Elements of Software Engineering (CS 314)
Ref. No: 60762
Spring 2024

Course Objective

§ To study techniques for software development from problem specification through design, implementation, testing, and maintenance

Class Homepage

§ http://web.cecs.pdx.edu/~xie/cs314-s24/cs314-s24.htm

Instructor

§ Prof. Fei Xie
Office: FAB 120-10
Phone: (503) 725-2403
Email: xie@cs.pdx.edu
Homepage: http://www.cs.pdx.edu/~xie

Office Hours

• By appointment

Prerequisites:

§ Programming skills (302) in a high-level programming language

Meeting Time and Location

• T/Th 10:00-11:50AM, KMC 470, Hybrid

Textbooks

• Required: Engineering Software Products: An Introduction to Modern Software Engineering (1st Edition) by Ian Sommerville, Pearson

Grading

§ Exams: 40%

o Final Exam 10:15AM-12:05PM on June 11

§ Term project: 40%

o The term project will be a 2-person team software development project.

o The term project will be announced in April 11.

o Due Days:

§ Feature Document Due: April 23

§ Architecture Document Due: May 14

§ Test Plan Due: June 4

§ Project Report and Final Deliverables: June 11

§ Homework assignments: 15%

§ Class participation and popup quizzes: 5%

o Popup quizzes may be given at the beginning or the end of each lecture.

Homework Policies

§ Submission Policy

o Each assignment must be submitted electronically on Canvas by 12pm on due day.

§ Late Policy

o Extension is only given due to illness and other hardships.

Class Schedules

	Dates	Topics	Readings
Week 1	Apr. 2	Software Product	Chapter 1
	Apr. 4
Week 2	Apr. 9	Agile Software Engineering	Chapter 2
	Apr. 11
Week 3	Apr. 16	Features, Scenarios, and Stories	Chapter 3
	Apr. 18
Week 4	Apr. 23	Software Architecture	Chapter 4
	Apr. 25
Week 5	Apr. 30	Cloud-Based Software	Chapter 5
	May 2
Week 6	May 7	Microservices Architecture	Chapter 6
	May 9
Week 7	May 14	Security and Privacy	Chapter 7
	May 16
Week 8	May 21	Reliable Programming	Chapter 8
	May 23
Week 9	May 28	Testing	Chapter 9
	May 30
Week 10	Jun. 4	Devops and Code Management	Chapter 10
	Jun. 6

(This schedule is subject to changes according to the need of the class. All suggested readings are from the required textbook, Engineering Software Products: An Introduction to Modern Software Engineering (1st Edition) by Ian Sommerville.)

Academic Integrity

§ Academic misconducts will be handled according to the rules of the Department of Computer Science, Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science, and Portland State University.