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2008/2009 Spring Semester

MSc Level. 06-18157 Component-Based Software Engineering. 10 Credits. 100%.

-Module syllabus can be found here

- Handouts will be provided at the beginning of each unit.

- An effort has been made to make sure that the below units are self-contained. You are encouraged to consult the listed references for further reading.

Note: More units are under preparation and will be added as the module proceeds. The module will also include a number of group presentations on basic and advanced topics in CBSE. Presentations will be made available online under separate unit(s) and through Webct.

Unit Number	Download	Content	References
Unit 0	Module Introduction	Module introduction and assessment
Unit 1	1. Essentials to Component-Based Software: Getting Started A1. Supplementary Examples for Your Reference: -Design by Contract Example -IDL note from the OMG A2. Solution: Modelling Service Components	Brief motivation to components-based software Components-based software essentials - Components - Components characteristics - Interfaces - Specification and Interface Description Language (IDL) - Components vs. objects - Components and architectures - Components as services - Components composition - Component Models - Frameworks - Middleware Exercises: Sketching simple components and defining their interfaces (refer to A2 for sample solution)	Building Reliable Component-Based Software Systems by Ivica Crnkovic and Magnus Larsson (Chapters 1) Software Engineering, 8^th Edition, Ian Sommerville(Chapter 19) Component Software: Beyond Object-Oriented programming, Clemens Szyperski(introductory chapters) Engineering Distributed Objects, Wolfgang Emmerich Software Engineering Radio: Episode on Components-based Software
Unit 2	Design and Modelling of OO and Components-Based Software Using UML (More diagrams to be added. Exercises are all contained in the unit)	Overview/review of UML notions for Engineering OO and CBS Software - Introduction - Use case modelling - Scenarios - Activity diagrams - Class analysis and object diagrams - Interaction diagrams - State diagrams - Component and deployment - Others…	UML Distilled: A Brief Guide to the Standard Object Modeling Language, Martin Fowler Using UML: Software Engineering With Objects and Components, Perdita Stevens, Rob Pooley Prof David Rosenblum teaching page UCL
Group Presentation Guidelines	Group Presentation Topics & Guidelines	Bid for presentation topic – Deadline by March 4, 2009 E-mail: bham.cbs@gmail.com Please follow the instructions. Presentations are scheduled for March 24, 2009	Selected reading from the CBS literature. References will be posted following bidding.
Group Coursework	CBS Coursework	Deadline May 8^th, 2009 (Softcopies to be e-mailed to bham.cbs@gmail.com. Hardcopies to be deposited in the CBS designated safe near the reception)	Face-to-face feedback and design Inspection/walkthrough support(prior to the deadline). Use my office hours, walk-in if available, or e-mail bham.cbs@gmail.com for an appointment!
Unit 3	Engineering Component-Based Software: Processes & Lifecycle	Processes and Lifecycle, RUP, Requirements for CBS, Architecting CBS, CBS Architecture Paradigms. Case Studies
Unit 4	Building J2EE Applications from Requirements to code	Not Covered
Revision Session	Revision Session
CBS Group Presentations March 24^th, 2009 (3:00-6:00) 3:00 – 3:15 Nick Garfield, Thomas Wiggins, Chris Stylianou, NTC group, Service-oriented software architectures 3: 15 – 3:30 Jamie Pendle, Krzysztof Sledziewski, Govindaraj Rangaraj, Cloud One, Cloud Architectures 3:30 – 3:45 Imran Rafiq,Sundeep Sing, Hosam Al-Hakami, Gohar Naseem, Cloud Two, Cloud Architectures 3:45- 4:00 Ndricim Topalli, Daniel Walters, David Heath, Bernard Price, Components technologies and their software engineering implications 4:00- 4:15 Kien Nguyen, Omolola Alabi, Stephen Evans Olara, CBShaha,Wiring standards in CBS: the Microsoft way 4:15-4:30 Jingfeng Liu, Zhilin Min, Alberto Barbosa, Lazy Geeks, Wiring standards in CBS: the OMG Way 4:30- 4:45 Sergey Kobzar, Maxim Strygin, Vitaliy Smirnov, SVM Team, Wiring standards in CBS: the Sun way 4:45- 5:00 Atif Farooq et al. CBSClueless. Software Architectures and Design: Roadmap (R. Taylor) 5:00 – 5:15 Xudong Li, Ren Diao, Xiaowei Wang, CBSException, Component Composition and Integration 5:15- 5:30 Sondos Alagha, Marzieh Nobakht, Victor Trapiello, Camilo Gonzalez. SECBS Group. Component Frameworks
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