Courses

First of a two-course sequence in which students develop a complex Software System starting from customer requirements and progressing through the entire analysis, design, implementation, testing, and delivery lifecycle. Students work in teams to develop a project plan, complete the project’s technical components, prepare various deliverable documents, and finally deliver the finished product to the customer. The first course will focus on the analysis and design of the system. Prerequisite(s) CSCE 3444 and TECM 2700, each with a grade of C or better.

An overview course in software engineering emphasizing software design and software development projects. The course will focus on object-oriented (OO) analysis, design principles, and techniques. Students will be introduced to OO modeling, design patterns, and design/code refactoring techniques. While there is a significant emphasis on product development, students will be required to use a rigorous process in a team-based product development project. Major topics include analysis and specification of software, subsystem modeling using patterns, and software testing. A term-long, team-based project is used to reinforce concepts presented in class. Programming is required. (Prerequisite(s) CSCE 3110 with a grade of C or better).

Second course in the senior capstone sequence. Focus is the application of techniques to the design of software systems and software components. Students apply the theory acquired from numerous engineering courses to solve real-world design problems. The design will consider realistic constraints including economic, environmental, sustainability, manufacturability, ethical, social and safety. Prerequisite(s): CSCE 4901 with a grade of C or better. CSCE 4902 must be completed in the long term/semester immediately following the completion of CSCE 4901.

Addresses recent advances in the field of software testing, including empirical methodologies that provide a systematic way to investigate various software engineering techniques and methodologies. Students learn various fundamental testing techniques and the state of the art in testing techniques, and understanding how to design, conduct, analyze and write up empirical studies of software engineering technologies. Prerequisite(s): CSCE 2110 a grade of C or better.

Intended to be a serious exercise in the organization and presentation of written material. Students select their own topics, in consultation with their faculty advisor. The thesis is a research paper and students are responsible, with the advice of their faculty, for the investigation of sources, the accumulation of data, the selection of pertinent material and the preparation of the thesis in acceptable form. Prerequisite(s): Senior standing Students must submit their own topics for thesis, with designated advisor approval, before they are allowed to register for the course.

Prior approval of plan of study by faculty supervisor. Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior standing in computer science, computer engineering or information technology, and consent of instructor. Instructor consent by email and departmental consent required. May be repeated for credit, maximum 6 credit hours.

Case tools, module implementation, testing, system delivery in the work place, scheduling and budgeting, project management, configuration management, software development tasks and ethical issues. Prerequisite(s): None.

Addresses recent advances in the field of software testing, including empirical methodologies that provide a systematic way to investigate various software engineering techniques and methodologies. Students learn various fundamental testing techniques and the state of the art in testing techniques, and understand how to design, conduct, analyze, and write up empirical studies of software engineering technologies. Prerequisite(s): CSCE 5430.

Independent study and research of a specific problem in a field of computer science and engineering or its application. A report is required defining the problem and developing a solution. The work may be supervised by any member of the graduate faculty. Prerequisite(s): 8 hours of computer science and engineering with grades of A or B; prior approval of written plan by the faculty supervisor and by the computer science and engineering department chair. May be repeated for credit.

Emphasizes human performance in using computer and information systems. Topics for software psychology include programming languages, operating systems control languages, database query facilities, computer-assisted dialogues, personal computing systems, editors, word processing and terminal usage by non-skilled users. Prerequisite(s): None.