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- From: lott@bogner.informatik.uni-kl.de (Christopher Lott AGSE)
- Subject: course projects
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- Organization: Universitaet Kaiserslautern FB Informatik
- Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 13:31:20 GMT
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- Here is something that I put together to help us choose a
- project for our upcoming project course. Hope it helps.
-
- The classification scheme for project types evolved based
- on the examples that I found; there is not some grand scheme
- behind it and I'm certain that it could be done differently.
-
- The size of these programs is all over the map; some are
- trivial and some quite large. Naturally large ones can be
- constrained and small ones expanded.
-
- References from which some of these ideas came are listed
- at the bottom.
-
- chris...
-
- --------
-
- SE-Course Projects
-
- Some decisions to make:
-
- 1. Useful program or not?
- 2. Entire application or piece of a larger one?
- 3. Use X interface or not?
- 4. What type of application? (see below)
-
- TYPE 1: DATABASE
-
- These systems are specialized data storage and retrieval systems.
- Generally the algorithms involve concurrency management,
- retrieval, etc. This category blurs into the client server model
- where the server manages access to some database.
-
- - scientific reference library
- - personal data mgt systems
- e.g., wine cellar, record albums, books, videotapes, etc.
- - polling/voting system
- - library mgt system (books & patrons)
- - store sales activity
- - geneological db
- - software components catalog
- - photograph library sales system
- - student record system
- - student laboratory mgt system
- - course scheduling and mgt system
- - university department information mgt
- - draw diagrams, generate relational db scheme
-
-
- TYPE 2: CLIENT-SERVER MODEL
-
- The server commonly manages a database of some type; it interacts
- with the client according to some protocol. These can all fit
- into the database section.
-
- - electronic mail system
- - student registration system
- - airline reservation system
- - electronic town meeting (or other group communication forum)
- - bulletin board/news system
- - electronic banking (e.g., ATM system)
- - group diary and appointment mgt system
-
-
- TYPE 3: STANDALONE
-
- Subtype 3.1: System Software (utilities)
-
- In this subtype, user familiarity with operating systems and
- other computer software is vital.
-
- - assembler
- - compiler
- - linker/loader
- - search/replace utilities
- - substitute make utility
- - data compression utility
- - language toolset (analyzers, structure editors, viewers)
- - visual interface to Unix
- - test system for compiler X
-
- Subtype 3.2: User applications
-
- In this subtype, extensive domain knowledge is required.
- There is much computation and little data stored.
-
- - software metric tool
- e.g., static structure analysis for a collection of modules
- - source-code management system
- e.g., change control, reporting, data collection
- - program visualizer (structure, etc.)
- - test coverage tool
- - satellite tracking program
- - tax return calculation
- - hypertext authoring system
- - spreadsheet calculator
- - office automation system
- - expert system software
- - games (video, board, etc.; computer does not play)
- - computer opponent for game playing (e.g., tic-tac-toe, othello)
- - simple flight simulator
- - simulate evolution (game of life)
- - revenue projector for concert administration
- - document concordance (generating index)
- - personal calendar
- - household budget
- - simulate a scientific, pocket calculator
- - newspaper typesetter
- - scoring athletic events
- - simple diagram editor (any type of diagrams)
- - interactive, symbolic manipulation of polynomials
- - computer animation, animated presentation system
- - diagram editor for electric power distribution systems
- - police vehicle command and control system
- - overhead projector transparency preparer
- - idea processor (more than an outliner)
-
- Subtype 3.3: Reusable Software
-
- In this subtype, a adt/module is built for later use.
-
- - tree generic unit
- - stack, list (trivial)
- - help/message system
- - screen & forms generator
-
- Subtype 3.4: Using/controlling external devices
-
- This subtype focuses on external hardware devices, and is
- critically dependent on what h/w is available.
-
- - data capture and report generation
- - environment monitor (temperature etc.)
- - heads-up display
- - Fire and security alarm monitoring system
-
-
- Sources of project ideas (books):
-
- Mynatt, _Software Engineering with Student Project Guidance_
- von Mayrhauser, _Software engineering methods and management_
- Schach, _Software Engineering_
- Booch, _Software Engineering with Ada_
- Lamb, _Software Engineering: Planning for Change_
- Blum, _Software Engineering, A Holistic View_
- Jones, _Software Engineering_
- Rumbaugh et al., _Object-Oriented Modeling and Design_
- Sommerville, _Software Engineering_
- Frakes et al., _Software Engineering in UNIX/C Environment_
- Rakos, _Software Project Management_
-
- References that can help:
-
- Kant, "A semester...," SEN Aug 81
- Horning & Wortman, TSE Jul 77
- --
- Christopher Lott lott@informatik.uni-kl.de +49 (631) 205-3334, -3331 Fax
- Post: FB Informatik - Bau 57, Universitaet KL, W-6750 Kaiserslautern, Germany
-