SOEN6441 - fall 2017

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
lecture U	---J---	14:30-17:30	H 820	Paquet, Joey	paquet@encs.concordia.ca
office hours	--W----	10:00-12:00	EV 3.221	Paquet, Joey
lab hours UI	---J---	12:45-14:35	TBD	TBD	TBD
lab hours UJ	---J---	17:45-19:35	TBD	TBD	TBD
lab hours UK	---J---	17:45-19:35	TBD	TBD	TBD

Lecture Schedule

wk	date	event	topic
week 1	sept 7	project description (handout)	introduction to the course & project
week 2	sept 14	[sept 15] team lists due	software development process extreme programming
week 3	sept 21		software repositories coding conventions
week 4	sept 28	project build 1 requirements/grading scheme (handout)	API documentation generation tools: Javadoc unit testing frameworks: JUnit JUnit examples from the slides tutorial on JUnit in Eclipse
week 5	oct 5		model view controller architecture and observer pattern source code for observer example
week 6	oct 12	midterm examination (no lecture)
week 7	oct 19-20	project build 1 due (presentations-no lecture)
week 8	oct 26	project build 2 requirements/grading scheme (handout)	design patterns in Java source code for pattern examples
week 9	nov 2	[nov 6] deadline for withdrawal
week 10	nov 9-10	project build 2 due (presentations-no lecture)
week 11	nov 16	project build 3 requirements/grading scheme (handout)	fault tolerance through exception handling source code for exception examples
week 12	nov 23		Java generics source code for Java generics examples
week 13	nov 30 - dec 1	project build 3 due (presentations-no lecture)
exam week	dec 6 - dec 30	final examination - TBD

Course Material and Resources

• project teams
• Course outline
• ENCS Electronic Student Submission System