CSSE221 – Fundamentals of Software Development Honors

Fall 2006-2007

Schedule Overview

Schedule subject to change.

Schedule last updated Fri Oct 27.

Week	Session	Topics	Homework	Projects
0	1 Thu Aug 31 Details	Version control Eclipse exercise	Homework 1	JavaEyes
1	2 Mon Sep 4 Details	Using APIs Implementing interfaces	Homework 2	BigRational
1	3 Tue Sep 5 Details	Introduction to analysis Unit testing using JUnit	Homework 2	BigRational
1	4 Thu Sep 7 Details	Throwing exceptions	Homework 2	BigRational
2	5 Mon Sep 11 Details	Introduction to BallWorlds UML as a communication tool Writing methods you don't call	Homework 3	BallWorlds
2	6 Tue Sep 12 Details	Inheritance (capsule) Polymorphism, Abstract classes and interfaces (capsule)	Homework 3	BallWorlds
2	7 Thu Sep 14 Details	Debugging (capsule)	Homework 3	BallWorlds
3	8 Mon Sep 18 Details	Iterative enhancement plans 1D and 2D Arrays and ArrayLists	Homework 4	LightsOut
3	9 Tue Sep 19 Details	GUI design Event-driven programming	Homework 4	LightsOut
3	10 Thu Sep 21 Details	Applets Break/Take survey about Miniproject groups	Homework 4	LightsOut
4	11 Mon Sep 25 Details	Databases Mini-project specification Problem statement and proposed solution, Iterative Enhancement Plans	Homework 5	MiniProject
4	12 Tue Sep 26 Details	Revise Iterative Enhancement Plans Requirements document, schedule added to IEP Practical databases (capsule) Exam 1 Wednesday night 7.00pm-9.00pm (new date!)	Homework 5	MiniProject
4	13 Thu Sep 28 Details	Intro to searching algorithms and their efficiency Intro to sorting algorithms and their efficiency	Homework 5	MiniProject
5	14 Mon Oct 2 Details	Annotated screen layouts Revise screen layouts Work on UML design. How to present your work to the class.	Homework 6	MiniProject
5	15 Tue Oct 3 Details	No class (tentative) - use time to work on project	Homework 6	MiniProject
5	16 Thu Oct 5 Details	Presentations of screen layouts to class	Homework 6	MiniProject
6	17 Mon Oct 9 Details	File input/output (capsule) Advanced GUI topics (capsule)	Homework 7	MiniProject
6	18 Tue Oct 10 Details	Time to work on project. Projects due Thurs, 9	Homework 7	MiniProject
7	19 Mon Oct 16 Details	Network project Demonstration of network code	Homework 8	CapstoneProject
7	20 Tue Oct 17 Details	Do Problem statement and proposed solution Do Iterative Enhancement Plans with Requirements	Homework 8	CapstoneProject
7	21 Thu Oct 19 Details	Threads (capsule) Linked-lists (capsule)	Homework 8	CapstoneProject
8	22 Mon Oct 23 Details	Work on projects	Homework 9	CapstoneProject
8	23 Tue Oct 24 Details	Generics (capsule) Stacks and Queues (capsule)	Homework 9	CapstoneProject
8	24 Thu Oct 26 Details	More linked-lists (capsule) Time to work on project.	Homework 9	CapstoneProject
9	25 Mon Oct 30 Details	TBA (Graphics2D?) (capsule) Animation (Capsule)	Homework 10	CapstoneProject
9	26 Tue Oct 31 Details	Presentation guidelines Content TBA Work on project	Homework 10	CapstoneProject
9	27 Thu Nov 2 Details	No class Exam 2 tonight - Thursday, Nov 2, 7-9 pm	Homework 10	CapstoneProject
10	28 Mon Nov 6 Details	Work on projects Content TBA	Homework 11	CapstoneProject
10	29 Tue Nov 7 Details	Status reports	Homework 11	CapstoneProject
10	30 Thu Nov 9 Details	Status reports (if extra time needed) Course evaluations Poster and demonstration guidelines Capstone project due Sunday Nov 12, 9 am.	Homework 11	CapstoneProject
11	31 Mon Nov 13 Details	Poster Presentation in Union lobby during exam block, 10.00 am-1.00 pm