Note: The Half draft + Final Paper are due at 3:10 sharp.
Everything is due on the day it is listed unless otherwise explicitly stated.


Date Reading Lab Activity Assignments Due Notes
Week 1
3/29 Intro
Intro Survey (Required, due Mon 3-29 11:59 PM)

Writing not fun? Check out the writing lab.

Get Strunk & White's The Elements of Style (Original Edition) [only $3]

Check out badsoftware.com for more useful reading

3/31      
4/2

SE Code of Ethics,
True Reliability
, Rational Design

 

Time to work on future you lab if necessary


Future You Lab (due by end of lab)

Week 2
4/5

Unskilled and Unaware

Student agreement (W10 Vers, S10 coming) (How to Fail) will be given out

Teams will be formed

Signup for Ethical Systems Presentations

Critical Analysis In-Class Essay (in-class) Example CA Paper:
Daw
4/7

 

True Reliability/Rational Design Discussion [Professor Lead] Argumentation Lab (pdf | rtf)  
4/9  

Overview of Term Paper Proposal

Overview of Reading Discussion

Ethical Systems Presentations

Deon - Hurricane
Kant - Gold Team

Week 3
4/12 No Silver Bullet No Silver Bullet Discussion [ButterBeer] Fallacy Lab [due Tuesday at 11:59 PM], Ethical Sys Pres Continued. Rule - ButterBeer
Act - Justice
Rawls - Function
Obj - Ethical D.
4/14 Chaos Report Chaos Report Discussion [Justice] We'll finish No Silver Bullet Discussion  
4/16   Fallacy Lab: The Revenge! Term Paper Proposal - Hardcopy Required Due at start of class (you can print it at start of lab if you have a darn good reason) Example Proposal (Nick's from S09)
Week 4
4/19 Wikipedia Accuracy Presentation in 232B [NOT REGULAR ROOM]  

Thursday is the job fair! Chumash auditorium from 9:30a-1:30p.

4/21 Non-testable Programs Paper Spec posted
Non-testable programs Discussion [Ethical D.]
 
4/23 Software is Different Software is Different Discussion [Function] Job Fair Lab [Due 11:59 PM 4/23, digital copy only please]
Week 5
4/26 The Cost Of Quality Cost of Quality Discussion [Gold Team Rules]    
4/28 Process of Incompetence Time to work on SE Code Lab/Acc. Lab SE Code Lab  
4/30   Lecture. Remaining time is free time to work on the Accessibility Lab. --OPTIONAL--
Half-draft review by Dr. Turner deadline
Week 6
5/3

 

Accessibility Lab Presentations, Peer Review 1 Accessibility Lab (Due at 3:10 PM Sharp) [SW Template, Web Template]

Paper progress (at least one solid argument [2p-3p] and supporting content in other sections)

To help you format and write your paper, please consider using the latex template [alpha] and bibtex template [alpha] (not required but stronglyrecommended)

If you are just getting started with tex, TexLive is a good distro to try.

5/5

Therac-25

Therac-25 Lecture Slides

  Peer Critique
5/7 Guest Lecture: ABET Accreditation   Term Paper Half-Draft
Week 7
5/10 Lecture: Presenting Presentation Practice Activity

Presentation Signups
 

Lecture: Presentations

Presentation Time (also on the materials page): 8 minutes max + 2-5 for questions.

Pres Eval Sheet

5/12     Portfolio Part 1 (Due at 11:59 PM)
5/14

Nic, Chris Gil., Nathaniel, Andrew M.


 
Week 8 - Henceforth, the reading column will denote those presenting that day. Also, schedule is tentative after this note.
5/17 Alyssa, Andrew K., Kareem, Tom, Jon M.  

Presentations Start. Send outline by at least 2 days before your pres.

Presentation Tips

Nick's Presentation for reference.

5/19 Furlough - No Class Portfolio Part 2
5/21 Issa, Chris Gib., Justin, Jesse, Kian Peer Review 2 Bring a draft copy of your current term paper progress
Week 9
5/24

Alan DeL, Jon T., Jon S., Thomas, Alex

 Peer Critique 2  
5/26 Adam, Grandland, Allen Dun., Pedro, Eddie    
5/28 Erik, Damien, John H., Evan, Drew Term Paper
Week 10
5/31 Memorial day - No Class  

Example Papers [Using old Spec]:

Example Paper with recent Spec, focus on the very good analysis section:

6/2 Josh, Matt, anyone else left  
6/4 CSC 300 Focus Group/Review. Attendance counts for lab credit.    
Finals Week

The final will be held on Wednesday in the regular room from 1-4 PM.

It will be an actual test, and you are
required to show up if you want to pass.

Finals Week Office Hours
Monday 1:10 - 3:00
Tuesday 1:10 - 4:00

Finals Schedule for Teams:
1:10 - Handing questions to team 1, all other questions are handed out when the team before you goes.
1:30-2:00 -- Gold Team Rules
2:00-2:30 -- Team ethical dilemma
2:30-3:00 -- Butterbeer
3:00-3:30 -- melancholy hurricane
3:30-4:00 -- pillars of justice
4:00-4:30 -- oneway function