Syllabus

Class Schedule

Date	Topic	Description	Activities
January
Introduction to Software Design
14	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
16	UML Class Diagrams Sequence Diagrams	A review of UML class and sequence diagrams.	UML Review Activity UML Sequence Diagram Activity
21	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
23	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)
Design Project R1: Mini-Designs
28	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
30	Strategy Command Composite State Decorator Visitor
February
Design Project R1: Consensus Design
4	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)
6		Teams discuss their Consensus Domain Model and Knowns & Unknowns with their instructor.	Project Time Consensus Domain Model Discussion Knowns & Unknowns Discussion
11			Project Time
13			Project Time
18			Team Design Presentations
Design Project R1: Implementation
20			Project Time
25			Project Time
27			Team Presentations & Demos R1 Retrospective R2 Requirements Released Design Pattern Assignments Mini-Design Doc Mini-Design Presentation
March
Design Project R2: Mini-Designs
4	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
6	Singleton Adapter Mediator Proxy Abstract Factory Memento
11	Spring Break No Class
13	Spring Break No Class
Design Project R2: Consensus Design
18			Knowns & Unknowns (discussion) Consensus Domain Model (discussion) Project Time
20	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)
25	Anti-Patterns	A discussion of commonly found patterns in software design that typically have a negative impact on the overall design.	Project Time
27	Refactoring	An overview of formal refactoring.	Project Time
April
1			Team Design presentations Practice Final (introduce)
Design Project R2: Implementation
3			Project Time
8			Project Time
10			Team Presentations & Demos
Refactoring Project
15			Team Formation Planning Refactoring Hot Spots Refactoring Options
17			Refactoring Hot Spots (discussion) Refactoring Options (discussion)
22			Project Time
24			Team Presentations Practice Final Due

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