Courses

SYSC-2101 - Software Systems Development Laboratory

Development of expertise in designing, implementing, and testing industrial-quality, reusable code through individual and team projects. Applying and extending previously acquired knowledge of patterns, frameworks, UML, iterative and incremental development, Java (and C++) to medium- and large-scale systems.
Winter 2001, Winter 2002, Winter 2003

SYSC-3100 - Systems Analysis and Design

Creating requirements specifications prior to designing and implementing complex software systems. Software development lifecycles, role of requirements analysis; functional decomposition, dataflow modeling; database modeling, entity-relationship diagrams; finite state machines; object-oriented analysis; use cases, use case maps; project management; introduction to software design.
Fall 2001, Summer 2002

SYSC-4101 - Software Validation, Verification, and Testing

Techniques for the systematic testing of software systems. Software validation and verification, software debugging, quality assurance, measurement and prediction of software reliability. Emphasis on the treatment of these topics in the context of real-time and distributed systems.
Fall 2002, Fall 2003, Fall 2004, Fall 2005, Fall 2006, Fall 2008

SYSC-4800 - Software Engineering

Review of software lifecycles and requirements analysis. Software design, with emphasis on methods for real-time systems. Testing, verification and validation, quality assurance and control. Project planning and management. Maintenance and configuration management.
Summer 2003, Fall 2003, Summer 2004, Fall 2004, Summer 2005, Summer 2006, Fall 2006, Summer 2007, Fall 2008

SYSC-4907 - Engineering Project

Student teams develop professional-level experience by applying, honing, integrating and extending previously acquired knowledge in a major design project. See the course web site for details.
Since 2001

SYSC-5105 - Software Quality Engineering and Management

All aspects of software quality engineering. Software testing, at all stages of the software development and maintenance life cycle. Software reviews and inspections. Use of software measurement and quantitative modeling for the purpose of software quality control and improvement.
Fall 2005, Winter 2009