Informatics 291S: Literature Survey in Software Engineering

Fall 2016

Professor: James A. Jones (jajones@uci.edu)

Office: DBH 5214

Office hours: After class, or by appointment

Location: DBH 1423

Lecture day and time: Mondays 3:30pm–4:50pm

EEE Dropbox: https://eee.uci.edu/toolbox/dropbox/index.php?op=openfolder&folder=470864

Catalog Description:

291s Literature Survey in Software Engineering (2). Reading and analysis of relevant literature in Software Engineering under the direction of a faculty member.

Grades

All students enrolled in the course will earn a letter grade based upon: (a) class participation, (b) weekly summaries, (c) practice questions.

1. •Class participation: 50%
   

2. •Weekly summaries: 40%
   

3. •Practice questions: 10%
   

Schedule (tentative)

Week 1 (Sep 26): Introduction

Week 2 (Oct 3): History and Discipline of Software Engineering

Week 3 (Oct 10): Analysis and Safety

Week 4 (Oct 17): Process

Week 5 (Oct 24): Requirements and Architecture

Week 6 (Oct 31): Design

Week 7 (Nov 7): Student Panel

Week 8 (Nov 14): Environments and Metrics

Week 9 (Nov 21): Faculty Panel

Week 10 (Nov 28): Question and answer

Tentative date for the Phase II Exam: Friday, December 2