CR: Curriculum Changes for 2015/2016: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 18:12, 11 November 2013

Proposed BCS Program Changes

First year

No change

Second year

Old:
- COMP 2404 as Introduction to Software Engineering
New:
- COMP 2404 as a systems programming course using C++ and Windows

Rationale: Group work, which is required for a true software engineering course, is a formidable challenge for second year students who have not yet developed the maturity and skills required to work as a team. This experience is better delayed until COMP 3004 in third year. ** add something about the usefulness of systems programming in Windows **

Third year

Old:
- COMP 3004 as a 0.5 credit course

New:
- COMP 3004 as a 1.0 credit course
- Decrease in elective credits by 0.5

Rationale: In order to include a project that fully conveys the learning objectives, the course requires double the workload of a regular 0.5 credit course.

Fourth year

No change

Stream specific

No change

Proposed Course Changes

2404: Systems Programming II

Old:
New:
Rationale:

3004: Object-Oriented Software Engineering

Old:
- COMP 3004 [0.5 credit] Object-Oriented Software Engineering
- Description: Theory and development software systems. This course will discuss computer ethics. Possible topics include: software development processes, requirement specification, class and scenario modeling, state modeling, UML, design patterns, traceability. Students are to complete a team project using a CASE tool.
New:
- COMP 3004 [1.0 credit] Object-Oriented Software Engineering
- Description: Theory and development software systems. Possible topics include: software development processes, requirement analysis, class and scenario modeling, state modeling, UML, design patterns, traceability, project management, configuration management, professional ethics, writing and presentation skills. Students are to complete a team project.
Rationale:

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-Christine add your stuff here please. :-)
+==Proposed BCS Program Changes==
+===First year===
+No change
+===Second year===
+* ''Old:''
+**COMP 2404 as Introduction to Software Engineering
+* ''New:''
+**COMP 2404 as a systems programming course using C++ and Windows
+* ''Rationale:'' Group work, which is required for a true software engineering course, is a formidable challenge for second year students who have not yet developed the maturity and skills required to work as a team.  This experience is better delayed until COMP 3004 in third year. ** add something about the usefulness of systems programming in Windows **
+===Third year===
+* ''Old:''
+**COMP 3004 as a 0.5 credit course
+* ''New:''
+**COMP 3004 as a 1.0 credit course
+**Decrease in elective credits by 0.5
+* ''Rationale:'' In order to include a project that fully conveys the learning objectives, the course requires double the workload of a regular 0.5 credit course.
+===Fourth year===
+No change
+===Stream specific===
+No change
+==Proposed Course Changes==
+===2404: Systems Programming II ===
+* ''Old:''
+* ''New:''
+* ''Rationale:''
+===3004: Object-Oriented Software Engineering ===
+* ''Old:''
+**COMP 3004 [0.5 credit] Object-Oriented Software Engineering
+**''Description:'' Theory and development software systems. This course will discuss computer ethics. Possible topics include: software development processes, requirement specification, class and scenario modeling, state modeling, UML, design patterns, traceability. Students are to complete a team project using a CASE tool.
+* ''New:''
+**COMP 3004 [1.0 credit] Object-Oriented Software Engineering
+**''Description:'' Theory and development software systems. Possible topics include: software development processes, requirement analysis, class and scenario modeling, state modeling, UML, design patterns, traceability, project management, configuration management, professional ethics, writing and presentation skills. Students are to complete a team project.
+* ''Rationale:''