Dr Rami Bahsoon

Lecturer in Software Engineering

School of Computer Science, The University of Birmingham

2009/2010 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.

2009/2010 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.

Unit Number

Download

Content

References

Unit 0

Module introduction and assessment

Unit 1

1. Essentials to Component-Based Software: Getting Started

A1. Supplementary Examples for Your Reference:

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, 8th Edition, Ian Sommerville(Chapter 19)

Component Software: Beyond Object-Oriented programming, Clemens Szyperski(introductory chapters)

Engineering Distributed Objects, Wolfgang Emmerich

Unit 2

(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

Bid for presentation topic – Deadline by March 5, 2010

E-mail: bham.cbs@gmail.com

Please follow the instructions. Presentations are scheduled for the end of March

Selected reading from the CBS & Advanced Software Engineering literature. References will be posted following bidding.

References:

Group Coursework

Deadline April 30th, 2010

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).

Imran Bajwa- Assistant

Unit 3

Processes and Lifecycle, RUP, Requirements for CBS, Architecting CBS, CBS Architecture Paradigms. Case Studies

Unit 4

Building J2EE Applications from Requirements to code

Revision Session

CBS Group Presentations

March 23rd, 2010 & following the vacation

Wrap-up

Software Engineering, 8^th Edition, Ian Sommerville(Chapter 19)

Deadline April 30^th, 2010

March 23^rd, 2010 & following the vacation