Computer Science 521/621

Advanced Software Engineering: Analysis and Evaluation

Fall 2010

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Course Times

Tu,Th  11:15am - 12:30pm

140 Computer Science Building

Instructor

Lori A. Clarke

Office: 304 Computer Science Building
Office hours: T, Th 9:30 - 10:30am or by appointment
Email: clarke@cs.umass.edu
Voice: (413) 545-1328
Fax: (413) 545-1249

Teaching Assistant

Stefan Christov

Office: 316 Computer Science Building
Office hours: M 1:30-2:30pm, W 1:00-2:00pm or by appointment
Email: christov@cs.umass.edu
Voice: (413) 545-2146

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Required Reading:  

     Papers in the open literature.

Recommended Reading:   

    The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering by Frederick P. Brooks Jr.; Addison Wesley

    Fundamentals of Software Engineering by Carlo Ghezzi, Mehdi Jazayeri, Dino Mandrioli; Prentice Hall 

    Software Testing and Analysis: Process, Principles, and Techniques, by Mauro Pezzè and Michal Young, John Wiley and Sons

All assignments are to be done individually by the student and are due by midnight on the due date.

Prerequisites

Students should have taken an introductory course in software engineering or have the equivalent background.  Students are expected to be familiar with an object oriented programming language, such as Java or C++.  Some programming and the ability to download and use off-the-shelf tools are expected.

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