CIS 580: Paradigmatic Software Development
Spring 2009

• Instructor: Dr. Paul L. Bergstein
• Office: 302B Dion
• Office Hours: Mon 11-12, Wed 2-4, Fri 2-3 (or by appointment)
• Phone No.: (508) 999-9184
• Email: pbergstein@umassd.edu
• Home page: http://moosehead.cis.umassd.edu/cis580

Course Objectives

• To obtain a broad understanding of the software development process.
• To understand the role of modeling in software development from both the product and the process view.
• To understand the influence of a development paradigm on the software process and product.
• To learn the strategies, methods, and processes associated with the procedural, object-oriented and functional paradigms in software development.

Catalog Description

Software development in the context of various paradigms. The strategies and methods of the procedural, object-oriented, and functional paradigms are studied and practiced. The modeling of software processes will be considered from both the process and product view, as will the appropriateness and measures of effectiveness of these processes in the design of software systems.

Textbooks

• Software Engineering, 8th Edition, by Ian Sommerville, Addison-Wesley 2007.
• Facts and Fallacies of Software Engineering, by Robert L. Glass, Addison-Wesley 2003.

Grading

• Homework and quizes: 15%
• Term Paper: 25%
• Midterm Exam: 30%
• Final Exam: 30%

Course Outline