Syllabus for SSE 554

Object-Oriented Design II

Spring Semester 2012 (12S)

Nearly complete, but updates are certain

There are seven options for this course. Choose carefully:

There are three options to continue learning Java or C# or C++.

There are three (or two - read on) options to start learning enterprise programming in Java or C#. (See the Wikipedia page on Enterprise Applications.) If you already did SSE 550 in C++, you may (as part of an experiment) switch to C#; there is an appendix in the enterprise C# text to help you to make the switch.

There is one (experimental) option to learn General Purpose Programming on Graphics Processing Units (GPGPU). See the Wikipedia page on General-Purpose Computing on Graphics Processing Units (GPGPU) using Nvidia's CUDA technology. (If you will be using a computer with AMD's GPGPU technology, you will have to make some adjusts to this syllabus.) Please contact the professor if you are interested, before the beginning of the course, before buying texts. Are you already familiar with the use of pointers and C memory management? It will matter.

Please read the "Notes" in the Texts section, below.

Texts	Software	Other Useful Resources	Catalog Description
Course Objectives	Prerequisites	Class Location	Grading
Assignments	Additional Information	Schedule of Assignments and Events	Contact Information

Textbooks and Supplies:

Texts (including web sites):

Option	Notes	Text(s)
Java (non-enterprise)	Continues SSE 550	Core Java Volume I Fundamentals (8th ed.) by Horstmann and Cornell, Prentice Hall (2007) ISBN 978-0132354769 (Required). Check this text out at Amazon.com Core Java Volume II Advanced Features (8th ed.) by Horstmann and Cornell, Prentice Hall (2008) ISBN 978-0132354790 (Required). Check this text out at Amazon.com
Java (enterprise)	-	The Java EE 6 Tutorial: Basic Concepts by Jendrock et al., Prentice Hall (2010) ISBN 978-0137081851. Check this text out at Amazon.com Check Oracle's web site to see if you can legally download an electronic copy. Also check out the Netbeans tutorials at http://netbeans.org/kb/trails/java-ee.html
C# (non-enterprise)	Continues SSE 550	Professional C# 4.0 and .NET 4 by Nagel et al., WROX (2010) ISBN 978-0470502259 (Required). Check this text out at Amazon.com
C# (enterprise)	-	Professional Enterprise .NET by Arking et al., WROX (2009) ISBN 978-0470447611 (Required). Check this text out at Amazon.com
C++ (non-enterprise)	Continues SSE 550	C++ How to Program (8th ed.), by Deitel and Deitel, Prentice Hall ISBN 0132662361 (2011). Check Out This Text at Amazon.com (Required).
C++ (enterprise)	Switch to C#. This is allowed for this course, this semester, as an experiment. Futures courses and semesters are TBD. Enterprise programming in .NET can be done in C++, but the support sources for C# are much more plentiful.	See the C# (enterprise) option above. Note that the text includes an appendix on transitioning to C#.
C++ (GPGPU)	Note that you will use C (not C++) pointers and C (not C++) memory management (malloc(), free(), etc.) If you have a GPGPU-enabled graphics card, you will need a different set of resources; in this case, please contact the professor.	Programming Massively Parallel Processors: A Hands-on Approach, by Kirk and Hwu, Prentice Hall ISBN 978-0123814722 (2010). Check Out This Text at Amazon.com CUDA by Example by Sanders and Kandrot, Addison-Wesley Professional (2010) ISBN 978-0131387683 (Required). Check this text out at Amazon.com

Software (including web sites):

Java Option:
- The latest Java SE Development Kit (JDK), including the documentation, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/index.html . (Please note that the documentation is a separate download.) (Required.)
- A Java Integrated Development Environment (IDE) of your choice. NetBeans http://netbeans.org/ and Eclipse http://eclipse.org/ work well. Note that NetBeans can be downloaded and installed from the JDK installation download page. (Required.)
C# Option:
- The latest Microsoft Visual C# Express Edition Integrated Development Environment (IDE) https://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/products/2010-editions/express . (Required.)
C++ Option:
- A C++ Integrated Development Environment (IDE) of your choice. NetBeans http://netbeans.org/ and Eclipse http://eclipse.org/ work well. Note that NetBeans can be downloaded and installed from the JDK installation download page, and Microsoft Visual C++ Express Edition https://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/products/2010-editions/express. Note that NetBeans can be downloaded and installed from the JDK installation download page listed above. (Required.)
- For the GPGPU sub-option, you will need the CUDA development software http://www.nvidia.com/object/cuda_home_new.html.
An Internet ftp client of your choice. Core FTP LE is free and works well http://www.coreftp.com/ . (Required, but your choice)

Other Useful Resources (including web sites):

2009 CWE/SANS Top 25 Most Dangerous Programming Errors
XHTML Tutorial This tutorial may well be helpful for people following one of the enterprise options.

Catalog Description (Course Purpose):

This second course extends the material covered in SSE 550 with greater breadth and depth. Students will use the same programming language (e.g., C#, Java, or C++) that they used in the prerequisite course. The specific topics covered may vary depending on the language used by the student

This course begins on January 10, 2012.

Course Objectives:

Breadth and Depth in Defining, Analyzing, and Solving Complex Problems:

After successfully completing this course, you should be able to demonstrate a more advanced capability to apply OOP design techniques to solve complex problems.

Communicate Technical Aspects of the Solution for Complex Software Engineering Problems to a Technical Audience:

After successfully completing this course, you should be able to demonstrate a more advanced ability to communicate regarding the application of OOP design techniques to a technical audience.

Prerequisites:

SSE 550.

Class Location:

The Online Learning asynchronous "meetings" take place in Cyberspace; i.e., on the Internet.

Grading:

Item	Percent of Term Grade
Project 1	30
Project 2	30
Project 3	30
Listserv contributions	10

More information about grading is contained in the General Project Rubric.

Assignments:

Purpose of projects:
- Use the projects to develop your capabilities, and
- Use the projects to demonstrate your capabilities.
Deliverables for all projects:
- Your report should be organized in such a way as to make the topics that you want credit for covering easy to find, and demonstrate your capabilities clearly and convincingly. Everything you want considered for credit, including code and tests (including test results), should be included in the report.
- Each project can be a single, integrated project that tries to actually do something, or a collection of exercises that demonstrate your capabilities but don't accomplish anything else, or any combination of these two alternatives that you find convenient.
- You may include other material outside of the report (see Project Delivery, below), if you wish, but this material may or may not be considered in evaluating your work.
- For each capability that you demonstrate within a report or major section of that report, you may present only the final result of your work; you need not demonstrate every step in the development of that result.
- Please submit your document in html, pdf, doc, or docx format.
Some suggestions for doing a project are contained in the One Way to Do a Project page.
Project Delivery
- Projects will be delivered entirely via the FTP site (which will be announced when it is ready).

Project 1 (non-Enterprise, non-GPGPU suboption - solo):

Part 1: Multithreading, Exception Handling project.
Part 2: Data Structures and Algorithms project
Part 1: Develop and demonstrate your capabilities in the development of multithreading and exception handling in your chosen language: C++, C#, or Java, beyond the level of SSE 550.
This should be a challenging project; you should aim for thorough mastery of the application of exception handling and advanced accomplishment in multithreading.
If you have a multicore processor, you may choose to address multi-core issues in this project. Please contact me if you are interested in multi-core multithreading and are programming in C++.
Part 2: Learn about data structures and algorithms, particularly the efficiency of various data structures and algorithms for the essential data structure operations of insertion, deletion, searching and sorting. Start with arrays and linked lists. Some structures and algorithms are faster or slower than others for specific operations.
For data structure and algorithm implementation, use your chosen language's data structure library:
- Java Collections
- C# System.Collections adn System.Collections.Generic
- C++ Standard Template Library (STL)

Project 2 (non-Enterprise, non-GPGPU suboption - solo):

Advanced code project.
Develop and demonstrate your capabilities in the development of adv advanced features in your chosen language: C++, C#, or Java, beyond the level of SSE 550.
This should be a challenging project; you should aim for thorough mastery of the application of the subjects you cover.
If you are programming in C++, consider doing GUI programming using the QT 4 framework .

Project 3 (non-Enterprise, non-GPGPU suboption - team):

Advanced code project.
Develop and demonstrate your capabilities in additional advanced course topics (see your texts) for this course.
Indentify the topics you will cover via the listserv in advance of starting development for this project.
This project provides an opportunity for you to choose your own advanced topic(s) in your chosen implementation language, and develop and demonstrate new (to you) capabilities in these topics.
Two person teams are preferred. Three person teams require the prior approval of the professor.

Projects 1, 2, and 3 (Enterprise suboptions):

Skim your text, and assess your capabilities in the material in the text.
Develop a plan to extend your capabilities in the topics covered in the text, starting at the point where you are ready to start. Remember that the purpose of the projects is to develop and demonstrate your capabilities.
For your Project 1 report, include your plan and the work that you have done to execute that plan during the Project 1 phase of the course.
For Projects 2 and 3, revise your plan based on what you learned in the previous project(s), and include the work that you have done in the Project 2 or 3 phase (respectively) to execute your plan.
Indentify the topics you will cover via the listserv in advance of starting development for this project. You are welcome to update your list as you go.
One, two, or three person teams are allowed for and and all phases and projects of these suboptions.

Projects 1, 2, and 3 (GPGPU suboption):

You may choose this suboption as long as you are C-capable (familiar with *, &, malloc() and free() (or at least close to C-capable).
Develop and demonstrate your capabilities in topics from Kirk and Hwu.
Indentify the topics you will cover via the listserv in advance of starting development for this project. You are welcome to update your list as you go.
One, two, or three person teams are allowed for this suboption..

Please raise questions and issues via the course listserv.

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Additional Information:
- Asynchronous Learning Nets (ALNs)
  - Self Study: You study the texts and any other course study material on your own.
  - Collaborative Projects: After your self-study, you collaborate (via the Internet [wiki,email, ftp]) with your partner(s) to produce a team product. Your collaborative work is substantial, asynchronous, and rapid.
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What Do I Do?

Subscribe to the course email listserv and be able to access our wiki and FTP server (after it has been announced).
Study the assigned material.
Write and read email messages (to the listserv) about ideas, problems and solutions to do with the assigned study material.
Do the assigned projects/exercises.
Write and read email messages (to/from the listserv) about ideas, problems and solutions to do with the assigned homework.
Review the reports done by other people; give them credit in your future reports if you adopt something good from their (earlier) report.

Changes to this Syllabus:

There will be changes to this syllabus, so check back frequently, and don't forget to hit "Reload" or "Refresh".

Schedule of Events and Assignments:

Start Date	End Date	Activity/Event
January 10, 2012	April 30, 2012	Course in Progress
January 10, 2012	February 20, 2012	Work on Project 1
	February 20, 2012	Project 1 due. Post to our FTP server.
	March 26, 2012	Project 2 due. Post to our FTP site.
	April 30, 2012	Project 3 due. Post to our FTP site.
	April 30, 2012	Course ends.

Notes:

tbd

List of all courses.

Contact Information

My Name: Dr. Paul E. MacNeil (Atlanta, Macon and DL Section)
My E-mail: macneil_pe@mercer.edu .
My Office Phone: 478 301-2185
My FAX: 478 301-2732
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Important Additional Information:

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Accreditation: Mercer University is accredited by SACS.