SOEN6441 - fall 2019

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 U	---J---	14:45-17:30	GN M 100	Paquet, Joey	paquet@encs.concordia.ca
instructor's office hours	--W-----	10:00-12:00	EV 3.221	Paquet, Joey
lab U UI	---J----	11:45-13:35	H903	TBD	TBD
lab U UJ	---J----	17:45-19:35	H907	TBD	TBD
lab U UK	---J----	17:45-19:35	H831	TBD	TBD
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Lecture Schedule

wk	date	event	topic
week 1	sept 5	project description (handout)	introduction to the course & project
week 2	sept 12	team lists due - sept 13	software development process extreme programming
week 3	sept 19		software repositories coding conventions
week 4	sept 26	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 3		model view controller architecture and observer pattern source code for observer example
week 6	oct 10	midterm examination
week 7	oct 17	project build 1 due (oct 16,17,18 - presentations - no lecture)
week 8	oct 25,26	project build 2 requirements/grading scheme (handout)	refactoring design patterns in Java source code for pattern examples
week 9	oct 31	deadline for withdrawal (nov 4)
week 10	nov 7	project build 2 due (nov 8,9 - presentations - no lecture)]]
week 11	nov 14	project build 3 requirements/grading scheme (handout)	fault tolerance through exception handling source code for exception examples
week 12	nov 28		Java generics source code for Java generics examples
week 13	nov 28	project build 3 due (nov 27,28, 29 - presentations - no lecture)
exam week	dec 5 - dec 19	final examination (final) TBD

Course Material and Resources

• Course outline
• project teams
• ENCS Electronic Student Submission System
• ENCS Lectures and Labs Schedules