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Week 1:

• Reading Assignment #1 (First Week) -- Introduction to Software Engineering and Extreme Programming
  • Critical Reading: Read the Note to Students in Steinberg and Palmer (pp. 22 - 23 of the double-spaced version of the book).
  • Critical Reading: Read the section of the Introduction on Extreme Programming (pp. 40 - 50 in the double-spaced version).
  • Critical Reading: Read the central section on Spikes (pp. 74 - 84) in Chapter 2.
  • Critical Reading: Read the basics about Pair Programming (pp. 88 - 94).
  • Critical Reading: Read the basics about Testing First (pp. 119 - top of 130).

  Week 2:

  • Reading Assignment #2 (2nd Week) -- Understanding Extreme Programming
    • Read the rest of the Introduction (pp. 25 - 39 in the double-spaced version of the book).  Based on your previous programming experience, do you think building bridges or building gardens is the better metaphor?
    • Read Chapter 1 on Metaphor (pp. 51 - 69).
    • Read the rest of Chapter 2 (pp. 70 - 74 and pp. 84 - 87).
    • Read the rest of Chapter 3 (pp. 87 - 118).
    • Read the rest of Chapter 4 (pp. 130 - 147).
    • Read the XP Episode on the ObjectMentor web site.  (This is the article about bowling scores that I talked about in class on Thursday.)
    • Recommended: Chapters 1 and 2 of Pfleeger (in OU 308) provide an excellent introduction to Software Engineering in general.

     

  • Spike Programming Assignment #1 (due Tuesday of Second Week)
    • Do Exercises 2 and 3 on pp. 115 - 118 of the textbook with 2 different partners.
    • If you're not comfortable with Java, run through the Aquarium Lab Series from CS 110.

  • Reading Assignment #3 (Latter Half of 2nd Week) -- Preparing for Clients
    • Read Chapter 5 (pp. 150 - 177).  Note that I will be the proxy for the customer if they are not prepared to meet with students in our class once a week.

     

  • Spike Programming Assignment #2 (due Thursday of Second Week)
    • Implement a version of the Bowling Score application.

  Week 3:

  • Reading Assignment #4 or 5 (Latter Half of 3rd Week) -- Preparing for A Second Iteration
    • Read Chapters 6 - 7 (pp. 178 - 219).  [There may be another reading assignment for earlier in 3rd Week, but I haven't figured it out yet.  It would probably be Chapter 10, the tutorial on developing User Stories.]

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