COURSE SYLLABUS 1
CIS453: Software Specification and Design (3 credits)1
(MW 345-505PM, Shemin Auditorium)
Instructo
Chilukuri K. Mohan (), 4-283CST, 315-443-2322
r
Office
Hours Tue.9-10AM, Thu.11AM-12PM
https://syracuseuniversity.zoom.us/j/5663347508?
pwd=OFZTa011bno4MTBKQU5MdDhJMDVqdz09
Teaching Assistant 1: Sanup Araballi , Office hrs: MW2-3PM,
and Fr.10AM-12PM, https://syracuseuniversity.zoom.us/j/92371115133
Teaching Assistant 2: Subodh Kalia , Office hours: TuTh 5-7PM,
https://syracuseuniversity.zoom.us/j/4906665496
Prerequisite / Co-requisite: CIS351 or CSE382
Course Description: Software engineering process models; Software
requirements analysis, including object-oriented methodology; Behavioral
and nonbehavioral requirements; Development of specification
documents; Unified Modeling Language; High-level design and software
architecture. Team projects.
Additional Course Description: Software Ethics; Design Patterns
Bibliography/ Texts / Supplies – Required:
Systems Analysis and Design: An Object-Oriented Approach with UML (6th Edition), by
A. Dennis, B.H. Wixom, and D. Tegarden, Pub: Wiley, ISBN: 978-1-119-56121-7
Learning Approach for each topic:
1. Read pages in textbook (individual)
2. Attend class discussion/lecture on topic
3. Attempt class exercise (with a classmate)
4. Attend discussion of class exercise
5. Homework assignment (individual)
6. Read feedback on assignment
7. Discuss with TA, if needed
8. Work with team-mates on project (team of four)
1 This is version 3 of the CIS453 Syllabus for Fall 2021; note the adjustment to Quiz dates.
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Course Schedule: Week, topic for the week, and required reading (pages and chapter numbers
are from the 6th edition of textbook) are in the appropriate columns below. Read these pages in
the textbook, even if they are not all discussed in class.
[“HWn”: individual assignments; “WRn”: weekly reports for team projects.]
Class Required Homework
Topic
dates Reading Dates
Systems Development; Software None
Aug. 30, 1-40 [ch1 &
Engineering Approaches;
Sep. 1 appendix]
The unified process & UML
Sep. 8, 13 Requirements Determination 95-125 [ch3] HW1: 9/20
Sep. 15, 20, Use-case diagrams & descriptions, WR1: 9/25
22 Activity diagrams 126-168 [ch4] HW2: 9/27
WR2: 10/2
Sep. 27, 29, HW3: 10/4
Structural modeling 169-210 [ch5]
Oct. 4 WR3: 10/9
HW4: 10/11
WR4: 10/16
Oct. 6, 11 Behavioral modeling 211-252 [ch6] HW5: 10/18
Proj.1: 10/23
Oct. 13 Elements of Design; Packages 255-286 [ch7]
Oct. 18, 20, HW6: 11/1
25 Interface design 364-413 [ch10]
HW7: 11/8
Oct. 27, WR5: 11/13
Class and Method Design 287-319 [ch8]
Nov. 1, 3 HW8: 11/15
Nov. 8, 10 Data Design 320-363 [ch9] WR6: 11/20
Nov. 15, 17 Software Architecture, Design Patterns 255-286 [ch7] WR7: 12/4
Nov. 29 Project planning & management 41-92 [ch2]
Dec. 1 Cybersecurity Various
Dec. 6 Ethics Various
Working in Teams; Communication and
Dec. 8 Conflict Management Various
Proj.2: 12/11
Individual Deliverables (by noon on the indicated date):
• 9/20 (HW1): Suggest a topic for an individual software development
project— different from the team project. [Examples: an inventory
management system for some organization; software to facilitate
some task (e.g., admission application processing) at the University;
traffic management or control (cars/trucks/boats); an Uber-style
business (where services are provided by a large network of people);
an app that would make life easier in some task.]
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CIS453: Software Specification and Design (3 credits)1
(MW 345-505PM, Shemin Auditorium)
Instructo
Chilukuri K. Mohan (), 4-283CST, 315-443-2322
r
Office
Hours Tue.9-10AM, Thu.11AM-12PM
https://syracuseuniversity.zoom.us/j/5663347508?
pwd=OFZTa011bno4MTBKQU5MdDhJMDVqdz09
Teaching Assistant 1: Sanup Araballi , Office hrs: MW2-3PM,
and Fr.10AM-12PM, https://syracuseuniversity.zoom.us/j/92371115133
Teaching Assistant 2: Subodh Kalia , Office hours: TuTh 5-7PM,
https://syracuseuniversity.zoom.us/j/4906665496
Prerequisite / Co-requisite: CIS351 or CSE382
Course Description: Software engineering process models; Software
requirements analysis, including object-oriented methodology; Behavioral
and nonbehavioral requirements; Development of specification
documents; Unified Modeling Language; High-level design and software
architecture. Team projects.
Additional Course Description: Software Ethics; Design Patterns
Bibliography/ Texts / Supplies – Required:
Systems Analysis and Design: An Object-Oriented Approach with UML (6th Edition), by
A. Dennis, B.H. Wixom, and D. Tegarden, Pub: Wiley, ISBN: 978-1-119-56121-7
Learning Approach for each topic:
1. Read pages in textbook (individual)
2. Attend class discussion/lecture on topic
3. Attempt class exercise (with a classmate)
4. Attend discussion of class exercise
5. Homework assignment (individual)
6. Read feedback on assignment
7. Discuss with TA, if needed
8. Work with team-mates on project (team of four)
1 This is version 3 of the CIS453 Syllabus for Fall 2021; note the adjustment to Quiz dates.
S y lla b u s T e m p l a t e R e vi s e d A u g u s t 2 0 1 6
This study source w a s d o w n l o a de d b y 1 0 00 0 0 8 61 1 6 8 6 4 8 f ro m
https://www.coursehero.com/file/116737127/CIS453-syllabus-10-11-2021-
, COURSE SYLLABUS 2
Course Schedule: Week, topic for the week, and required reading (pages and chapter numbers
are from the 6th edition of textbook) are in the appropriate columns below. Read these pages in
the textbook, even if they are not all discussed in class.
[“HWn”: individual assignments; “WRn”: weekly reports for team projects.]
Class Required Homework
Topic
dates Reading Dates
Systems Development; Software None
Aug. 30, 1-40 [ch1 &
Engineering Approaches;
Sep. 1 appendix]
The unified process & UML
Sep. 8, 13 Requirements Determination 95-125 [ch3] HW1: 9/20
Sep. 15, 20, Use-case diagrams & descriptions, WR1: 9/25
22 Activity diagrams 126-168 [ch4] HW2: 9/27
WR2: 10/2
Sep. 27, 29, HW3: 10/4
Structural modeling 169-210 [ch5]
Oct. 4 WR3: 10/9
HW4: 10/11
WR4: 10/16
Oct. 6, 11 Behavioral modeling 211-252 [ch6] HW5: 10/18
Proj.1: 10/23
Oct. 13 Elements of Design; Packages 255-286 [ch7]
Oct. 18, 20, HW6: 11/1
25 Interface design 364-413 [ch10]
HW7: 11/8
Oct. 27, WR5: 11/13
Class and Method Design 287-319 [ch8]
Nov. 1, 3 HW8: 11/15
Nov. 8, 10 Data Design 320-363 [ch9] WR6: 11/20
Nov. 15, 17 Software Architecture, Design Patterns 255-286 [ch7] WR7: 12/4
Nov. 29 Project planning & management 41-92 [ch2]
Dec. 1 Cybersecurity Various
Dec. 6 Ethics Various
Working in Teams; Communication and
Dec. 8 Conflict Management Various
Proj.2: 12/11
Individual Deliverables (by noon on the indicated date):
• 9/20 (HW1): Suggest a topic for an individual software development
project— different from the team project. [Examples: an inventory
management system for some organization; software to facilitate
some task (e.g., admission application processing) at the University;
traffic management or control (cars/trucks/boats); an Uber-style
business (where services are provided by a large network of people);
an app that would make life easier in some task.]
S y lla b u s T e m p l a t e R e vi s e d A u g u s t 2 0 1 6
This study source w a s d o w n l o a de d b y 1 0 00 0 0 8 61 1 6 8 6 4 8 f ro m
https://www.coursehero.com/file/116737127/CIS453-syllabus-10-11-2021-
