COSC Software Design Spring 2016

University of Houston - Department of Computer Science

Instructor: Dr. Venkat Subramaniam
Office Hours: Visit following page for details: http://www.cs.uh.edu/~svenkat

Online Info: http://www.cs.uh.edu/~svenkat/classes

Grading: Assignments: 40%, Homeworks: 30%, Midterms 1 & 2: 20%, quizzes: 10%

Syllabus (subject to change):

* Introduction and Motivation
* Software System Complexity
* Software Development Activities
* Analysis and Design
* Design Challenges
* Object-oriented paradigm
* Classes, object relationship, Object Model
* UML and usage
* Software Architecture
* Evolutionary Design
* Bad Design smells
* Good Design Characteristics
* Design Metrics
* Object-Oriented Design Principles
* Design Patterns and Appropriate use
* Test Driven Development
* Refactoring
* Measuring Quality of Design

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