Syllabus for SSE 692

Web Development (Special Topics)

A course in Enterprise Software Development

Summer Semester 2012 (12U) Session 1

Changes are possible.

Instructor: Dr. Paul E. MacNeil

Office:       Suite 223a, School of Engineering

Phone:       478-301-2185

Email:        macneil_pe@mercer.edu

Textbooks and Supplies:

Texts (including web sites):

Choose one:

• The Java EE EE 6 Tutorial, by Jendrock et al., Oracle, download from http://docs.oracle.com/javaee/6/tutorial/doc/ (Required for the Enterprise Java option)
• Professional Enterprise.NET (1st ed.), by John Arking and Scott Millett, Wiley, ISBN 978-0-470-44761-1 (2009) (Required for the Enterprise .NET option)

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Software (including web sites):

• An Internet ftp client of your choice.  Core FTP LE is free and works well http://www.coreftp.com/ .  (Required, but your choice)
• An appropriate development environment. Look around for one that pleases you, but please read the following:
  • For ASP.NET, Microsoft Visual Web Developer 2010 Express Edition could be seriously considered.
  • For Java EE 6, Java EE 6 SDK with JDK 7 will be needed.
  • For Java EE 6, NetBeans for Java EE or Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers should be considered, but there are other appropriate IDEs, too.

Other Useful Resources (including web sites):

• TBD.

Catalog Description (Course Purpose):

This course addresses the the development of web software, including both specific application frameworks (such as Enterprise Java [Java EE  6] or .NET) and higher level web engineering.

This course follows an aggressive schedule, and should be taken only by people who are prepared for an aggressive schedule where they are expected to define their own plan of study very early.

This course begins on May 21, 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 basic capability to apply the techniques of the Web Development option you selected 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 basic ability to communicate regarding the techniques of the Web Development option you selected to a technical audience.

Prerequisites:

SSE 550 or permission of the program director.

If you choose the Enterprise .NET option, you must already be proficient in .NET programming(for example, in C#).

If you are a C++ programmer, you should convert immediately to C#/.NET. There is an appendix in the Enterprise .NET textbook that will help you with this conversion.

If you choose the Java EE 6 option, you must already be proficient in JAVA SE (Standard Edition) programming.

Class Location:

• The Online Learning _asynchronous_ "meetings" take place in Cyberspace; i.e., on the Internet, via listserv.

Grading:

Credit will be given only for original work.

In this course, you are graded on your "delta", on how much you progress from where you started. So make your starting point (capability) and end point (upgraded capability) clear in your Project reports!

See also the planning explanation under "Project 1", below.

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

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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 a single, standalone document in .pdf, .html, .doc, or .docx format.
  • 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.
  • Screen shots may be included in your document to clarify and demonstrate what you did and what the results were.
  • 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, 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.
• Some suggestions for doing a project are contained in the One Way to Do a Project page.
• There are Two Paths through this course, grading on "Delta":
  • Java EE  6, or
  • Enterprise .NET.
  • In this course, you are graded on your "delta", on how much you progress from where you started. So make your starting point (capability) and end point (upgraded capability) clear in your Project reports!
    
• Project 1(Solo)
  • Define and document your plan of study, development, and documentation in detail. Due one week after the beginning of the course. May be submitted early. Include a specification of your two remaining deliverables. (I.e., what will you deliver for Project 2 and Project 3?) Get this plan approved by your professor.
    
  • Be realistic in your planning. What do you already know? What don't you know? This will likely be different for each individual, and your estimate of what you know and what you don't know will likely change as you progress. Different people will cover different topics. The more you already know, the more you will be able to do. You will be graded on your "delta", on how much you progress. This will depend both on where you start and where you end. Be realistic regarding your current knowledge! There is no point in re-covering what you already know, and no point in superficially learning a lot of topics to make your topic list look impressive. Advance your own capabilities, realistically!
    
  • You may submit this project early, so that you can get approval for your plan, and a head start on Projects 2 and 3.
    
  • The bottom line for this project is to have a living plan that will enable you to complete this course successfully. You should revise your plan as you learn more.
    
• Project 2 (Solo or Team, your choice)
  • Project 2 deliverable as defined in your approved plan submitted for Project 1.
    • If you do this project as a team project, each team member must separately, independently, and privately communicate to the professor his/her estimate of the percentage of the work done by each team member.
• Project 3 (Solo or Team, your choice)
  • Project 3 deliverable as defined in your approved plan submitted for Project 1.
    • If you do this project as a team project, each team member must separately, independently, and privately communicate to the professor his/her estimate of the percentage of the work done by each team member.
• TBD

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 [email]) with your partner(s) to produce a team product. Your collaborative work is substantial, asynchronous, and rapid.
  • This course is an online learning course. Please read this Online Learning web page regarding online learning in this course and this program.

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• What Do I Do?

• Subscribe to the course email listserv; your professor can tell you how to do this.
• Study the assigned material.
• Write and read email messages about ideas, problems and solutions to do with the assigned study material.
• Do the assigned work, deliver the assigned deliverables.
• Write and read email messages (to/from the listserv) about ideas, problems and solutions to do with the assigned homework.
• Review the deliverables produced by other people.

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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:

Notes:

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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
• US Mail:
   
  • Dr. Paul E. MacNeil
  • School of Engineering
  • Mercer University
  • 1400 Coleman Ave.
  • Macon, GA 31207

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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.