01/10/2008

CSC 426 Spring 2008
11:00 TT
Requirements Engineering & System Modeling

mpickard@sfasu.edu
Dr. Mike Pickard   Office: McGee 303u 468-2508
Home: 564-8708 (9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.)


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Prerequisite: CSC 323 (Software Engineering) with a C or better.

 

Required text:  George, et al, Object-Oriented Systems Analysis and Design, 2d ed., Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, 2007.  ISBN 0-13-227900-2.  Other readings as assigned.

 

Other references:

    Shelley, Cashman, and Rosenblatt, Systems Analysis and Design, 6th ed., Boston: Course Technology, 2006.
    Kendall & Kendall, Systems Analysis and Design, 3d ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1995.
 


Objective:  Learn and practice the skills necessary for requirements identification and analysis for new and existing systems, and for design and construction of new or modified systems.  See Departmental Syllabus.

 

Grading components (subject to change):

    2 Examinations, plus final - 65%
        (Each exam - 20%; Final exam - 25%)
        Tentative exam dates: 2/21/08, 4/17/08.

NOTE: There are no exemptions for the final exam; the final exam will be administered only at the time specified, i.e., 10:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m., Tuesday, 5/6/2008.

 

    Group project(s) - 25% (Part of your grade will be determined by confidential peer evaluations.)

 

    Individual assignments, unscheduled quizzes, other - 10%    (Components of this 10% may not be equally weighted.)

          

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Department of Computer Science McGee 303 468-2508

 

ASSIGNMENT POLICY:  All assignments that are to be submitted in person are due at the BEGINNING of class (or by an announced time) on the specified due date. That means that any assignment submitted after I have collected the assignments from the class is considered to be late.Unless otherwise announced, no such assignment will be accepted for credit after class. As much as 100% of the total credit may be deducted from late assignments.

 Assignments that are accepted through WebCT will normally be due at 11:45 p.m. on a designated date. Unless otherwise announced, no WebCT assignment will be accepted late. However, completely correct, early submissions may be given bonus credit.  

 No assignments are accepted after the last class day at 5:00 p.m. Please note: You may be given assignments due during the last five class days of the semester.

 Please save all graded assignments until the term is over. Any work turned in to my box should be dated and time-stamped by the CSC dept. staff. Please ask nicely!

ATTENDANCE AND CLASS CONDUCT: Seating assignments may be made. Roll will be taken regularly. Whether present or not, you are responsible for all lecture material . If you are absent from class, please do not come to my office to ask me to repeat the class lecture. Use of tobacco and eating or drinking in the classroom are not permitted. Wearing of hats during exams is not permitted. Please keep your feet off the seat backs. Inappropriate behavior, offensive language, or disruption of the class will not be tolerated. Such behavior may result in administrative removal from class. Cell phones, pagers, and computers should be turned off for the duration of the class. Only students officially registered for the course and approved assistants may attend.   Do not sleep in class; I will wake you up.

CHEATING: The University Faculty Handbook prescribes penalties for cheating that can result in suspension or expulsion from the University. No cheating nor plagiarism shall be tolerated in this class. If requested, valid student I.D. cards must be presented on each examination day; no I.D. means a grade of zero.

 

COMPUTER ACCOUNT POLICY: Any computer account assigned to you in this class should be used only to complete assignments given to you in this class. Failure to abide by this policy can cause you to receive an F for this course.

 

COMPUTING LABORATORY USAGE: Students who utilize equipment in university computing laboratories are expected to read and abide by all posted policies for the laboratories. Please note that no children are permitted in university computing laboratories.

EXAMINATION POLICY: All class examinations are considered to be a major part of the course work upon which a large part of the course grade depends. THERE ARE NO MAKE‑UP EXAMS! Class examinations will be announced at least two classes prior to the exam. If participation in a University‑sponsored event conflicts with a scheduled examination, the student must notify me well in advance of the test. In the case of an extreme emergency, contact me before the scheduled examination if at all possible. Failure to do so can result in an examination grade of zero. A grade of zero will be assigned for any missed unannounced quizzes or in‑class exercises.

 

SOFTWARE POLICY:  Disciplinary action will be taken against individuals who perform unauthorized duplication of computer software or who are involved in the unauthorized use of duplicated software. This action may make it impossible for you to pass the course.

SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS: Students with special accommodation requests have the responsibility to immediately initiate a meeting with the instructor to discuss how the special accommodations will be provided. Students who are aware of these special needs at the beginning of the semester must inform the instructor in person before the twelfth class day about any class activity which will require special accommodations.

 

NO OFFICIAL NOTICES such as changes to exam times and so forth   WILL BE SENT VIA non-WebCT E‑MAIL BY THE INSTRUCTOR.            (01/09/2008)