Lecture #2 - Specification Attributes, Good and Bad

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Content:

1. Syllabus
   Describes topics to be covered, reading material for you to digest before coming to class, and due dates for the assigned projects.
2. Brown-Bag Seminar topics meeting this Friday at 1:00 pm in CST ???.
3. Modules
   Much of the discussion in this lecture involves specifying and testing modules. If you need a refresher about modules, then look here.
4. Project #1
   
5. Product Model Scope   Breaking Down/Building Up

6. Concept Development:   Project Center - Final Project, Fall 04

   Initial project concept development occurs before, or concurrently with, B-Level requirements development. Use Cases Are a key part of the concept development process. Here we show use cases prepared for the Final Project, Fall 04.
   • Project Center Packages
     
   • Project Center Use Cases
     Developing Use Cases is part of the project concept definition that is completed before beginning development of specifications. This presentation was developed for the Final Project, Fall 04.

7. Testing:

   The purpose of testing is to demonstrate that specifications are satisfied.
   • Test-Driven Development
     
   • Test Harness Structure
     
8. Specification and Architecture
   In this lecture we finish the specification topic by discussing C-Level specs, e.g., design documents.
9. SRS Quality Measures
   Discusses what makes a specification good or bad.

10. Help for Project #1

    Project #1 requires you to develop a requirements database, storing all information in SQL Server. These notes will help you with that implementation.
    • References for Winform based SQL Server data access:
      Really simple binding of Access DB to Gridview without using wizards
      Windows Forms Data-centric Applications
      Applying DataGridView on Winforms
      solving db update problems
      DataGridView Q&A
      DataGridView pdf
      
    • I've used the pubs and northwind sample databases, developed by Microsoft, for several of the class handouts. You can Download Northwind and Pubs databases from Microsoft, or find them on the college server here: handouts/cse784/code/sampleDBs.
    • Relational Data Model
      
    • Active Data Objects (ADO)
      
    • WinForm DB app Prototype
      
    • ADO Console Application Demo
      Simple demonstration of ADO with an Acess database.
    • Basic SQL Demos
      Slightly modified examples from .Net SDK Samples.
    • GotDotNet QuickStart Examples: ADO - Uses Asp.Net Platform
      
11. Software Design
    Discusses design attributes and how to judge their quality.
12. Basic Design Issues
    
13. Truely Awful Interface Design
    
14. Lecture #2 folder
    The Lecture folders will occasionally hold physical files pertinent to this lecture. Usually, however, all the materials of interest to the class are in the presentations and code folders. The contents of these folders will grow as you progress through the course.