CPSC 680-010 Software Engineering Methodologies (SEM) Fall 2025

Week 1 Class 1 Tue Aug 26 Posted: Aug 26

Announcements

• Syllabus

Agenda

• Exercise 1: Write up to a one-page paper introducing yourself to me and the rest of the students:

  • Previous courses related to Software Engineering
  • Previous exposure to the term/practice of "Software Evolution"
  • Any previous experience related to software development or software engineering
  • SE skills: languages, toolkits, version control, CI/CD tools (e.g., Docker), build tools, e.g., Makefile, CMake

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• Notes: Introduction

• For next class: Read the article "Changing the Paradigm of Software Engineering" by Václav Rajlich

All exercises are due by 3 pm on Wed Aug 27