The American University of Paris

Syllabus Fall 2016

Software Engineering

Course Number: CS3053
Professor: Tomer Libal
Office: SD-09
Office Hours: Tue 11:00-12:00
Class Schedule: Tue/Fri 9:00-10:20
Credits: 4

Course Description

In this course we will follow the Agile approach to software engineering. The course will use a SaaS project oriented approach in order to teach key methodologies such as Behavior and Test Driven Development, Pair Programming, Design Patterns, Tools for Automation, Continuous Integration and others. Among technologies which will be learned are: git, github, linux, ruby, rails and various gems.

Text Book

Authors: Fox, Armando and Patterson, David
Title: Engineering Software as a Service: An Agile Approach Using Cloud Computing, 1st edition
ISBN-13: 978-0984881246

It is recommended to purchase the ebook version (10$).

Errata

(13/9/2016) - I wrongly claimed that Java is sometimes pass by reference. Java is always pass by value. These values can be object references though. More on that can be found here

News

(7/10/2016) - Midterm exam is on 18/10/2016.
(1/10/2016) - For Senior student who consider further studies, check out the Master’s Program in Logic and Computation in Vienna. Female students can apply for the Helmut Veith Stipend for this program.
(25/9/2016) - The SaaS book is accompanied with a MooC which contains lectures for each part of the book CS191.1x and CS191.2x
(25/9/2016) - The SaaS book is accompanied with screencast which go deeper on some topics than discussed in class
(20/9/2016) - In next class we are going to have a Ruby competition. Sharpen well your Ruby skills!
(20/9/2016) - Exercises now have deadlines! Please check the deadline in the description of the classes.
(13/9/2016) - For any non-personal request or problem regarding the exercise or the course, please issue it on the GitHub Page
(12/9/2016) - Applications for the summer internship at GitHub are now open. Check here for more information

General Recommended Reading

Ruby/Programming tutorial (added on 5/9/2016)
Ruby Programming (added 11/9/2016)
- For topics not covered in course such as metaprogramming and reflection (3.5 in text book)
Why I use Vim (added 13/9/2016)
Pronouncing SQL: S-Q-L or Sequel?

Course Topics (according to available time)

Introduction (ch. 1)
Linux
Git/github
Pair programming (ch. 10)
Ruby programming (ch. 3)
Software as a service (ch. 2)
Rails (ch. 4)
BDD (ch. 7)
TDD (ch. 8)
Deployment (ch. 12)
Code maintenance (ch. 9)
Design patterns (ch. 11)

Course Outline and Material

6/9/2016
- Topics
- Introduction
- Administration
- Plan & Document
- Registration to Github
- Registration to Cloud9
- Exercise
- Linux terminal tutorials
  - Tutorial 1 - 1-5
- Recommended Reading
- Book 1.1-1.2
- Slides
- class 1
9/9/2016
- Topics
- Agile
- Productivity
- Software as a service
- Service Oriented Architecture
- Git
- Exercise
- Git tutorials
  - Tutorial 1
  - Tutorial 2
- Ex1 invitation
- Recommended Reading
- Book 1.3,1.4,1.9
- Slides
- class 2
13/9/2016
- Topics
- Cloud Computing
- Introduction to Ruby
  - Ruby and Other Programming Languages
  - Variables, arrays, hashes and methods
- Misc
- How to avoide entering the SSH PassPhrase each time
- Exercise
- Finish the add3 method from class
- Recommended Reading
- Book 1.6,3.1-3.3
- Slides
- class 3
16/9/2016
- Topics
- Introduction to Ruby
- Regular Expressions
- Exercise
- Regex Tutorial
- Ex2 invitation - parts 1 and 2
- Recommended Reading
- Book 3.1-3.4,3.6-3.8
- Slides
- class 4
20/9/2016
- Topics
- OOP in Ruby
- Functional Programming
- Higher-order Functions
- Duck Typing
- Mixins
- Exercise
- Ex2 invitation - part 3
  - Deadline 22/9/2016
- Recommended Reading
- Book 3.1-3.4,3.6-3.8
- Slides
- class 5
23/9/2016
- Topics
- Pair Programming
- Class Competition
  - Ruby Koans
- Exercise
- Recommended Training
- Try to finish the Ruby Koans
  - Each team member has access also to his team repository
- Recommended Reading
- Book 10.2-10.3
- Slides
- class 6
27/9/2016
- Topics
- Client - Server Architecture
- TCP/IP, HTTP, URI and Cookies
- HTML and CSS
- The Server Architecture
- Exercise
- Ex3-0
- Recommended Reading
- Book 2.1-2.4
- Slides
- class 7
30/9/2016
- Topics
- MVC
- Active Records
- Intro to TDD
- Exercise
- Ex3 (part 1)
- Recommended Reading
- Book 2.5-2.6, 8.1-8.2
- Slides
- class 8
4/10/2016
- Topics
- Routes and REST
- Template Views
- Intro to BDD
- Exercise
- Finish Ex3
- Recommended Reading
- Book 2.7-2.8, 7.1
- Further Reading
- REST - Richardson Maturity Model
- Slides
- class 9
7/10/2016
- Topics
- Intro to Rails
- Debugging SaaS
- Databases and migrations
- Models and Active Records
- Exercise
- Recommended Reading
- Book 4.1-4.3,4.5
- Slides
- class 10
11/10/2016
- Topics
- Database Seeding
- Views and HAML
- Controllers
- Exercise
- Recommended Reading
- Book 4.4
- Slides
- class 11
14/10/2016
- Topics
- Forms
- Sessions
- Exercise
- Ex4
- Recommended Reading
- Book 4.6-4.10
- Further Reading
- Sessions, Cookies and Flash
- Slides
- class 12
18/10/2016
- Midterm Exam
- Book chapters 1 - 4
- Slides 1 - 11
- Exercises 1 - 4
21/10/2016
- Topics
- Teams
- Formation of the two teams
- Recommended Reading
- Book 10.1
- Further Reading
- Scrum Guide
- Slides
- class 13
25/10/2016
- Topics
- Points, Velocity, and Pivotal Tracker
- SMART User Stories
- Lo-Fi User Interface Sketches and Storyboards
- Agile Cost Estimation
- Git and Teams
- Recommended Reading
- Book 7.2-7.5, 10.4
- Slides
- class 14
28/10/2016
- Topics
- Cucumber and Capybara
- Git branches
- Recommended Reading
- Book 7.6-7.7, 10.5
- Slides
- class 15
4/11/2016
- Topics
- Cucumber and Capybara - Repetition
- Scrum and Agile - Presentation by Natalie and Henry
- Recommended Reading
- A Scrum Guide
8/11/2016
- Topics
- Cucumber and Capybara - Demonstration
11/11/2016
- Topics
- TDD Workout
- Seams
- Recommended Reading
- Book 8.1-8.3
- Slides
- class 16
15/11/2016
- Topics
- Seams Repetition
18/11/2016
- Topics
- Expectations
- Recommended Reading
- Book 8.4-8.5
- Slides
- class 17
22/11/2016
- Topics
- Mocks and Stubs
- Fixtures and Factories
- Recommended Reading
- Book 8.4-8.5
- Slides
- class 18
25/11/2016
- Topics
- Testing the Model
- Recommended Reading
- Book 8.6
- Slides
- class 19
29/11/2016
- Topics
- Watching an interview with Jesse Toth
  - Working in small and big startup companies
  - Job interviews
  - Salary considerations
  - Building your programming portfolio
  - Pair progamming
  - BDD and TDD
2/12/2016
- Topics
- Code Coverage
- Code Metrics
- ActiveRecord Associations
- Recommended Reading
- Book 8.7, 9
- Additional Reading
- BerkeleyX's CS169.2x online lectures - Week 1 about Associations
- Book 5.3-5.5
- Slides
- class 20
6/12/2016
- Topics
- Design Patterns
- Recommended Reading
- Book 11
- Slides
- class 21
9/12/2016
- Topics
- Reading Days
13/12/2016
- Topics
- Oral examinations about the projects

Attendance Policy

Students studying at The American University of Paris are expected to attend ALL scheduled classes, and in case of absence, should contact their professors to explain the situation. It is the student’s responsibility to be aware of any specific attendance policy that a faculty member might have set in the course syllabus. The French Department, for example, has its own attendance policy, and students are responsible for compliance. Academic Affairs will excuse an absence for students’ participation in study trips related to their courses.

Attendance at all exams is mandatory.

IN ALL CASES OF MISSED COURSE MEETINGS, THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR COMMUNICATION WITH THE PROFESSOR, AND FOR ARRANGING TO MAKE UP MISSED WORK, RESTS SOLELY WITH THE STUDENT.

Whether an absence is excused or not is ALWAYS up to the discretion of the professor or the department. Unexcused absences can result in a low or failing participation grade. In the case of excessive absences, it is up to the professor or the department to decide if the student will receive an “F” for the course. An instructor may recommend that a student withdraw, if absences have made it impossible to continue in the course at a satisfactory level. Students must be mindful of this policy when making their travel arrangements, and especially during the Drop/Add and Exam Periods.

Grading Policy

20% midterm exam
40% final project
25% homework
15% participation in class and attendance

Learning Outcome

Students who successfully complete this course should be able to apply modern engineering skills to software development. In particular, the students will master the Agile approach and will be able to use that in order to quickly engineer software as a service products.

AUP-SE / syllabus

readme