1 CS 709B Advanced Software Project Management and Development Spring 2009 Course Syllabus January 20, 2009

2 Outline The Instructor The Students The Course The Texts Initial WWW Pointers Grading Scheme Policies Tentative Schedule

3 The Instructor. Sergiu Dascalu Room SEM-236 Telephone Web-site Office hours:   Thursday 3:00 – 4:00 pm or by appointment or chance

4.The Instructor Sergiu Dascalu Sergiu Dascalu PhD, Dalhousie U., Halifax, NS, Canada, 2001 PhD, Dalhousie U., Halifax, NS, Canada, 2001 Teaching and research at UNR, Teaching and research at UNR, 2002-present (software engineering, HCI) Teaching and research at Dalhousie University, (software engineering focus) Teaching and research at Dalhousie University, (software engineering focus) Teaching and research at the University Politehnica Bucharest, Romania, Teaching and research at the University Politehnica Bucharest, Romania, (RT embedded systems focus) Consultant for software development companies in Canada and Romania Consultant for software development companies in Canada and Romania

5 The Students Registered: 15 graduate students Prerequisite: Instructor’s approval

6 The Course Classroom: Classroom: PA 208 TR 4:00 - 5:15 pm Outline : This course examines topics related to software project management, software estimation, and software development. Topics covered include project planning, project schedules, change control, managing people, & process improvement; software estimation challenges, techniques, & tools; and software requirements, design & testing. Outline : This course examines topics related to software project management, software estimation, and software development. Topics covered include project planning, project schedules, change control, managing people, & process improvement; software estimation challenges, techniques, & tools; and software requirements, design & testing.

7 The Texts. Required books [to be confirmed]: Andrew Stellman and Jennifer Greene, Applied Software Project Management, O’Reilly Media Inc., 2005 ISBN Steve McConnell, Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art, Microsoft Press, 2006 ISBN:

8.The Texts Lecture notes: Presentations by the instructor Notes you take in the classroom Material (book chapters, papers, tutorials, etc.) that will be indicated later by the instructor

9 Initial WWW Pointers Stellman and Greene’s ASPM website Steve McConnell’s website CS 709B website: html

10 Grading Scheme. Grading scheme for CS791m students (tentative) Grading scheme for CS791m students (tentative) Assignments 22% Presentations 13% Midterm test 20% Project & paper40% Class participation 5%   TOTAL 100%

11.Grading Scheme Passing conditions (all must be met): 50% overall & 50% in test & 50% in project and paper & 50% in assignments, presentations, and class participation For grade A: at least 90% overall, at least 90% in class participation, and at least 60% in test There are no make-up tests or homework in this course Note that poor class participation can significantly affect your grade

12 Grading Scale Numerical-letter grade correspondence Numerical-letter grade correspondence A [maximum 100] A [maximum 100] A A B B B B B B C C C C C C D D D D D D F< 50 F< 50

13 Policies… Late submission policy: Maximum 2 late days per assignment/project deliverable Each late day penalized with 10% No subdivision of late days No late days for presentations and test Example: a 90/100 worth assignment gets 81/100 if one day late (90*0.9 = 81) or 72/100 if two days late (90*0.8 = 72)

14.Policies.. Legal notices on the world-wide web: Read and comply with accompanying legal notices of downloadable material Specify references used Do not plagiarize (see next slide)

15..Policies. Plagiarism and cheating: Will not be tolerated. Please read the policies of University of Nevada, Reno regarding academic dishonesty: Plagiarism and cheating: Will not be tolerated. Please read the policies of University of Nevada, Reno regarding academic dishonesty:

16 …Policies Disability Statement: Disability Statement: If you have a disability for which you will need to request accommodations, please contact me or someone at the Disability Resource Center (Thompson Student Services - 107), as soon as possible.

17 Tentative Schedule. Week #Dates (T, R)Contents 1Jan 20, 22 Lecture Students Introduction 2Jan 27, 29 Lectures Presentations draw, A#1 given 3Feb 03, 05 Lectures A#1 due, A#2 given 4Feb 10, 12 Presentations by students (round #1) A#2 due, PP-I given 5Feb 17, 19 Presentations by students (round #1) A#3 given 6 Feb 24, 26 Lectures PP-I due, PP-II given 7Mar 03, 05 Lectures A#3 due

18.Tentative Schedule 8Mar 10, 12 Presentations by students (round #2) PP-II due, PP-III given 9Mar 17, 19Spring break, no classes 10Mar 24, 26 Presentations by students (round #2) A#4 given 11Mar 31, Apr 02 Lectures A#4 due 12Apr 07, 09Lectures 13Apr 14, 16Midterm (04/14), Lecture 14Apr 21, 23Presentations by students (round #3) 15Apr 28, 30Presentations by students (round #3) 16May 05, -Project demos, PP-III due, Paper due (May 9)