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Professor: |
Dr. Peggy Brouse |
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Assignment Submission: |
WebCT
usage is required in the class; instructions are below. |
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Work Phone: |
(703) 993-1502 (with voice mail) |
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FAX: |
(703) 993-1706 |
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E-mail: |
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Office: |
GMU:� Science and Technology II - Room 317 |
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Office Hours: |
Mondays� |
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Course Description: |
During this course, the Systems Definition phase of the Systems Development Life Cycle will be explored.� This phase of the systems engineering effort includes such activities as requirement elicitation, problem analysis, system specification, and system cost estimation.� Lectures concerning these topics will be given by the instructor and will be supported by the listed texts.� Students will be tested to ensure understanding of material contained within the lectures and the texts.� Additionally, students will gain practical knowledge concerning this subject by participating in a group project to create a System Requirement Specification (SRS) and cost model of the system to be developed.� |
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Course Hours: |
Mondays� |
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Text: |
Requirements Engineering Processes & Techniques (1998) Ian Sommerville and Gerald Kotonya. John Wiley and Sons ISBN 0-471-97208-8 |
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Grades: |
50% - group project: (5% SOW; 20% Final Presentation; 25% Final Deliverable) |
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25% - midterm |
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25% - final |
Group Project
The Group Project is the focal point of student effort within this course.� Although groups may be able to meet during class time occasionally, the majority of effort toward the group projects will be expended outside of class.� There will be groups of several people self-formed during the first meeting of the class.� Each group will have two roles: User Group and Requirement Group.�
Beginning User Group Activities:� As a user, the group will formulate a Statement of Work (SOW) that they will pass to their �mate group�.� Mate groups will be assigned after the SOW is completed.�
Beginning Requirement Group Activities:� Each group will exchange their SOW with their assigned mate group.� The SOW that they receive from their mate group will form the basis for their role as a Requirement Group.� In this role, they will
� study the SOW they have received,
� elicit requirements from the mate group to develop a Systems Requirement Specification (SRS) including problem analysis and system definition models,
� run cost models and document their final SRS.�
Each member of the group will be required to run a different cost model (e.g. COCOMO2, CostXpert, etc.).� This individual run of the model will constitute the second test for the course.� The final analysis of the cost models will be a comparison of the individual models with a determination by the group of the final estimation they submit.� Their mate group will be doing these same functions with the SOW they receive.�
Ending User Group Activities:� After completion of the SRS and cost models, the mate groups will again exchange documents: the SRS and Cost Model document.� In the User Group role, each group will evaluate the products of their mate group.� A recommended evaluation strategy will be given to you.
Ending Requirement
Group Activities:� At the end of the
semester, each group will present their work including the SRS and Cost
Models.� Groups will be required to hand
in their final package to the professor including:
� original annotated SOW they wrote,
� preliminary annotated SRS,
� final SRS,
� group Cost Model evaluation, and
� evaluation of Mate Group SRS and Cost Models.�
In addition, each person in class will be required to do an evaluation of the other members of their group. The format of this is contained in a separate handout.� This evaluation will be private.� It should be included in a sealed envelope with student signature across flap as part of the final package.
Exams
Two exams:� The first will be in-class and will cover Systems Definition.� The second will be a take home consisting of individual running of cost models.
How To
Access WebCT?
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Go to http://webct38.gmu.edu
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Enter WebCT ID and password:
Students need a WebCT
ID and password to login. Their WebCT ID is their
Mason mail user name (e.g. the WebCT ID for
[email protected] would be jdoe);�� Starting
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If you
do not know your Mason mail user name, go to http://mail.gmu.edu and click on �Activating My Account�
icon, follow the steps.
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All
assignments have due dates and submissions after the due date/time will not be
possible, since WebCT will automatically block
�submit my homework� option.
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From
time to time, WebCT works too slowly. Especially from
a dial-up internet connection, WebCT access may not
be so efficient all the time; students are encouraged to submit their work earlier
than the deadline.
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If you
experience any problem while accessing/using WebCT,
pls. send an e-mail to Dr. Brouse, [email protected]
CLASS SCHEDULE
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Week 1> |
30 August |
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Background;
Introductions, SOW review, WebCT review �
Groups:� Form Groups, Work on SOW |
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Week 2> |
6 September |
� NO CLASS; Labor Day Break |
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Week 3> |
13 September |
� Lecture: Requirements Engineering
Processes [Sommerville Chapters 1, 2] � Groups:� Work on SOW |
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Week 4> |
20 September |
� Lecture: Requirements Elicitation, Analysis,Validation [Sommerville
Chapters 3, 4] � Groups:� Work on SOW |
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Week 5> |
27 September |
� Lecture: Requirements Management,
Methods [Sommerville Chapters 5, 6] �
Groups:
SOW (soft and hardcopy) due to professor |
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Week 6> |
4 October |
� Presentation
by past students of SYST510 - from Spring 2004 � Groups: SOW returned; Mate Group
assignments given; Bring copy of SOW
to class to give to your Mate Group |
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Week 7> |
12 October |
� PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A TUESDAY
CLASS. WE WILL MEET AT THE SAME TIME AND PLACE. � Lecture: Non-Functional
Requirements [Sommerville Chapters 7,8] |
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Week 8> |
18 October |
� Lecture: Interactive System
Specification, Case Study [Sommerville Chapters 9,
10] � Groups: Requirements elicitation
& SRS writing |
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Week 9> |
25 October |
� In-class
Test Number 1 |
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Week 10> |
1 November |
� Lecture: Cost Modeling � Groups:
Preliminary SRS due to professor (soft and hardcopy) |
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Week 11> |
8 November |
� Demonstration of cost models to be used in the class assignment � Groups:� Preliminary SRS returned; SRS revision and cost models �
Take-home Test Number 2 (covers Cost Modeling):
Final Test Sheet handed to students |
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Week 12> |
15 November |
� Take-home Test Number 2: Individual Cost Models |
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Week 13> |
22 November |
� Guest Lecture: Marcus Achiume, ViewSet �
Take-home Test Number 2: Individual Cost
Models due (hard copy only) �
Groups:
Exchange SRS and cost models with Mate
Group; final presentation preparation and evaluation of mate group SRS
& cost models |
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Week 14> |
29 November |
� Student group presentations of final SRS and cost model � Group Deliverables Due:� to include SOW and Evaluation for each project from Users Group as well as SRS, Cost Model, and Final SRS for each project from Requirements Group |
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Week 15> |
6 December |
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Student
group presentations of final SRS and cost model |