SE-1020: Software Development II Dr. Ben Uphoff Winter 2008-2009

Description | Schedule | Policies | Homework | Quizzes | Lab Info | Coding Standard | Grading

Course Description

This course continues the study of software development using an object-oriented approach and the Java programing language. Students design, document, and implement software components and incorporate these components into larger software systems. Topics covered include abstraction, encapsulation, declaring and implementing abstract data types, inheritance, interfaces, and an introduction to collection classes from the Java Collections Framework (JCF).

Please consult the official course description for detailed objectives.

Textbook

Java 5: Objects First, by Barry I. Soroka, Jones and Bartlett, 2006.

Schedule

Course policies

My general course policies apply to this course.

Quizzes

A quiz will be given approximately once per week at the beginning of Lab. See the Schedule for quiz dates. The lowest quiz grade will be dropped. No make-up quizzes will be given.

Homework

Homework will be graded as a "bonus" to your overall grade. See the Grading section below for how the quarter grade is computed. There are 8 homework assignments in the quarter. They will be graded on a 0-1-2 scale. A grade of 0 means not submitted or poor overall quality of work. A 1 means average quality or partial completion of the homework with overall good work on the completed portions. A 2 means good overall quality of work with all assigned problems completed. Thus there are 16 homework points available. Students who get 8 points will receive a bonus percentage point added to their final quarter grade (a 89% becomes a 90%). Students that get 12 points will get two percentage points added to their grade (a 75% becomes a 77%). An additional 0.5% will be added for any student that gets a perfect homework score (16/16).

Not doing homework does not cost you anything in your overall grade but not doing it will cause your exam and quiz scores to drop sharply. Skipping homework will also end up with you wasting time in lab learning topics that have already been covered in homework assignments. I also assume that all students have done their homework (and readings) and create lectures according to that assumption. If you don't do homework you will be behind and not get as much out of lecture.

All homework must be submitted by WebCT unless otherwise specified.

About Labs

Note that the labs constitute a significant part of your overall grade - a reflection of their importance in this course. I will not pass anyone in the class that does not turn in every lab. Plan to devote a considerable effort in order to complete these labs successfully and professionally. You will have to expend a reasonable effort as you practice using the development tools (Eclipse). You should probably expect to spend additional time outside of class to complete the assignments for the labs. 

All labs must be submitted by WebCT unless otherwise specified.

Code Commenting and Documentation Standard

All source code submitted must use JavaDoc commenting conventions and meet the minimum documentation standards outlined below.For additional help on coding style see the Java Style Guide.

• The beginning of each source file should contain:
  • The name of the file.
  • A short description of the purpose of the class contained in the file.
  • The date it was originally written.
  • The original author.
  • A modification log (when appropriate) which describes:
    • What modifications were made.
    • When the modifications were made.
    • Who made the modifications.

• Each class method should contain the following documentation:
  • Explanatory notes regarding the overall usage of the method; that is, what the method does.
  • The parameters passed in the formal argument
  • What the method returns (if anything)
  • Any sources other than the author (Web URL, fellow student, etc.) that aided in the design of the method (and what aid was provided).
  • Explanatory notes regarding the internal workings and coding whose purpose is not immediately obvious to someone with your current level of programming knowledge

Grading

The grading breakdown for the quarter grade is specified in the table below. Successfully completing all work in the four areas below is a prerequisite for passing the course.