CIS565-Winter2022

CIS 565-Syllabus

CIS565, Software Quality Assurance, 3 Credit Hours

Prof. Foyzul Hassan

Office Location: CIS-234

Phone Number: 313-436-9145

E-Mail: foyzul@umich.edu

Office Hours: 

Office Hours:

              Tuesday 11:00 A.M to 12:30 P.M

              Wednesday 3:00 P.M to 4:30 P.M

               (I am available also out of the office hours, thus send me email to meet other times when you need any help)

Course Meeting Times:  Wednesday 6:00 pm - 8:45 pm, Engineering Lab Building Room: 2392

Course Description:

Much software is written poorly: late, over budget, buggy, and difficult to maintain. In this course, you will study how to build quality software using sane development practices while developing a broad conceptual understanding of software development.

This course introduces concepts, metrics, and models in software quality assurance. The course covers components of software quality assurance systems before, during, and after software development. It presents a framework for software quality assurance and discuss individual components in the framework such as planning, reviews, testing and configuration management. It also discusses metrics and models for software quality. The course will include case studies and hands on experiences.

Topics of Interest:

• Software lifecycle and process models such as waterfall, spiral, and agile methods
• Software metrics and anti-patterns
• Design generation, design representation, and heuristics for good design.
• Dynamic software verification: unit, integration, regression, and acceptance testing.
• Static software verification: reviews, walk-throughs.
• Software development tools such as version control and unit testing frameworks.
• Software Debugging and Fault Localization.
• Recent advancement of software quality assurance.

Prerequisite:

Successful completion of CIS 553 - Software Engineering (Minimum Grade of B)

References:    

This book is not mandatory but it will help you to better understand the materials. In general, the slides of the different lectures are enough to cover all the required knowledge.

Software Engineering: A Practitioner's Approach, by Pressman, Roger S. / Maxim, Bruce R. (9780078022128) – 8^th Edition.

Assignments and Project(s):

Assignment details including the deadlines will be specified when they are assigned. Approximately 5 assignments and one class project (up-to four students per group) should be expected. Late submissions will not be accepted unless with a prior approval from the instructor. Any sort of collaboration in the assignments with others without an explicit approval of the instructor will not be tolerated and may result in a failing grade.

You will have ample of time to understand the project and implement it successfully. Course project will reinforce important concepts related to software quality and software testing that you will learn in the class.

Phase I Project identification/description: Report 15%

Phase II Requirements (expectations) and the Design of the project: Report + one presentation 20%

Phase IV Coding and evaluation: source code 40%

Phase V Presentation and the final project report 25%

Exams:

No mid-term but one final exam

Assessment:

Assignments: 40% (8% each assignment), Project: 35%, Final Exam: 20%, Participation and Quiz: 5%.

Grade Scale:

A+ >= 95,

A >= 92,

A- >= 90,

B+ >= 85,

B >= 82,

B- >= 80,

C+ >= 75,

C >= 72,

C- >= 70,

D+ >= 65,

D > 62,

D>= 60,

E<=59.

Course Schedule:

Writing Center

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http://casl.umd.umich.edu/writ_center/

University Attendance Policy:

A student is expected to attend every class and laboratory for which he or she has registered. Each instructor may make known to the student his or her policy with respect to absences in the course. It is the student’s responsibility to be aware of this policy. The instructor makes the final decision to excuse or not to excuse an absence. An instructor is entitled to give a failing grade (E) for excessive absences or an Unofficial Drop (UE) for a student who stops attending class at some point during the semester.

Academic Integrity Policy:

The University of Michigan-Dearborn values academic honesty and integrity.  Each student has a responsibility to understand, accept, and comply with the University’s standards of academic conduct as set forth by the Code of Academic Conduct (http://umdearborn.edu/697817/), as well as policies established by each college. Cheating, collusion, misconduct, fabrication, and plagiarism are considered serious offenses and violations can result in penalties up to and including expulsion from the University.

Disability Statement:

The University will make reasonable accommodations for persons with documented disabilities. Students need to register with Disability Resource Services (DRS) every semester they are enrolled. DRS is located in Counseling & Support Services, 2157 UC (http://www.umd.umich.edu/cs_disability/). To be assured of having services when they are needed, students should register no later than the end of the add/drop deadline of each term. If you have a disability that necessitates an accommodation or adjustment to the academic requirements stated in this syllabus, you must register with DRS as described above and notify your professor.

Safety:

All students are strongly encouraged to follow Covid-19 safety policy including vaccination and mask policy. Also students are encouraged to register in the campus Emergency Alert System, for communications during an emergency. The following link includes information on registering as well as safety and emergency procedures information:  http://umemergencyalert.umd.umich.edu/ Finally, all students are also encouraged to program 911 and UM-Dearborn’s Public Safety phone number (313) 593-5333 into personal cell phones. In case of emergency, first dial 911 and then if the situation allows call UM-Dearborn Public Safety.