Syllabus for SSE 550

Object-Oriented Design I

Changes Are Possible.

Fall Semester 2009 (09F)

Texts	Software	Other Useful Resources	Catalog Description
Course Objectives	Prerequisites	Class Location	Grading
Assignments	Additional Information	Schedule of Assignments and Events	Macon Meeting Schedule
Contact Information	Course Wiki

Instructor: Dr. Paul E. MacNeil

Office: Suite 223a, School of Engineering

Phone: 478-301-2185

478-301-2732

Email: macneil_pe@mercer.edu

Textbooks and Supplies:

Texts (including web sites):

(Read the note after the list of texts before you buy! Three books are listed as "required", but only one is required; which text is required depends on your choice of language.)

Head First Java (2nd ed.) , by Kathy Sierra and Bert Bates, O'Reilly Media, Inc. ISBN 0596009208 (2005) Check Out This Text at Amazon.com (Required for the Java option only!)
Head First C# (1st ed.) , by Andrew Stellman and Jennifer Greene, O'Reilly Media, Inc. ISBN 0596514824 (2007) Check Out This Text at Amazon.com (Required for the C# option only!)
C++ Programming: Visual Quickstart Guide (1st ed.) , by Larry Ullman and Andreas Signer, Peachpit Press ISBN 032135656X (2005) Check Out This Text at Amazon.com (Required for the C++ option only!)

Important : Pick one language (from Java, C#, or C++) to do both SSE 550 Object-Oriented Design I and SSE 554 Object-Oriented Design II; then choose the text required for SSE 550 for that language

Software (including web sites):

Java Option:
- The latest Java SE Development Kit (JDK), including the documentation, http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/?intcmp=1281 . (Please note that the documentation is a separate download.) (Required.)
- A Java Integrated Development Environment (IDE) of your choice. NetBeans http://download.netbeans.org/netbeans/6.1/final// and Eclipse http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/ work well. Note that NetBeans can be downloaded and installed from the JDK installation download page listed above. (Required.)
C# Option:
- The latest Microsoft Visual C# Express Edition Integrated Development Environment (IDE) http://www.microsoft.com/express/download/ . (Required.)
C++ Option:
- The latest Java SE Development Kit (JDK), including the documentation, http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/?intcmp=1281 . (Please note that the documentation is a separate download.) (Required.)
- A C++ Integrated Development Environment (IDE) of your choice. NetBeans http://download.netbeans.org/netbeans/6.1/final// and Eclipse http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/ work well, and Microsoft Visual C++ Express Edition http://www.microsoft.com/express/download/ . Note that NetBeans can be downloaded and installed from the JDK installation download page listed above. (Required.)
All Options: An Internet ftp client of your choice. Core FTP LE is free and works well http://www.coreftp.com/ . (Required, but your choice)

Other Useful Resources (including web sites):

Catalog Description (Course Purpose):

This is a beginning course in object-oriented development. It may be taken in one of several object-oriented languages, e.g., C#, Java, or C++.

Please note that this course is conducted *asynchronously* with regard to the face-to-face class meeting schedule. That is, the course begins on August 25, 2009, for *all* students.

Course Objectives:

Breadth and Depth in Defining, Analyzing, and Solving Complex Problems:

After successfully completing this course, you should be able to demonstrate a basic capability to apply OOP design techniques to solve complex problems.

Communicate Technical Aspects of the Solution for Complex Software Engineering Problems to a Technical Audience:

After successfully completing this course, you should be able to demonstrate a basic ability to communicate regarding the application of OOP design techniques to a technical audience.

Prerequisites:

SSE graduate standing or permission of the program director.

Class Location:

The Macon face-to-face meetings take place in the Engineering Building Room 216b. (Directions to the Macon campus, and a map of the Macon campus can be found at http://www2.mercer.edu/Admissions/macon.html and http://www2.mercer.edu/About_Mercer/MaconMap/default.htm [look for Building 34 on the map], respectively.)
The Online Learning asynchronous "meetings" take place in Cyberspace; i.e., on the Internet.

Grading:

Item	Percent of Term Grade
Project 1	20
Project 2	30
Project 3	40
Listserv/Wiki contributions	10

Credit will be given only for original work.

Listserv/Wiki Contributions

The Listserv/Wiki contribution grade will be awarded based on the professor's professional judgement regarding your contributions to the course.
The course wiki pages are for technical issues, technical solutions, and other substantive material relevant to the course subject matter.
Course-specific listserv messages are for technical issues, technical solutions, and other substantive material relevant to the course subject matter. Other course-related items (questions, procedural issues, etc.) are also welcome.
There is another listserv that is not specific to any one course. Messages on this listserv are for software engineering-related items that are applicable to several courses or to no course.
If you have a question about any of this, please ask!

More information about grading is contained in the General Project Rubric .

Assignments:

Purpose of projects:
- Use the projects to develop your capabilities, and
- Use the projects to demonstrate your capabilities.
Deliverables for all projects:
- Your report should be a single, standalone document in .html or .doc format.
- Your report should be organized in such a way as to make the topics that you want credit for covering easy to find, and demonstrate your capabilities clearly and convincingly. Everything you want considered for credit, including code and tests (including test results), should be included in the report.
- Each project can be a single, integrated project that tries to actually do something, or a collection of exercises that demonstrate your capabilities but don't accomplish anything else, or any combination of these two alternatives that you find convenient.
- You may include other material outside of the report, if you wish, but this material may or may not be considered in evaluating your work.
- For each capability that you demonstrate within a report or major section of that report, you may present only the final result of your work; you need not demonstrate every step in the development of that result.
Some suggestions for doing a project are contained in the One Way to Do a Project page.
Project 1 (solo):
- Java Option : Develop and demonstrate your capabilities in the topics covered in Chapters 1 through 10 of the (Java) text.
- C# Option : Develop and demonstrate your capabilities in the topics covered in Chapters 1 through 7 of the (C#) text.
- C++ Option : Develop and demonstrate your capabilities in the topics covered in Chapters 1 through 5 of the (C++) text.
- TBD.
Project 2 (solo):
- Java Option : Develop and demonstrate your capabilities in the topics covered in Chapters 11 through 14 of the (Java) text.
- C# Option : Develop and demonstrate your capabilities in the topics covered in Chapters 8 through 11 of the (C#) text.
- C++ Option : Develop and demonstrate your capabilities in the topics covered in Chapters 6 through 10 of the (C++) text. (Give exception handling substantial emphasis.)
- TBD.
Project 3 (team):
- Java Option : Develop and demonstrate your capabilities in the topics covered in Chapters 15 through 18 and Appendix B of the (Java) text.
  - C# Option : Develop and demonstrate your capabilities in the topics covered in Chapters 12 through 15` of the (C#) text.
- C++ Option : Develop and demonstrate your capabilities in the topics covered in Chapters 11 through 14 of the (C++) text.
- You may form your own teams. Announce your team's composition via the course listserv.
- Two person teams are strongly prefered; three person teams require the prior written (email is okay) approval of the professor.
- TBD.
TBD

Additional Information:

Asynchronous Learning Nets (ALNs)
- Self Study: You study the texts and any other course study material on your own.
- Collaborative Projects: After your self-study, you collaborate (via the Internet [email, ftp]) with your partner(s) to produce a team product. Your collaborative work is substantial, asynchronous, and rapid.
- This course is an online learning course. Please read this Online Learning web page regarding online learning in this course and this program.

What Do I Do?

Subscribe to the course email listserv and be able to access our FTP server; your professor can tell you how to do this.
Study the assigned material.
Write and read email messages about ideas, problems and solutions to do with the assigned study material.
Do the assigned exercises.
Write and read email messages (to/from the listserv) about ideas, problems and solutions to do with the assigned homework.
Review the exercises done by other people, as assigned by the professor.

Changes to this Syllabus:

There will be changes to this syllabus, so check back frequently, and don't forget to hit "Reload" or "Refresh".

Schedule of Events and Assignments:

Start Date	End Date	Activity/Event
August 25, 2009	December 11 , 2009	Course in Progress
August 25, 2009	August 31, 2009	1. Download and install your software development environment(along with its documentation, if any); see Software . Start to become familiar with your software development environment. 2. Read your text's Introduction. 3. Start work on Project 1.
	September 28, 2009	Project 1 due.
	October 26, 2009	Project 2 due.
	December 11, 2009	Project 3 due.
	December 11, 2009	Course ends.

Notes:

tbd

Schedule of Macon Face-to-face Class Meetings:

attendance is 100% optional.

Date

August 26, 2009

September 02, 2009

All Macon face-to-face meetings are from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm.

List of all courses.

Contact Information

My Name: Dr. Paul E. MacNeil (Atlanta, Macon and DL Section)
My E-mail: macneil_pe@mercer.edu .
My Office Phone: 478 301-2185
My FAX: 478 301-2732
US Mail:
- Dr. Paul E. MacNeil
- School of Engineering
- Mercer University
- 1400 Coleman Ave.
- Macon, GA 31207

Important Additional Information:
Students requiring accommodations for a disability should inform the instructor at the close of the first class meeting or as soon as possible. If you are not registered with Disability Services, the instructor will refer you to the Disability Support Services office for consultation regarding documentation of your disability and eligibility for accommodations under the ADA/504. In order to receive accommodations, eligible students must provide each instructor with a ï¿½Faculty Accommodation Formï¿½ from Disability Services. Students must return the completed and signed form to the Disability Services Coordinator on the 3rd floor of the Connell Student Center. Students with a documented disability who do not wish to use academic accommodations are also strongly encouraged to register with Disability Services and complete a Faculty Accommodation Form each semester. For further information, please contact Carole Burrowbridge,Disability Services Coordinator, at 301-2778 or visit the web site at http://www.mercer.edu/stu_support/swd.htm

Accreditation: Mercer University is accredited by SACS .