Fall Semester, 2020
Assignments are due at the beginning of class on the posted due date. Assignments should be uploaded electronically through Blackboard. If you have to turn in an assignment late, you are expected to let the instructor know before the due date and negotiate a date by which the assignment will be turned in and how much credit will be given for the assignment. No credit is given for late work if you do not reach out to me.Regular weekly homework assignments (15% of grade; lowest homework grade is dropped) Midterm exam (20% of grade) Participation in discussions (5% of grade)
Quizzes (5% of grade; lowest quiz grade is dropped)
Group (4-5 students) project and class presentation (30% of grade) Final exam covering material in entire course (25% of grade)
Week | Subject | Assignment (Reading, Project, Homework) |
1: 08/25, 08/27 | Introduction & Course Overview Overview of the SE Design Process |
Notes: Units 1 and 2 Readings: Buede Chapters 1 and 2 SE Handbook Chapters 2 and 3 Andrei Toom, A Russian Teacher in America |
2: 09/01, 09/03 | Operational Concept Defining the System Boundary |
Notes: Units 2 and 3 Readings: Buede, Chapters 2, 6.3, 6.10 and 6.11 SysML Guide Chapters 1-2 SE Handbook Chapters 4.1 and 4.2 Assignment 1 (Intro) Due 09/01 |
3: 09/08, 9/10 | Working in Teams Sequence diagram lab |
Notes: Units 3 and 4 Readings: Buede, Chapter 3, SysML Guide Chapter 11 Assignment 2 (Need Statement and Operational Concept) Due 09/08 |
4: 09/15, 09/17 | Introduction to CORE External systems diagram in CORE CORE Lab |
Readings: Text: Buede, Chapter 3 SysML Guide, Ch. 3 Handbook, Chapter 9.2, 9.3, 9.4 Deliverable 1 (Description, References, and Project Plan) due 09/14 Assignment 3 (Teams & Sequence Diagram) Due 09/15 |
5: 09/22, 09/24 | Objectives Hierarchy Identifying and Documenting Stakeholder Requirements |
Notes: Unit 5 Readings: Buede, Chapter 4 SysML Guide Chapter 12 Handbook Chapters 4.3 Assignment 4 (CORE) Due 09/22 Deliverable 2 (Draft Statement of Need, Stakeholders, Operational Concept and External Systems Diagram) due 09/24 |
6: 09/29, 10/01 | Requirements Lab Functional Architecture |
Notes: Unit 6 Readings: Buede, Chapter 6 SysML Guide Section 7.11, Chapter 12 Handbook Chapters 4.4, 4.5 Assignment 5 (Objectives Hierarchy and Requirements) Due 09/30 at midnight Readings: Buede, Chapter 5 |
7: 10/06, 10/08 | Review Midterm 10/08 |
Assignment 6 (Midterm
Preview) due 10/06 Midterm covers Units 1-5 Notes: Unit 6 |
8: 10/13, 10/15 | Functional Architecture |
Notes: Unit 6 Readings: Buede, Chapter 5 |
9: 10/20, 10/22 | Functional Architecture Lab Physical Architecture |
Notes: Unit 6, 7 Readings: Buede, Chapter Chapter 5, 6 Handbook Chapters 4.4, 4.5 Deliverable 3 (Draft Objectives Hierarchy and Originating Requirements) due 10/22 |
10: 10/27, 10/29 | Allocated Architecture Physical and Allocated Architecture Lab |
Assignment 7 (Functional
Architecture) Due 10/27 Notes: Unit 7, 8 Readings: Buede, Chapter 6-7 Handbook Chapters 4.4, 4.5 |
11: 11/03, 11/05 | No class 11/03 Interface Architecture |
Notes: Unit 9 Readings: Buede, Chapter 8 Handbook Chapter 9.6 Assignment 8 (Physical and Allocated Architecture) Due 11/05 |
12: 11/10, 11/12 | Integration and Qualification Qualification Lab |
Notes: Unit 10 Readings: Buede, Chapter 9 Handbook Chapter 4.8, 4.9 Deliverable 4 (Draft Functional, Physical, and Allocated Architectures) due 11/12 |
13: 11/17, 11/19 | Decision Analysis |
Notes: Unit 11 Readings: Buede, Chapter 9 [Orig. Ch. 11] Assignment 9 (Qualification Lab) Due 11/19 |
14: 11/24, 11/28 | CORE Lab No class 11/26 - Thanksgiving break |
Deliverable 5 (Draft Project Report)
due 11/24 Readings: Buede, Chapter 11 [Orig. Ch. 13] |
15: 12/01, 12/03 | Project Presentations |
Schedule and grading rubric |
16: 12/08, 12/10 |
Review session Tuesday 12/08 (reading day) Final Exam Thursday 12/10 10:30 - 1:15 PM |
Project Final Report due 12/11 |