CSSE 576 Schedule

Spring 2014

Week	Session	Topics / Slides	Preparation	Project Work Due
1	Thurs, Mar 20	Course intro
		Intro to software quality - What is it, anyway?	Kan, Ch 1
		Details of project work in the course
		Software development process models	Ch 2
		Which model is best?
		Time for initial discussion about selection of projects / papers
				Wed, Mar 26, 7 AM - Project Description
2	Thurs, Mar 27	Review Project / paper ideas
		Fundamentals of measurement theory	Ch 3
		Software quality metrics - intro	Ch 4
				Wed, AM - Project journal & status
3	Thurs, Apr 3	Applying the seven basic quality tools	Ch 5
		Defect removal effectiveness	Ch 6
		Project progress reports
				Wed, Jan 8, 7 AM - Project journal & status
4	Thurs, Apr 10	The Rayleigh Model	Ch 7
		Exponential distribution and reliability growth models	Ch 8
		Project progress reports
		Intro to Exam 1		Wed, 7 AM - Project journal & status
5	Thurs, Apr 17	Quality management models	Ch 9	11:55 PM - Exam 1- turn in on Moodle !!! (Needs to be on time.)
		In-process metrics	Ch 10
		Project progress reports		Wed, 7 AM - Project journal & status
Spring break - No class	Thurs, Apr 24
6	Thurs, May 1	Complexity metrics and models	Ch 11
		Metrics and lessons learned from OO	Ch 12
		Project progress reports
				Wed, 7 AM - Project journal & status
7	Thurs, May 8	Availability metrics & engineering	Ch 13
		Performance metrics & engineering	Read nulticore intro and Cloud high-performance intro and, if you can, the classic "The Tail at Scale"
		Project progress reports
				Wed, 7 AM - Project journal & status
8	Thurs, May 15	Measuring and analyzing customer satisfaction	Ch 14
		Conducting in-process quality assessments	Ch 15
		Conducting software project assessments	Ch 16
		The problem of making change
		Project progress reports
				Wed, 7 AM - Project journal & status
9	Thurs, May 22	Dos and don'ts of software process improvement	Ch 17
		Using function point metrics to measure software process improvement	Ch 18
		Project progress reports
			Get take home Exam - 2.	Wed, 7 AM - Project journal & status
		Course evaluations
10	Thurs, May 29	Concluding remarks	Ch 19	Exam - 2 due, 11:55 PM, on Moodle !!!
		Final Presentation
		Final discussions		Wed, 7 AM - Project - final deliverables (see project)