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. 2013		    17     20  - Course Organization
 - Motivation for Software Architecture Design		  
Week 2
Sept.		   24     27 Modeling Software Architectures
- Context Diagrams
 - Visual Modeling in UML
 - Architecture Description Languages		 Textbook until page 47
Week 3
 Oct.		   1     4  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     11  - Domain Analysis

- Synthesis-based architecture design method

- B. Tekinerdogan, Architecture Synthesis Process

 - Mid-term Project Start: Case on Software Architecture Design

- Define software architecture teams; select sufficiently complex cases (see mid-term project details)
Week 5
Oct.		   15     18  

Feast of Sacrifice (No Classes)
Week 6
Nov.		   22     25
 Architectural Views
- Module Styles
Textbook (Architectural Views):
- Chapter 2 to 5
Week 7
Oct/Nov.		   29     1   Architectural Views
- Module Styles		 Republic Day
(No Classes on Tue.)

Quiz
Week 8
Nov.		   5     8 Architectural Views
- Module Styles
- Component & Connector Styles		 Textbook (Architectural Views):
- Chapter 6 to 10
Week 9
Nov.		   12     15 Mid-Term Project End: Student Project Presentations  
Week 10
Nov.  		  19     22 - 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     29 Architectural Views
- Allocation Styles

- Documenting Architecture using Architecture Views		  
Week 12
Dec.		   3     6 - Architectural Patterns Textbook:
- Chapter 11

Quiz
Week 13
Dec.		   10     13  - Architectural Evaluation
  
Week 14
Dec.
2012		   17     20 Course Summary  
Week 15
Jan.		   24     27 Final Project:  
Student Presentations		  
Week 16             Final Exam, tbd

Q: Quiz
PR: Project Presentations
Final Exam: TBD