Syllabus

Class Schedule

Date	Topic	Description	Activities
Aug 27	Course Overview Syllabus Learning Outcomes	Introduction to the course.	Course Overview Quiz (MyCourses) UML Review Quiz (MyCourses) Design Project R1 Project Assignments Design Pattern Assignments Mini-Design Doc Mini-Design Presentation
Aug 29	UML Class Diagrams Sequence Diagrams	A review of UML class and sequence diagrams.	UML Review Activity UML Sequence Diagram Activity
Sep 03	Design Principles Noun/Verb Analysis & Domain Models	A review (mostly) SOLID and GRASP design principles. A review of domain modeling and formal noun/verb analysis.	Design Principles Quiz (MyCourses) Design Principles Activity Domain Model
Sep 05	Anatomy of a Pattern Observer Observer Mini Design Doc Observer Mni Design Presentation	An introduction to Gang-of-Four Design Patterns.	Observer Exercise (MyCourses Quiz)
Sep 10	Strategy Command Composite State Decorator Visitor	Mini-Design Presentations. Teams form to collaborate on the design for Design Project R1.	Mini-Design Presentations Team Formation Planning Knowns & Unknowns Consensus Domain Model
Sep 12	Strategy Command Composite State Decorator Visitor
Sep 17	Midterm Exam 1	The first midterm exam 1 covering design topics (class diagrams, sequence diagrams, domain models, design principles) and the R1 Design Patterns.	Midterm Exam 1 (MyCourses Quiz)
Sep 19		Teams discuss their Consensus Domain Model and Knowns & Unknowns with their instructor.	Project Time Consensus Domain Model Discussion Knowns & Unknowns Discussion
Sep 24			Project Time
Sep 26			Team Design Presentations
Oct 01			Team Design Presentations
Oct 03			Project Time
Oct 08			Team Presentations & Demos R1 Retrospective R2 Requirements Released Design Pattern Assignments Mini-Design Doc Mini-Design Presentation
Oct 10
OCTOBER BREAK OCT 14 - 15 No Class
Oct 17	Singleton Adapter Mediator Proxy Abstract Factory Memento	Mini-Design Presentations. Design Project teams begin the R2 design phase.	Mini-Design Presentations Planning Knowns & Unknowns Consensus Domain Model
Oct 22	Singleton Adapter Mediator Proxy Abstract Factory Memento
Oct 24			Knowns & Unknowns (discussion) Consensus Domain Model (discussion) Project Time
Oct 29	Midterm Exam 2	The second midterm exam covering design topics (class diagrams, sequence diagrams, domain models, design principles) and the R2 design patterns.	Midterm Exam 2 (MyCourses Quiz)
Oct 31			Project Time
Nov 5			Team Design presentations Practice Final (introduce)
Nov 7			Team Design presentations Practice Final (introduce)
Nov 12			Project Time
Nov 14			Team Presentations & Demos
Nov 19			Team Presentations & Demos
Nov 21			Team Formation Planning Refactoring Hot Spots Refactoring Options
Nov 26			Refactoring Hot Spots (discussion) Refactoring Options (discussion)
THANKSGIVING BREAK NOV 27 - 29 No Class
Dec 03			Project Time
Dec 05			Team Presentations

Resources

The following are some resources for information about patterns:

The primary patterns location is at the University of Illinois where Ralph Johnson teaches.
The Portland Pattern Repository holds patterns for a variety of applications.
Brad Appleton's Patterns Page contains many references to pattern collections, as well as discussions on how patterns fit into various phases of the development cycle.
The Design Patterns page by Vince Huston contains a nice set of information about design patterns. It also includes the Periodic Table of Design Patterns.
Design Pattern Metaphors by Michael Mahemoff
SourceMaking - resource for Design Patterns, Anti-Patterns, UML & Refactoring
UML drawing tools - Visio, Lucidchart, draw.io, Gliffy, UMLet

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Class Schedule

Resources