Syllabus for SSE 660
Software Test
Early version; changes are possible.
Spring Semester 2011
(11S)
revised
May 31, 2009 5:17 PM
Eastern Time
Instructor: Dr. Paul E. MacNeil
Office: Suite 223a, School
of Engineering
Phone: 478-301-2185
478-301-2732
Email: macneil_pe@mercer.edu
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Textbooks and Supplies:
Texts (including web
sites):
(Read the note after the list of texts before you buy!)
- Software Engineering (8th ed.) by
Ian Sommerville, Addison Wesley (2006) ISBN 978-0321313799 (Required). Check
this text out at Amazon.com
- TBD: possibly A Practitioner's Guide to Software Test Design by
Lee Copeland, Artech House Publishers (2004) ISBN 978-1580537919 (Required).
Check this text out at Amazon.com
- TBD: possibly Software Testing (2nd. ed.) by Ron Patton,
Sams Publishering (2005) ISBN 978-0672327988 (Recomended). Check
this text out at Amazon.com
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Software (including
web sites):
- Java Option:
- C# Option:
- C++ Option:
- An Internet ftp client of your choice. Core FTP LE is free and works
well http://www.coreftp.com/ . (Required,
but your choice)
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Other Useful Resources
(including web sites):
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Catalog
Description (Course Purpose):
This second course extends the material covered in SSE 550 with greater breadth
and depth. Students will use the same programming language (e.g., C#, Java,
or C++) that they used in the prerequisite course. The specific topics covered
may vary depending on the language used by the student
Please note that this course is conducted *asynchronously* with
regard to the face-to-face class meeting schedule. That is, the course begins
on January 13, 2009, for *all* students.
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Course Objectives:
Breadth and Depth in Defining, Analyzing, and Solving Complex Problems:
- After successfully completing this course, you should be able to demonstrate
a more advanced capability to apply OOP development 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 more advanced ability to communicate regarding the application of OOP development
techniques to a technical audience.
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Prerequisites:
SSE 550.
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Class Location:
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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 a distance learning course with 100% optional face-to-face
class meetings Please read this Distance Learning web
page regarding distance learning in this course and this program.
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What Do I Do?
- Subscribe to the course email listserv and be able to access our FTP server.
- Study the assigned material.
- Write and read email messages (to the listserv) 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.
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Changes to this Syllabus:
There will be changes to this syllabus, so check back frequently, and don't
forget to hit "Reload" or "Refresh".
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
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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 “Faculty Accommodation Form” 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.
revised
May 31, 2009 5:17 PM
Eastern Time