COURSE PRESENTATION FORM - PROGRAMMING PROJECT - 2009/2010


COURSE NAME: Programming Project

COURSE CODE: 70008 (BSc)

LECTURER: Barbara Russo and Werner Wild

TEACHING ASSISTANTS: Bruno Rossi, Werner Wild

TEACHING LANGUAGE: English

CREDIT POINTS: 8

LECTURE HOURS: 48

EXERCISE HOURS: 24

TIMESPAN: 22.02.2010 - 12.06.2010

TIMETABLE: see Timetable Page

OFFICE HOURS LECTURERS: During the lecture time span, by appointment:
Barbara Russo, Wednesdays, 14:00-16:00, POS building, Office nr. 1.16;
Werner Wild, POS building, Office nr.2.10

OFFICE HOURS TEACHING ASSISTANTS:
Bruno Rossi, Fridays, 17:00 – 19:00 (ITA-ENG), POS building

PREREQUISITES

• Basic understanding of how a program is written, compiled, and executed.
• Syntax and informal semantics of Java.
• Development solutions to simple problems in Java.

OBJECTIVES
Introducing a hands-on, project-oriented approach to Java-based

SYLLABUS

• Software process and project management in teams
• Agile methods in practice
• Review of object-oriented systems and methods across all the phase of development; the notion of classes and objects in the analysis, design, development and testing of software products
• Tools for software development in Java
• Configuration management
• Code standards and agile documentation
• Principles of debugging and testing
• Unit testing
• Modeling program execution with memory models to understand how a program is executed and compiled and to abstract the principles grounding the Java language

TEACHING FORMAT
Lectures plus exercises in laboratory

ASSESSMENT

• Midterm evaluations (35%)
• Oral exam (20%)
• Project (45%)

The positive project mark is valid for the three exam sessions

READING LIST

Lecture notes and papers will be handed out during the course.

• Book reference for project management and development:  R. S. Pressman Software Engineering – A Practitioner’s approach, sixth    edition, McGraw-Hill. FUB Library Shelf: 15 ST 230 P935(6)
• On-line reference for the development in Java:   http://developers.sun.com/

 

SOFTWARE USED

• Java compiler, to compile java classes
• Eclipse, IDE platform to develop and manage the Java project
• CVS, to share code in team
• JUnit, to create unit tests
• Bugzilla, to track bugs and defects
• Office/Open Office, to document software development
• Fitnesse

LEARNING OUTCOME

• Understanding of the basic phases of the software lifecycle, and the problem connected to them
• Capability of identifying the key features of software projects and their effects in the selection of software processes
• Ability of developing small size software projects in Java with an object oriented approach and working in teams
• Understanding the role of tools in software development; management of integrated platform for development

COURSE PAGE
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