CIS 454

		   Software Specification and Design

                              Spring 2012


Instructor:  Ernest Sibert
	     4-206-L-B, x3110
	     eesibert@ecs.syr.edu

Office hours:   by appointment (for now), but see me in recitations.


Assistant:   Andrew Henderson
	     anhender@syr.edu

Office hours:  by appointment (for now), but see Andrew in recitations.
	     


Text:

	Sommerville, I.  Software Engineering (9th ed.).  Addison-Wesley
	(Pearson), 2007.  ISBN: 0-321-31379-8

	[This text was used in CIS 453 Fall 2011.]


	On-line course notes and other materials will be kept on the ECS
	Unix system at
			/home/eesibert_r/cis454

	which may also be accessed as

			gimli:eesibert_r/cis454

	This material will be updated as the term progresses.


References:

        Bass, Len, Paul Clements, Rick Kazman.  Software Architecture in
          Practice (2nd ed.).  Addison-Wesley, 2003.  ISBN: 0-321-15495-9

        http://www.software-engin.com  (Sommerville web site)


Prerequisite:

	CIS 351 (Data Structures) or equivalent


Dates to notice:

	Tuesday,     18 Jan.     First day of classes	
	Thursday,    10 Mar.     Mid-term exam
	13 Mar. -    20 Mar.     Spring Break
	Friday,      22 Apr.     Good Friday, no classes
	Tuesday,      3 May      Last day of classes
	Wednesday,   11 May      Last day of finals
	Sat., Sun.   14, 15 May  Commencement


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		*		FINAL EXAM		  *
		*           Wednesday, 9 May 2012         *
                *             8:00 am - 10:00 am          *
		*              4-201 SciTech  		  *
		*	    Project presentations	  *
		*	      and demonstrations	  *
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