CSC 205, Spring 2005, Gene Fisher

CSC 205, Spring 2005
Gene Fisher

General Index:

lectures -- lecture notes, as presented in class

handouts -- various informational handouts, distributed in class

examples -- project examples, excerpts handed out in class

textbook -- more detailed discussion of material in lectures, handouts, and examples

doc -- documentation for tools

bin -- directory of executable tools (Sparc executables)

grades -- project milestone evaluations (requires team password to enter)

Other Items of Interest:

NEW: sample final exam

Index by Week:

Week 1:

course syllabus -- introductory description of the course
projects list -- list of course projects we will undertake this quarter
milestone 1 writeup -- team formation, related systems search
requirements specification document outline -- overview of the format and contents of the document that each project team will produce this quarter
standard operating procedures, volume 1 -- introduction to the projects directory structure and the standard procedures for updating project data files
cvs basics -- basic commands for using the concurrent version control system (CVS)
lecture notes weeks 1 and 2 -- introduction to software engineering, requirements analysis, and specification
lab notes week 1-2 -- cvs exercise, convenient access to waldorf, emacs on windows

Week 2:

milestone 2 writeup -- initial work on functional requirements
feature comparison matrix -- discussion of the format used to compare related products in Milestones 2
milestone 1-2 example -- very rough draft of Section 1 and Section 2 of the requirements specification document (print version)
unix basics -- basic commands for file and directory access in UNIX ^{online only}
html basics -- basic introduction to the WWW hyper-text markup language (HTML) ^{online only}

Week 3:

milestone 3 writeup -- continued work on functional requirements; administrative tasks
requirements document standards -- standard file and HTML structure for requirements documents
conventions for a standardized GUI -- graphical user interface (GUI) convections ^{online only}
lecture notes week 3 -- further discussion of the requirements analysis process and requirements document details, including an excerpt from the milestone 6 example showing a completed scenario
lab notes week 3 -- simple gui conventions; cvs details

Week 4:

milestone 4 writeup -- continued work on functional requirements; initial work on formal specification; public requirements walkthroughs
standard operating procedures, volume 2 -- procedures for requirements inspection testing
specification language overview -- overview of the CSC 205 requirements specification language (RSL) ^{online only}
lecture notes week 4 -- introduction to requirements modeling

Week 5:

milestone 5 writeup -- continued work on functional requirements and formal specification
milestone 6 writeup -- continued work on functional requirements and formal specification; in-lab modeling reviews
performance review guidelines -- guidelines for leader reviews and peer reviews
lecture notes week 5 -- details of requirements model derivation and refinement

Week 6:

RSL reference manual -- complete reference manual for the 205 requirements specification language (RSL) ^{online only}
lecture notes weeks 6 and 7 -- introduction to fully formal specification
lab notes weeks 6 and 7 -- using rsl tools on waldorf; in-lab model reviews, with team participation

Week 7:

milestones 7 and 8 writeup -- continued work on functional requirements and formal specification

Week 8:

milestone 9 writeup -- oral presentation
lecture notes weeks 8 and 9 -- requirements specification for file and edit commands, error conditions; modeling high-level tool features; non-functional requirements

Week 10:

milestone 10 writeup -- final project delivery
lecture notes week 10 -- final exam overview and final project delivery; prototyping in the software process; software process assessment; the future of software engineering

Document File Formats

Data files are available in the following formats:

HTML, suitable for viewing with a WWW browser (such as Internet Explorer and many others); these files have a ".html" extension.

PDF, suitable for viewing with Adobe Acrobat Reader; these files have a ".pdf" extension.

PostScript, suitable for viewing with a PostScript previewer (such as ghostscript) or direct printing on a PostScript printer (just about all printers these days take PostsSript); all paper notes and handouts distributed in class are printed from the online PostScript files; these files have a ".ps" extension.

Plain ASCII text, suitable for viewing on a plain ASCII terminal or with a plain text editor (such as emacs or vi ); note that plain text files do not contain figures that require graphic display; plain text files have a ".txt" extension.

Troff -me format, generally unsuitable for human use; the troff files are used to generate PostScript, PDF, HTML, and ASCII text files from a common source; the troff files have a ".me" extension. (Document preparation with Emacs and Troff is bizarre, but extraordinarily powerful.)

Most file links in an HTML document, point to other HTML files. To access the PostScript, PDF, or plain text version of a document, go to the desired directory and view the desired file with the ".ps", ".pdf", or ".txt" extension.

Online-Only Handouts

Handouts with the "online only" footnote link are not distributed on paper, but are available in online form. To get a printable version of these or any other handout, open the HTML version of the document, change the ".html" extension in the address bar to ".pdf", and press `Enter'.