Annoucement (Nov 26.2001) : The Schedule for rest of Semester.

11/28(Wed) No Class, No Question Due.
11/30(Fri) Class starts at 9AM.
Lecture on SW Engr. Ethics
Quiz on SW Engr. Ethics (10 points) including EP-19,20
Course Evaluation form to complete.
12/3-7, No class sessions
12/7 (Fri) Term Paper Due at noon.

Annoucement (Nov 21.2001) : The Schedule for next week.

Today(11/21) Questions on lecture are about "planning & Control(11/14)" and "experience Factory(11/19)"
Next week(11/28) Question on lecture are about "Adaptive Methods(11/21)"
Mon (11/26) Chat & Discussion
Wed (11/28) No Class
Fri (11/30) Ethics.

Annoucement (Oct.25.2001) : Grading Criteria for Questions

There are three main grading criteria for the Questions on Lecture

1. Number of the questions you should submit
If you submit less than the number of required, you will lose points.

2. Quaulity of the questions.
If your questions are trivial or has low quality, you will lose points.

3. Submission on time
If you submit late, you will lose points.

If you have any question about grading criteria of questions on lecture, contact me.

Annoucement (Sep.28.2001)

9/28
Sunset Web server down, no chat session. let's do COCOMO II questions : will discuss some today, the rest Fri Oct 5 in chat and discussion sessions. Answers to graded homeworks will be posted today, server permitting

10/1
Midterm in SAL 101, 830 - 950 AM
4 questions; 150 points; covering the readings posted on the website ammouncement; open book;
More term paper suggestions posted
COCOMO homeworks #5,6 provided

10/3
No questions due; COCOMO questions well-covered already
No lecture; next week's lectures will be prerecorded at other time.
Peopleware Homework #4 due

10/5
7:00 ~ 8:20 COCOMO chat session
8:30 ~ 9:50 COCOMO discussion session

10/8
COCOMO Homeworks #5,6 due
Begin Software micro Economics material

Annoucement : Homework (Sep.26.2001)

Due date of Peopleware Homework is postponed to Oct 3rd(after Midterm).
COCOMO homework due date is postponed(It will be announced later).

Annoucement : Midterm I (Sep.25.2001)

Readings for Midterm - open book (8:30 ~ 9:50 Mon. Oct 1. at SAL 101)


- Peopleware
- EP-1 Tar Pit
- EP-5 Anchoring ... Process
- EP-15 ... Spider Web
- EP-10 Risk Management, CS577a_2001 EP-14
- EP-11 Theory W, CS577a_2001 EP-13

Annoucement from Dr.Boehm (Sep.17.2001)

Everybody -- I hope that you and your loved ones have come through the recent American and international tragedy without any ill effects. I was stuck in Europe for a while, and was encouraged by the amount of international support and togetherness that I experienced. Hopefully, this will persist, and some good things will come of our shared experience in the long term.
However, it has added to the complications in the CS510 schedule. Here is a revised schedule, which hopefully is workable for all of you, and provides enough time for you to complete the various assignments and prepare for the first midterm, which is now postponed until October 1.

Wednesday, Sept 19 Chat session 7-820am; Discussion session 830-950am;
on Theory W and Risk questions Questions on reading the Peopleware book due at noon.

Friday, Sept 21 Chat session 7-820am; Discussion session 830-950am;
on Peopleware questions

Monday, Sept 24 Theory W, Risk homework due at noon (will be posted by tomorrow 9/20)
Review prerecorded COCOMO II lectures

Wednesday, Sept 26 Questions on COCOMO II lectures due at noon

Friday, Sept 28 Chat session 7-820am; Discussion session 830-950am;
on COCOMO II questions Peopleware homework due
Monday, Oct 1 Midterm (will cover everything before but not including COCOMO II; details later)
Review prerecorded COCOMO II extensions lectures
Wednesday, Oct 3 Questions on COCOMO II extensions lectures due at noon COCOMO II homework due.
Best wishes,
Barry Boehm

Submission of "Questions on Lecture" (Sep.4.2001)

1. Submit "Questions on Lecture" using E-Mail (keunlee@sunset.usc.edu).
2. Write your name and your student ID.
3. Don't attach file, Just type your questions on mail.
4. At least one question per lecture note.

Annoucement from Dr.Boehm (Sep.7.2001)

CS510 students -- I need to be away next week, so we will have an alternate plan. The Sept 14 chat/discussion sessions are postponed to Sept 17. There will be no lectures to download for the week of September 17-21. Instead, everybody should read all of the Peopleware book and submit 3 questions on its content by Sept 19. The Sept 24 homework will cover questions on Peopleware. The SWE ethics and Experience Factory/GQM prerecorded lectures and their readings will be postponed until Nov 26 and 28. Their material will not be covered in Midterm 1, which will just cover the material through Peopleware. Here is the revised schedule of these events:
Sept 10. Risk analysis homework due as scheduled
Sept 12. Questions on TheoryW II and Easy WinWin, but not Peopleware, due as scheduled
Sept 17. The Sept 14 chat and discussion sessions are rescheduled to Mon
Sept 17, at the same times (chat 7-820am; Discussion 830-950am)
Sept 17. WinWin, people factors homework due as scheduled
Sept 19. 3 questions based on reading Peopleware are due on regular schedule
Sept 21. Chat and discussion sessions on Peopleware questions.
Sept 24. Peopleware homework due on regular schedule
Barry