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Syllabus for SSE 661

Software Architecture

Summer Semester 2013 (13U)

Early version; changes are possible.

 


Instructor: Dr. Paul E. MacNeil

Office:       Suite 223a, School of Engineering

Phone:       478-301-2185

Email:        macneil_pe@mercer.edu

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Textbooks and Supplies:

Texts (including web sites):

 

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Software (including web sites):

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Other Useful Resources (including web sites):

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Catalog Description (Course Purpose):

A course in software architectural design. All students will begin with a common core of software architectures and criteria for selecting them. Impact of software architectural choices on: availability, modifiability, performance, security, testability, and usability. Students will then explore architectures selected from among the many available.

This course begins on May 20, 2013.

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Course Objectives:

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

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

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Prerequisites:

SSE 550.

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Class Location:

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Grading:

 

Item
Percent of Term Grade
Project 1
20
Project 2
20
Project 3
20
Project 4
30
Listserv contributions
10

Credit will be given only for original work.

Project reports are to be submitted complete, not as incremental partial submissions.

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

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Assignments:

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Additional Information:

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    Schedule of Events and Assignments:

    Start Date
    End Date
    Activity/Event
    May 20, 2013 June 21, 2013 Course in Progress
    May 20, 2013 May 28, 2013 Work on Project 1
    May 28, 2013 Project 1 due
    June 5, 2013 Project 2 due
    June 11, 2013 Project 3 due
    June 21, 2013 Project 4 due
      June 21, 2013 Course ends. Firm date.

     

    Notes:

    tbd

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    Important Additional Information:

    "Students requiring accommodations for a disability should inform the instructor at the close of the first class meeting or as soon as possible. The instructor will refer you to the Disability Support Services Coordinator to document your disability, determine eligibility for accommodations under the ADAAA/Section 504 and to request a Faculty Accommodation Form. Disability accommodations or status will not be indicated on academic transcripts. In order to receive accommodations in a class, students with sensory, learning, psychological, physical or medical disabilities must provide their instructor with a Faculty Accommodation Form to sign. Students must return the signed form to the Disability Services Coordinator. A new form must be requested each semester. Students with a history of a disability, perceived as having a disability or with a current disability who do not wish to use academic accommodations are also strongly encouraged to register with the Disability Services Coordinator and request a Faculty Accommodation Form each semester. For further information, please contact Carole Burrowbridge, Disability Services Coordinator, at 301-2778 or visit the Disability Support Services website at http://www.mercer.edu/studentaffairs/disabilityservices" * (10/09)


    Accreditation: Mercer University is accredited by SACS.