CSC 309, Winter 2013, Gene Fisher

CSC 309, Winter 2013
Gene Fisher

General Index:

lectures -- lecture notes, as presented in class

handouts -- various informational handouts, distributed in class

specs -- requirements specs from CSC 308 (or 205), being implemented in CSC 309

examples -- project examples, excerpts handed out in class

doc -- documentation and downloads for tools

lib -- directory of linkable libraries, including the MVP package

bin -- directory of executable tools

grades -- project milestone evaluations (requires group password to enter)

Items of Near-Term Interest:

milestone 5 writeup -- due 11:59PM Thursday 21 March
milestones 4-5 example -- see in particular the testing details
using cobertura with testng -- example of how to get a cobertura coverage report with testng, including a sample Makefile
final exam overview -- overview question areas for the final exam, including a sample and solutions
final project checklist -- complete list of what is required for the final project

Index by Week:

course syllabus -- introductory description of the course

milestone 1 writeup -- group formation, project selection, initial SCOs, initial work breakdown

milestone 2 writeup -- derived model/view class design; initial implementation and testing of model/view communication

lecture notes week 1 -- introduction to the course; introduction to the design process

Week 2:

milestone 2 writeup -- package design, derived model/view class design, high-level testing design

standard operating procedures, volume 1 -- introduction to the projects directory structure, standard update procedures, and group governance duties

standard operating procedures, volume 2 -- Java design and implementation conventions

svn basics -- basic commands for using the subversion version control system (SVN)

lecture notes 2 -- general design principles and high-level design patterns; specification-to- design refinement

Week 3:

lecture notes week 3 -- more on model/view design; design for independent and incremental testing; refining a derived model design using the java library

Lecture/Lab schedule for Monday 28 January -- team meeting times for milestone 2 evaluations

graphical modeling notation -- a UML-based modeling notation

milestone 3 -- continued model/view design and implementation; functional testing design

Week 4:

lecture notes week 4 -- formal method specification and its use in testing; introduction to system testing techniques

Week 5:

lecture notes week 5 -- more design refinement; deriving unit tests from formal specs; introduction to testing implementation

Weeks 6 and 7:

milestone 4 writeup -- continued model/view/process design, implementation, and test planning; initial test implementation

lecture notes weeks 6 and 7 -- details of testing implementation, in particular with TestNG

Week 8:

lecture notes week 8 -- administrative matters; code coverage; acceptance testing

Week 9:

milestone 5 -- completed design, implementation, and testing; final presentation

lecture notes week 9 -- administrative matters; introduction to "classic" design patterns

Week 10:

final exam overview -- overview of question areas for final exam

final project checklist -- complete list of what is required for the final project

lecture notes week 10 -- introduction to formal program verification

Document File Formats:

Data files are available in the following formats:

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