SYLLABUS CSCI 477

Design and Construction of Large Software Systems

Instructor:       Prof. David Wilczynski

Office No.:       SAL 340

Office Ph.:       (213)740-4507

Required Text:    Software Engineering, 8^th Edition, Ian Sommerville, Addison-Wesley

Topics you are expected to know (from csci377):        

1.      Software Processes and Software Process Models

2.      Requirements Engineering Process

3.      Unified Modeling Language

4.      Software Design Methodologies with different software architectures

5.      Software Prototyping

6.      Verification and Validation - Software Testing

We will also cover some issues about ethics in Software Engineering, especially as related to working on teams.

Course Objectives:

To do a design project so that the student has practical experience in the requirements, design, and (perhaps) prototyping phases of the software life cycle through a significant group project.

• The project requires meeting with real clients.
• We will be designing toward real software.

Grading Policy:

To Be Determined
 

The results will be posted on https://blackboard.usc.edu/webapps/login/

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