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567: Software Engineering I Fall
2008– Marco Gruteser
Description: This
is a
graduate course in software engineering intended to create a foundation
for research or advanced professional practice. This year the class
will also emphasize security aspects. Times:
Class will meet Fri , Instructor: Marco Gruteser
Office: CoRE
505 Office hours Email: gruteser (at) winlab (dot) rutgers (dot) edu
Detailed class
information on sakai Prerequisites: Programming
Methodology I & II or equivalent
undergraduate course work and good Java and/or C/C++ programming skills. If
you have not taken these courses you should discuss your situation with
me
before you enroll. Text: Bruegge, Dutoit, Object-Oriented Software Engineering, 2nd Edition, Prentice Hall. Some meterial will also be derived from
Anderson. Security Engineering, 2nd Edition, Wiley. The security book is not
required but
recommended as a good overview of security mechanisms. Course
Organization: Work in this class consists of a mix of
individual and group activities. As individuals, students will take the
mid-term exam and may submit homework. The occasional homework
assignments are voluntary and mostly serve as preparation for the exam.
I will consider on-time submitted homework for fine-tuning the grades
of students who are on the borderline of two grades. Every student must
also present one or two research or survey papers in class. These are
typically 20min presentations at the end of each lecture. The
presentations serve several purposes. First, the papers provide
additional depth on some of the topics covered in class. Second,
carefully reading research papers will make you familiar with the style
and organization of research writing -- a great preparation for
conducting your own research. Third, you will practice your
presentation skills, an essential skill whether you pursue an academic
or industry career. These individual activities make up about half of
your grade. To stimulate discussion of these papers in class all
students are expected to read the papers and email me
brief reviews before class. The second part of
this class is to complete an ambitious design and development project in a team of
at
least five students. In this project you will apply and practice the
techniques covered in class. It will also provide you with experience
and insights about larger team projects. Be prepared to invest a
substantial amount of time into this project throughout the class.
Apart from a running system, the deliverables are periodic progress
reports and a final project report that describes the complete project,
including requirement analysis, system architecture, design,
implementation, testing, and verification. Tentative Topics:
student paper presentation and reviews 20% project reports
20% final project
presentation
20% project peer
evaluations and participation
10% homework
fine tuning Total
100%
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