Date: 24 Oct 2008
From: jyrki@diku.dk
Subject: Course description: Software construction

Kursusnavn
  Udvalgte emner indenfor softwareudvikling
  Selected topics in software construction

Placering blokstruktur
  Blok 3

Skemagruppe
  B

Institut stedkode
  DIKU

Syllabus eksport
  ?

ECTS- points
  7,5 ECTS

Fagområde
  dat

Indhold
  A collection of selected articles and book chapters concerning
  software construction will be presented by the teachers.
  Additionally, the students will themselves select and present
  articles within the subject matter. Development of software will be
  presented with focus on the areas: design, implementation, and
  testing. The following topics will be discussed:
  * design patterns
  * development process models
  * programming psychology
  * programming style
  * refactoring
  * software testing
  * software tools.

Institutter
  DIKU — TOPSS-unit — PE-lab

Kontaktpersoner
  Jyrki Katajainen, jyrki@diku.dk, 35 32 14 16

Faglige forudsætninger (evt. ingen)
  None

Formelle krav (evt. ingen)
  150 ECTS

Målbeskrivelse
  After the course, the students should:
  1. have good understanding of the development processes used in industry,
  2. have an enlarged vocabulary when communicating with his or her 
colleagues,
  3. have an increased ability to build good software,
  4. understand that programming is a social activity,
  5. be aware of his or her work habits and those of his or her fellow 
workers,
  6. have an increased ability to apply software tools used in industry,
  7. be able to disseminate the results of their work,
  8. have the basic skills of criticizing and analysing other people's work,
  9. be able to test a sizeable software component,
  10. be able to produce text that is scientifically acceptable.

Eksamensform (kun ved nyoprettede kurser)
  Oral exam, mandatory assignments, active participation

  Grading
    Assignment P (present an article): 10%
    Assignment R (review code): 10%
    Assignment S (write a survey): 30%
    Assignment T (test a program): 20%
    Oral exam: 30%

Tilmelding
  ?

Undervisningssprog
  English

Undervisningsperiode
  Blok 3, 2009

Andre undervisere
  Claus Jensen, surf@diku.dk
  Lars Yde, larsyde@gmail.com

Studieordning
  ?

Skemaoplysninger
  Tuesdays 9-11; Fridays 9-11

Pensum/lærebøger (oblig. senest i 4. undervisningsuge)
  Selected articles and parts of the following textbooks (listed in
  order of importance):

  Steve McConnell, Code Complete, 2nd edition, Microsoft Press (2004)

  Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson, John Vlissides,
  Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software,
  Addison-Wesley (1995)

  Cem Kaner, Jack falk, and Hung Quoc Nguyen, Testing Computer
  Software, 2nd edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (1999)

  Brian W. Kernighan and Rob Pike, The Practice of Programming,
  Addison-Wesley (1999)

  Steve Maguire, Writing Solid Code, Microsoft Press (1993)

  Gerald M. Weinberg, The Psychology of Computer Programming: Silver
  Anniversary Edition, Dorset House Publishing Company, Inc. (1998)

  Christopher Derek Curry and Jyrki Katajainen, Reengineering a
  University Department, Jyrki Katajainen and Company (2006)

Formål
  The goal of the course is to increase the students' knowledge of
  software construction and their ability to build software. This is
  done by studying the latest research literature on software
  construction.

Medtages forår/efterår
  Spring

Kompetencebeskrivelse
  See "Målbeskrivelse"

Kursushjemmeside/ISIS
  Yes, please

Kursets hjemmeside
  
http://www.diku.dk/~jyrki/Course/Software-construction/

Bemærkninger
  Please, observe that the words "softwareudvikling" and "systemarbejde"
  are _not_ synonyms for us. This course is about software, not systems.

Uddannelsesdel
  Graduate program

Undervisningsform
  Lectures/seminar

Varighed
  7 weeks + 2 weeks exam period

Omfang
  Lectures (7 * 2 hours)
  Discussion sessions (7 * 2 hours)
  4 Assignments
  Workshop (half day)
  Oral exam

Eksamen/reeksamen
  the second Tuesday in the exam period

Studiekredit
  7-grade scale

Intern/ekstern censur
  Intern censur

Kursusevaluering
  Structured dialogue

Deltagerbegrænsning
  max. 48, min. 14 students