SOEN6441 - winter 2024

Course Description

SOEN 6441 - Advanced programming practices (4 credits)

Problems of writing and managing code. Managing code complexity and quality through a programming process. Coding conventions. Inline software documentation. Software configuration management. Tools and techniques for testing software. Multithreading concurrency. Code reuse in software development. Quality in coding, fault tolerance. A project. Laboratory: two hours per week.

Course Schedule and Contacts

component	day	time	location	name	e-mail address
lecture WW	---J----	17:45-20:15	H-531	Joey Paquet	paquet@encs.concordia.ca
instructor's office hours	M-------	11:00-13:00	ER 10-19 zoom	Joey Paquet
lab WW WI	---J---	20:30-22:20	H-907	Sahota, Pankaj Deep	pankajdeepsahota2020@gmail.com
lab WW WJ	---J---	15:45-17:35	H-843	Jafarpour, Hamed	jafarpour.ha@gmail.com
lab WW WK	--W----	20:30-22:20	H-907	Raza, Ahmad Faraz	ahmadfaraz123450@gmail.com
lab WW WL	---J---	15:45-17:35	H-847	Prajapati, Harshil	prajapatiharshil3107@gmail.com
marker				Sahota, Pankaj Deep	pankajdeepsahota2020@gmail.com
marker				Jafarpour, Hamed	jafarpour.ha@gmail.com
marker				Raza, Ahmad Faraz	ahmadfaraz123450@gmail.com

Lecture Schedule

wk	date	event/handout	lecture	lab
week 1	jan 18	[ handout ] [ video ] project description (handout)	[ slides ] [ video ] introduction to the course and project	none
week 2	jan 25	team lists due (jan 26)	[ slides ] [ video ] software development process [ slides ] [ video ] extreme programming	introduction
week 3	feb 1	[ handout ] [ video ] project build 1 requirements/grading scheme	[ slides ] [ video ] revision control systems [ slides ] [ video ] coding conventions	[ slides ] [ video ] repositories [ slides ] [ video ] continuous integration
week 4	feb 8		[ slides ] [ video ] API documentation generation tools: Javadoc [ slides ] [ video ] [code] unit testing frameworks: JUnit	[ slides ] [ video ] Javadoc [ slides ] [ video ] [ tutorial ] JUnit
week 5	feb 15	practice examination during labs (see moodle)	[ slides ] [ video ] [code] model view controller architecture and observer pattern	[ slides ] [ video ] [code] MVC and observer pattern practice examination
week 6	feb 22	project build 1 due (feb 18) (see moodle) [schedule] project build 1 presentations (feb 19-21) [ handout ] [ video ] project build 2 requirements/grading scheme	[ slides ] [ video ] refactoring [ slides ] [ video ] [ code ] design patterns - introduction/concept	programmer on duty
midterm break	feb 26 - mar 3
week 7	mar 7	midterm examination (mar 7) (see moodle)	midterm examination is held during lecture time	none
week 8	mar 14		[ slides ] [ video ] [ code ] design patterns - state and command	[ slides ] [ video ] [ code ] design patterns - state and command
week 9	mar 21	project build 2 due (mar 17) (see moodle) [schedule] project build 2 presentations (mar 18-20) [ handout ] [ video ] project build 3 requirements/grading scheme	[ slides ] [ video ] [ code ] design patterns - strategy and adapter pattern	[ slides ] [ video ] [ code ] design patterns - strategy and adapter
week 10	mar 28		[ slides ] [ video ] [ code ] fault tolerance through exception handling	[ slides ] [ video ] [ code ] exception handling
week 11	apr 4		[ slides ] [ video ] [ code ] Java generics	[ slides ] [ video ] [ code ] java generics
week 12	apr 11	project build 3 due (apr 9) (see moodle) schedule project build 3 presentations (apr 10-12)	none - contact hours with the instructor for project demonstrations	final examination practice (see moodle quiz)
exam week	apr 18 - may 1	final examination (April 25th, 19h00-22h00)

Course Material and Resources

• Course outline
• ENCS Electronic Student Submission System