COMP 3521: Software Engineering Suggested Schedule

Suggested Schedule
Most students attempt to complete this course in 16 weeks. However, you may
complete the course more quickly, or you may take up to 30 weeks to finish.
Regardless of how long you choose to take, it is a good idea to set out a schedule to
follow. Otherwise, you may find yourself nearing the maximum completion
deadline with outstanding assignments and inadequate time to complete them.
The following is a suggested timetable based on a 16 week duration.

Week Unit / Lesson Assessment Textbook Chapter /

Topics

Week 1 Unit 1: Lesson Quiz 1 (3%)

Ch. 2: Software Processes
1
Week 2 Unit 1: Lesson Assignment 1: Software Ch. 3: Agile Software
2 Process Model (5%) Development
Week 3 Unit 1: Lesson Quiz 2 (3%) Ch. 8: Software Testing
3
Week 4 Unit 1: Lesson Assignment 2: Software Ch. 9: Software Evolution
4 Testing and Software
Evolution (5%)
Week 5 Unit 2: Lesson Quiz 3 (3%) Ch. 10: Dependable
5 Systems
Week 6 Unit 2: Lesson Quiz 4 (3%) Ch. 13: Security
6 Engineering
Week 7 Unit 2: Lesson Assignment 3: Security Ch. 14: Resilience
7 Engineering (5%) Engineering
Week 8 Unit 3: Lesson Assignment 4: Software Ch. 15: Software Reuse
8 Reuse (5%)
Week 9 Unit 4: Lesson Quiz 5 (3%) Ch. 22: Project
9 Management
Week Unit 4: Lesson Assignment 5: Project Ch. 23: Project Planning
10 10 Management and
Planning (5%)
Week Unit 4: Lesson Quiz 6 (3%) Ch. 24: Quality

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11 11 Management
Week Unit 4: Lesson Assignment 6: Ch. 25: Configuration
12 12 Configuration Management
Management Tool
Review (5%)
Week Unit 5: Lesson Quiz 7 (3%) Computer Reliability
13 13
Week Unit 5: Lesson Assignment 7: Professional Professional Ethics and the
14 14 Ethics (5%) ACM / IEEE
Software
Engineering Code of
Ethics
Weeks Review Final Exam (44%)
15–16

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