SOEN6441 winter 2016

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	instructor	e-mail address	web page
lecture WW	---T---	14:45-17:30	H-553	Paquet, Joey	paquet@encs.concordia.ca
office hours	--W----	12:00-14:00	EV-3-221	Paquet, Joey
lab hours WWWI	---T---	20:30-22:20	TBA	TBA	TBA
lab hours WWWJ	---T---	15:45-17:35	TBA	TBA	TBA

Lecture Schedule

wk	date	event	topics (tentative)
week 1	jan 7	project description	introduction to the course & project
week 2	jan 14	[jan 15] team lists due	software development process extreme programming
week 3	jan 21		software repositories coding conventions API documentation generation tools: Javadoc
week 4	jan 28	project build 1 requirements/grading scheme	unit testing frameworks: JUnit JUnit examples from the slides tutorial on JUnit in Eclipse
week 5	feb 4		model view controller architecture and observer pattern source code for observer example
week 6	feb 11	midterm examination (no lecture)
week 7	feb 18	project build 1 due (presentations-no lecture)
week 8	mar 3	project build 2 requirements/grading scheme	design patterns in Java source code for pattern examples
week 9	mar 10	[mar 13] deadline for withdrawal	code quality refactoring
week 10	mar 17	project build 2 due (presentations-no lecture)
week 11	mar 24	project build 3 requirements/grading scheme	fault tolerance through exception handling source code for exception examples
week 12	mar 31		Java generics source code for Java generics examples
week 13	apr 7	project build 3 due (presentation)
exam week	apr 15 - may 1	final examination (TBA)

Course Material and Resources

• Course outline
• ENCS Electronic Student Submission System