a software system port
5. Understand the issues and complete a reengineering project
6. Understand and have practical experience in the issues related to outsourcing software projects
7. Work effectively in a team on a software maintenance project

• Syllabus (in MS Word Format)

Important Dates:

• Classes Begin: 19-Jan-2005
• Spring Break: 3/21/2005 through 3/28/2005
• Last Drop/Withdraw Date: 3/14/2005
• Last Project Submit: 5/6/2005/
• Final Test: 9-May-2005 1:00 PM

Preliminary Schedule for Assignments / Deliverables / Quizzes / Tests

• Sample TimeLogsheet (in Excel Format)
• Sample Project Report (in MS Word)
• Lab 001 - Structured Analysis Due Date 2/4 (in MS Word)
• Lab 002 - Compile Puff Due 2/11 (in MS Word)
• Lab 003 - Dynamic Analysis using RECON3 Due 2/18 (in MS Word)
• Lab 004 - Structured Analysis of PUFF Due 2/21 (in MS Word)
• Lab 005 - Finding Classes for PUFF Due 3/2 (in MS Word)
• Lab 006 - Target System PUFF Due 3/11 (in MS Word)
• Lab 006 - Puff Questions (in MS Word)
• MID Term Test
• Test Question and COMPLETE Answer for the Mid Term. Send by email by Monday, 14-March-2005, NOON. Worth 10 points (for quality questions).
• Mid Term Test: Available on the Web site 15-March-2005 probably after 5:00 pm. DUE: by email on or before 21-March NOON
• MidTerm Test (in MS Word)
• Gradebook (in MS Excel)

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• Status Reports
• Status Reports Due every Wednesday until further notics
• Example Status Report (in MS Word)
• Peer Review Due 5/11/2005 5pm (in MS Word)
• Final Test
• Test Question and COMPLETE Answer for the Final. Send by email by Wednesday, 4-MAY-2005, NOON. Teams members presenting after 4-May make your questions on your presentation. Worth 10 points (for quality questions).
• Final Test: Available on the Web site 5-MAY-2005 probably after 5:00 pm. DUE: by email on or BEFORE 12-MAY-2005 by NOON.
• Final Test(in MS Word)
• Gradebook FINAL (in Excel format)
• Group Presentations Dates and Topics
• April 29 : Dragon Slayers : Mini Linker
• April 22 : Bona Fide Monkeys : Reverse Engineering with Visio
• Date TBD : har_hei_lar_van : IMAGEX
• Date TBD : Dot Gear : STAD

Class Notes/Handouts

• Pascal/Turbo Pascal References
• Pascal Tutorial (thanks to Jonathon Fischer)
• another Pascal Tutorial (thanks to Jonathon Fischer)
• and another Pascal Tutorial (thanks to Andy Schaumberg
  
• Notes 001: Intro to S/W C1 and C2 of text (in MS Word Format)
• Notes 002: Structured Analysis (in MS Word Format)
• Notes 003: Dynamic Analysis (in MS Word Format)
• Notes 004: Functional to OO Reengineering (in MS Word Format)
• PUFF enhancement list (in MS Word Format)
• Notes 005: Maintenance Expense and Evolution (in MS Word Format)
• Notes 006: ISO 12207 Maintenance Process (in MS Word Format)

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• Notes 007: Outsourcing (in MS Word Format)

Presentation Related Material

• RECON3 Presentation (in MS PowerPoint Format)
• RECON Website (for downloading RECON3)
• Reverse Engineering (in MS PowerPoint Format)
• Mini-Linker (in MS PowerPoint)
• iMaGix Presentation (in MS PowerPoint Format)
• Pascal Maintenance Tools (in MS PowerPoint Format)