CISC 322: Software Architecture, Fall 2011
Instructor: Emad
Shihab, emads at cs.dot.queensu.dot.ca.
Office Hours: by appts.
Teaching Assistant: Amartya Banerjee,
banerjee at cs.dot.queensu.dot.ca, by appts.
Lectures:
Monday 10:30AM to 11:30AM BIOSCI-1120,
Tuesday 9:30AM to 11:30AM JEFF-102,
Wednesday 9:30AM to 10:30AM BIOSCI-1120,
Friday 8:30AM to 9:30AM BIOSCI-1120
Text: No text, see assigned
readings on course page
Class Schedule
| Week | Day | Topic (slides) | Readings | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Mon Sep. 12 |
Intro/Admin | What
is a software Architecture?, Peter Eeles Characteristics of a software architect, Peter Eeles |
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| Tues | Course & Project Overview | Project Details | ||
| Wed | Requirements |
Introducing
the Case Study, Ian Gorton |
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| Fri | Non Functional Requirements (NFR) and Quality Attributes | |||
| 2 |
Mon Sep. 19 |
Non Functional Requirements (NFR) and Quality Attributes (2) | ||
| Tues | Software Architecture: Intro and Styles (Part 1) | An Introduction to Software Architecture, David Garlan and Mary Shaw | ||
| Wed | Software Architecture: Intro and Styles (Part 2) | |||
| Fri | Software Architecture: Intro and Styles (Part 3) | |||
| 3 |
Mon Sep. 26 |
Software Architecture: Intro and Styles (Part 4) | ||
| Tues | Group Meeting | |||
| Wed | Linux Architecture | |||
| Fri | No class |
|
Assignment 0 due | |
| 4 |
Mon Oct. 3 |
A Reference Architecture for Web Servers, Ahmed E. Hassan and Richard C. Holt
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| Tues | Group Meeting | |||
| Wed | A Case Study in Architectural Analysis: The Evolution of the Modern Web Browser, Alan Grosskurth and Michael W. Godfrey | |||
| Fri | 4+1 Views | The 4+1 Views Model of Architecture, Philippe Kruchten | ||
| 5 |
Mon Oct. 10 |
No class | Thanksgiving | |
| Tues | Group Meeting | |||
| Wed | Midterm Review | |||
| Fri | Midterm Exam | Midterm | ||
| 6 |
Mon Oct. 17 |
Reflexion Models | Using Development History Sticky Notes to Understand Software Architecture, Ahmed E. Hassan and Richard C. Holt | |
| Tues | Conceptual Architecture Presentations 2 | |||
| Wed | Conceptual Architecture Presentations Wrap Up | |||
| Fri | Conceptual Architecture Meeting | Assignment 1 due | ||
| 7 |
Mon Oct. 24 |
No Class | Design patterns : elements of reusable object-oriented software, Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson, John M. Vlissides | |
| Tues | Group Meeting | |||
| Wed | Design Patterns (Part 1) | |||
| Fri | Design Patterns (Part 2) | |||
| 8 |
Mon Oct. 31 |
Design Patterns (Part 3) | ||
| Tues | Group Meeting | |||
| Wed | Concrete Architecture | Group Meeting | ||
| Fri | Concrete Architecture | Group Meeting | ||
| 9 |
Mon Nov. 7 |
Concrete Architecture | Group Meeting | |
| Tues | Concrete Architecture Presentation 1 | |||
| Wed | Concrete Architecture Presentation 2 | |||
| Fri | Concrete Architecture Presentation 3 | |||
| 10 |
Mon Nov. 14 |
Project Scheduling (Part 1) | Assignment 2 due | |
| Tues | Project Scheduling (Part 2) | |||
| Wed | Group Meeting | No class | ||
| Fri | Group Meeting | No class | ||
| 11 |
Mon Nov. 21 |
Software Cost Estimation (Part 1) | ||
| Tues | Group Meeting | |||
| Wed | Software Cost Estimation (Part 2) | |||
| Fri | Group Meeting | No class | ||
| 12 |
Mon Nov. 28 |
Architecture Enhancement Presentations 1 | ||
| Tues | Architecture Enhancement Presentations 2 | |||
| Wed | Architecture Enhancement Presentations 3 | |||
| Fri | Final review | Assignment 3 due |
Project
1. This year's project is Firefox 6.0
3. Concrete Architecture Analysis tool and Extracted Data
5. Documenting a Software Architecture by Ian Gorton
Marking Scheme
| Assignment | Presentation | Report |
|---|---|---|
| A1 | A1 Presentation | A1 Report |
| A2 | A2 Presentation | A2 Report |
| A3 | A3 Presentation | A3 Report |
Group Websites
| Group | Members |
|---|---|
| The Flaming Pandas | Alex Szczuczko, Carey Metcalfe, Mallory Ketcheson, Nick Barron, Zach Klebanoff |
| Fully Optimized eXperience | James Brereton, Rob Staalduinen, Gordon Krull, Katie Tanner |
| Volpe Inferno | Valerie Sugarman, Joey Frohlinger, Adam (Robert) Bunn, Danny Hamilton |
| The Fighting Mongooses | Alex Richardson, Cameron Downs, Chris Hewitt, Chris Price |
| Team Phoenix | Mark Simon, Colin Murdoch, Boris Madzar, Matt Jewett, Michael Bertoia |
| Fox Bytes | Yazdan, Mark, Erin, Jon and David |
| The Firey Foxes | Draco Li, Peter Hamilton, Sean Nguyen, Rachel Tigner, Franziska Schmidt |