Software Engineering

New York University
Department of Computer Science

Schedule

Date	Class	Topics	Notes	Helpful resources	Quiz due	Exercise due
9/2	1	Welcome	Lecture slides: - Course intro Notes: -Course intro - Syllabus - Discord for Education - Zoom etiquette	Video tutorials: - How to submit an assignment to GitHub
9/7	n/a	no class (University Holiday)
9/9	2	Software engineering overview	Lecture slides: - Software engineering overview Notes: - Software engineering overview	- Missed Expectations: Where CS Students Fall Short in the Software Industry - Advice for Computer Science College Students, from Joel on Software - Four Ways to Make CS & IT Curricula More Immersive, by Thomas A. Limoncelli	- FERPA consent form - Intake questionnaire	- Join Discord and create your private channel - Create GitHub account - Join Figma
9/14	3	Version control	Lecture slides: - Version control Notes: - Version control - Git & GitHub - The Elements of Technical Writing Style	Atlassian git workflow comparison	Development processes

Gather requirements, draft a product specification for a mobile application, and build a clickable prototype.

Date	Class	Topics	Notes	Helpful resources	Quiz due	Exercise due
9/16	4	- Project 1 kick-off - System specification	Lecture slides: - Requirements engineering - Domain modeling - UML diagrams Notes: - Requirements engineering - Domain modeling - UML diagrams	- Google’s Markdown Style Guide - Video course: Requirements Elicitation & Analysis, on LinkedIn Learning	Git & GitHub	- Git/GitHub configuration - Git workflow practice
9/21	n/a	no class (Professor out)
9/23	5	User experience design	Lecture slides: -User experience design Notes: - User experience design	How to Wireframe by Figma Marketing	Requirements engineering
9/28	6	Prototyping	Notes: - Figma essentials Examples: - Example prototype		User experience design
9/30	7	Project presentations	Notes: - Guide to presentations			Project 1

Build a mobile web application.

Date	Class	Topics	Notes	Helpful resources	Quiz due	Exercise due
10/5	8	- Project 2 kick-off - Web architecture	Notes: - Web architecture - Coding conventions		Project 1 feedback
10/7	9	MongoDB CRUD	Notes: - MongoDB setup - MongoDB CRUD		Web architecture
10/12	n/a	no class (University Holiday)
10/14	10	Flask & pymongo	Notes: - Virtual environments - Flask & pymongo Examples: - Example web app	- Video: Setup VSCode for Python - Video: Modify & Run Python in VSCode - Grinberg, Miguel: The Flask Mega-Tutorial	MongoDB CRUD
10/19	11	Project work	Notes: - Project work day plan		Flask & pymongo	Project 2 Sprint 1 Stakeholder demo deadline
10/21	n/a	no class (Professor out)
10/26	12	Project presentations	Notes: - Guide to presentations			Project 2

Build and test with continuous integration.

Date	Class	Topics	Notes	Helpful resources	Quiz due	Exercise due
10/28	13	- Project 3 kick-off - System building	Notes: - System building Examples: - Example Python package	-How to Publish an Open Source Python Package to PyPI - Python Packaging User Guide	Project 2 feedback
11/2	14	Software testing	Notes: - Software testing - Unit testing	Effective Python Testing With Pytest	System building
11/4	15	Continuous integration	Notes: - Continuous integration		Software testing
11/9	16	Project work	Notes: - Project work day plan		Continuous integration
11/11	17	Project presentations	Notes: - Guide to presentations			Project 3

Containerized apps composed of multiple internetworked subsystems.

Date	Class	Topics	Notes	Helpful resources	Quiz due	Exercise due
11/16	18	- Project 4 kick-off - Virtualization & containers	Notes: - Virtualization & containers	- Docker Tutorial for Beginners, by Programming with Mosh - Play with Docker - Access camera and microphone from web browser: this	Project 3 feedback	-Join Docker Hub (Free plan) - Install Docker Desktop
11/18	n/a	no class (Professor out)
11/23	19	Container orchestration		- Docker Compose Tutorial, by Programming with Mosh
11/25	20	Project work	Notes: - Project work day plan		Virtualization & containers
11/30	21	Project presentations	Notes: - Guide to presentations			Project 4

Putting it all together.

Date	Class	Topics	Notes	Helpful resources	Quiz due	Exercise due
12/2	22	Project 5 kick-off			Project 4 feedback
12/7	23	Deployment	Notes: - Deployment	Digital Ocean referral link
12/9	24	Project work	Notes: - Project work day plan
12/14	25	Release management	Notes: - Release management
TBD	26	Project presentations	Notes: - Guide to presentations		- Release management Due after all presentations: - Project 5 feedback - Outtake questionnaire (submit once all presentations are complete)	Project 5 No late work accepted beyond this date

Material that is not currently included in the course, but may be of interest to some:

Date	Class	Topics	Notes	Quiz
n/a	n/a	GitHub for Collaboration	Lecture slides: - GitHub for Collaboration Notes: - GitHub for Collaboration	GitHub for Collaboration
n/a	n/a	Team Psychology	Lecture slides: - Team Psychology Notes: - Team Psychology	Teamwork
n/a	n/a	Bash scripting	Lecture slides: - Bash scripting Notes: - Bash scripting	Bash scripting
n/a	n/a	Design patterns	Lecture slides: - Design patterns Notes: - Design patterns	Design patterns
n/a	n/a	Change management	Lecture slides: - Change management Notes: - Change management