Software Development Methods and Tools | BS in Applied Computer Science

Course Details

*Note: This course description is only applicable for the Computer Science Post-Baccalaureate program. Additionally, students must always refer to course syllabus for the most up to date information.

Credits: 3.0
Prerequisites: CSPB or CSCI 2270 - Computer Science 2: Data Structures with minimum grade C-.
Minimum Passing Grade: C-
Textbook: "Practical Software Development Techniques (Fourth Edition)", Edward Crookshanks, 2013, available for free online through the university library

Brief Description of Course Content

Covers tools and practices for software development with a strong focus on best practices used in industry and professional development, such as agile methodologies, pair-programming and test-driven design. Students develop web services and applications while learning these methods and tools.

Specific Goals

Specific Outcomes of Instruction

Learn and use new software development tools; understand technical documentation for software tools
Work in small, distributed groups on software projects
Lead Agile development teams
Write functional web applications
Use distributed version control fluently, including merging and branching
Write unit tests and use test-driven design to build software
Compose SQL queries to access data
Write clear and helpful documentation

Brief List of Topics to be Covered

Unix shell
Shell Scripting
Regular Expressions
Agile Development Methods
Makefiles and Build tools
Unit Testing
HTML, CSS, and Javascript
SQL
Cloud Computing
Web Services
Platform as a Service (PaaS)

Mathematical Concepts Used

Regular Expressions

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