MSc in Computer science for communication (Università degli Studi di Milano)
This course introduces the basic techniques for designing complex software systems.
News
| Date | Info |
|---|---|
| 22/12/2011 |
Place and time of the Software design oral tests of January 2012 The oral tests of Software design for January will take place at the Computer science department according to the following schedule: Wednesday 12/01, 9:30, sala riunioni secondo piano; Friday 27/01, 9:30, aula 6. |
| 07/10/2011 |
Place and time of the Software design oral tests of October 2011 The oral tests of Software design for October will take place at the Computer science department according to the following schedule: Wednesday 12/10, 14:30, aula 5; Monday 24/10, 10:30, aula 6. |
| 06/07/2011 |
Office hours canceled Regular office hour are canceled until next semester; students can arrange an appointment via e-mail. |
| 06/07/2011 |
Place and time of the Software design oral tests of July 2011 The oral tests of Software design for July will take place on Thursday 14/7 at 10:30 in aula 6 at the Computer science department. |
| 13/06/2011 |
Place and time of the Software design oral tests of June 2011 The oral tests of Software design for June will take place at the Computer science department according to the following schedule: Monday 20/6, 10:30, aula 6; Thursday 23/6, 10:30, sala riunioni secondo piano; Friday 24/6, 10:30, aula 6. |
| 06/05/2011 |
Evaluation of the Software design course The course evaluation will take place in the first part of the lecture of May, 5th. |
| 29/03/2011 |
Schedule change for the Software design lesson on 14/4 The Software design class of 14/4 will start on 13:00. |
| 24/03/2011 |
Suspension of the Software design lesson The Software design class of 4/4 is canceled |
| 15/02/2011 |
Beginning of the spring semester According to a decision of the Computer Science teaching committee, classes will start from March, 7th. |
Language
Lectures are in italian.
Course schedule
Lectures will take place at the Computer science department, according to the following schedule:
| Day | Hour | Place |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | 9:30 - 11:30 | aula alfa |
| Thursday | 12:30 - 14:30 | aula beta |
Any change to the schedule will be announced in class and published in paragraph News of this page.
Office hours
By appointment, room 5015 of the Computer Science Department.
It is possible contact the teacher by e-mail, taking care to read in advance the guide prepared by Prof. Sebastiano Vigna and clearly specifying in the message the course name and the academic year. In particular, students are encouraged to always use their academic address (i.e. based on the domain studenti.unimi.it) signing with name and student ID number and recalling that the response time may vary depending on the teacher commitments.
Course material
The part on software engineering refers to the textbook: Eric J. Braude, Michael E. Bernstein, Software Engineering -- Modern Approaches, Second Edition, Wiley, 2011 (ISBN 978-0-471-69208-9).
The part on design patterns is based on: Eric Freeman, Elisabeth Freeman, Head First -- Design Patterns, O'Reilly, 2004 (ISBN 0-596-00712-4).
Treatment on SWT is taken from the University of Manitoba tutorials about basic widgets and layout managers. The bravest students can try advanced widgets.
The introduced development tools are described in the JUnit tutorial, in chapter 2 and chapter 4 (up to section «Advanced Merging» excluded) of the book Version Control with Subversion, as well as in tutorials Hg Init and An Introduction to the UNIX Make Utility.
Syllabus
The course explains the topics listed in the lecture calendar, covering the textbook contents in chapters 1 to 9.
Lectures calendar
| Date | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08/03/2011 | Introduction |
| 15/03/2011 | Strategy |
| 22/03/2011 | Object oriented design and unit tests |
| 24/03/2011 | Software life cycle |
| 29/03/2011 | Singleton and simple factory |
| 31/03/2011 | Graphical interfaces |
| 07/04/2011 | UML |
| 12/04/2011 | UML |
| 14/04/2011 | Observer |
| 19/04/2011 | Change control and version control |
| 28/04/2011 | Development tools |
| 03/05/2011 | Factory |
| 05/05/2011 | Template method |
| 10/05/2011 | Adapter |
| 12/05/2011 | Façade and decorator |
| 17/05/2011 | Command |
| 19/05/2011 | Iterator |
| 24/05/2011 | Composite |
| 26/05/2011 | Model-View-Controller |
| 31/05/2011 | Model-View-Controller |
| 07/06/2011 | State |
| 09/06/2011 | Other patterns |
| 14/06/2011 | Recap |
| 16/06/2011 | GWT and Model-View-Presenter |
Exam modalities
The exam consists in an oral test.
Exam sessions
| Session | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| June | 20/06/2011 | |
| July | 14/07/2011 | |
| September | 19/09/2011 | |
| October | 12/10/2011 | |
| January | 12/01/2012 | |
| January | 27/01/2012 |