CS 411:
Software
Architecture
Design

Bilkent University

Description
Study Material
Schedule
Grading
Projects
Related Links
Miscellaneous
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Instructor:
Dr. Bedir Tekinerdoğan
bedir@cs.bilkent.edu.tr

Schedule*

Week Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Topics Tasks
Week 1
Sept. 2010		 17   19     - Course Organization
 - Motivation for Software Architecture Design		  
Week 2
Sept.		 24   26     Modeling Software Architectures
- Context Diagrams
 - Visual Modeling in UML
 - Architecture Description Languages		 Textbook until page 47
Week 3
 Oct.		 1   3     Architectural Design Methods
 - Classifying architecture design methods

- Architectural Requirements Analysis		 Paper:
- B. Tekinerdogan, Classification and Evaluation of Software Architecture Design Approaches

Quiz
Week 4
Oct.		 8   10     - Domain Analysis

- Synthesis-based architecture design method

- B. Tekinerdogan, Architecture Synthesis Process

 - Mid-term Project Start: Case on Software Architecture Design
Week 5
Oct.		 15   17     - Synthesis-based architecture design method

- Define software architecture teams; select sufficiently complex cases (see mid-term project details).
Week 6
Nov.		 22   24  
Architectural Views
- Module Styles		 Feast of Sacrifice (No classes on Wed.)

Textbook (Architectural Views):
- Chapter 2 to 5

Quiz
Week 7
Nov.		 29   31       Architectural Views
- Module Styles		 Republic Day
(No Classes on Mon.)
Week 8
Nov.		 5   7     Architectural Views
- Module Styles
- Component & Connector Styles		 Textbook (Architectural Views):
- Chapter 6 to 10
Week 9
Nov.		 12   14     Mid-Term Project End: Student Project Presentations  
Week 10
Nov.  		19   21     - Final Project Start: Software Architecture Views, Patterns and Evaluation

 Architectural Views
- Component & Connector Styles		 - introduction to final project and continuation of course topics
Week 11
Dec.		 26   28     Architectural Views
- Allocation Styles

- Documenting Architecture using Architecture Views		  
Week 12
Dec.		 3   5     - Architectural Patterns Textbook:
- Chapter 11

Quiz
Week 13
Dec.		 10   12      - Architectural Evaluation
  
Week 14
Dec.
2012		 17   19     Final Project:  
Student Presentations		  
Week 15
Jan.		 24   26     Course Summary  
Week 16     2       Final Exam, Wednesday
2 January
12:30-15:00 (EB103-EB104)

Q: Quiz
PR: Project Presentations
Final Exam: TBD