EEC 623/723 Software Quality Assurance

Syllabus (Spring 2010)

Instructor:Yongjian Fu	Office: SH 432	Phone: 216-687-5518	Email : y.fu@csuohio.edu
Prerequisites: EEC 521		Credit Hours: 4
Classes : Online at Blackboard		Office Hours: MW 1:30-3:30
WWW: http://academic.csuohio.edu/fuy/EEC 623

Objective/Description:

This course introduces concepts, metrics, and models in software quality assurance. The course covers components of software quality assurance systems before, during, and after software development. It presents a framework for software quality assurance and discuss individual components in the framework such as planning, reviews, testing, configuration management, and so on. It also discusses metrics and models for software quality as a product, in process, and in maintenance. The course will include case studies and hands on experiences. Students will develop an understanding of software quality and approaches to assure software quality .

Required Textbook:

Daniel Galin, Software Quality Assurance : From Theory to Implementation, Addison Wesley, 2003.
Stephen Kan, Metrics and Models in Software Quality Engineering (2^nd Edition), Addison Wesley, 2002.

Other Materials:

Schulmeyer, G. Gordon and McManus, James, (eds), Handbook of Software Quality Assurance, 3rd Ed. Prentice Hall, 1999.

Grading:

Participation:             30%
Homework and lab:          40%
Final exam:                30%

90%-100%                   A
87%-89%                    A-
83%-86%                    B+
80%-82%                    B
76%-79%                    B-
60%-75%                    C
0%-59%                     F

Students are expected to actively participate in the class using Blackboard.
There will be a number of homework and labs assignments. They are individual assignments. The labs use various software.
The week for the final exams is decided by the CSU academic calendar. The final exam is open book, open notes timed exam. The exact time and date for the final exam will be decided by the class.

Course Topics:

Week	Topic	Readings	Notes
1	Background	Galin, Ch. 1, 2
2	Software quality factors	Galin, Ch. 3	HW1
3	Components of SQA	Galin, Ch. 4
4	Pre-project components	Galin, Ch. 5, 6
5	Defect removal effectiveness	Galin, Ch. 7, Kan, Ch. 6	HW2
6	Reviews	Galin, Ch. 8
7	Testing	Galin, Ch. 9, 10	Lab1
8	Maintenance and external participants	Galin, Ch. 11, 12	HW3
9	Configuration management	Galin, Ch. 18	Lab 2
10	Standards	Galin, Ch. 23, 24
11	Software quality metrics	Galin, Ch. 21, Kan, Ch. 4
12	Cost of software quality	Galin, Ch. 22	HW4
13	Software reliability models	Kan, Ch. 7, 8	Lab 3
14	In-process quality metrics and models	Kan, Ch. 9-10
15	Future of SQA	Galin, Epilogy
16	Final Exam

Note: the schedule and topics are subject to change. The dates for homework and labs are tentative and for guidance only.

Course Policies:

This is an online course. Students participation in class discussion is very important. A student who does not participate in a class must inform the instructor immediately with an explanation.
No makeup homework/lab/quiz/exam will be given. No extra credit work will be given.
All class activities are done online through Blackboard, including submissions of homework and lab assignments.
Late submissions will lose 10% of total score per day up to two calendar days. No submission will be accepted two calendar days after the due date. Talk to instructor for special cases, such as illness. Proper documents, such as a doctor's note, may be required as a proof.
All course work must be individually done. Any forms of cheating may cause penalties, from getting an F in the course to academic actions according to the department's policy. The policy is available on departmental web site http://www.csuohio.edu/engineering/ece/docs/Ethics%20Policy.doc.