SIM5113 - SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE

1. SIM5113 - SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE Instructor: Dr. Masrah Azrifah Azmi Murad Room: A2.37 Tel: +603.8946.6546 Email: masrah.azrifah [at] gmail.com / masrah [at] fsktm.upm.edu.my Course website: http://csnotes.upm.edu.my/kelasmaya/web.nsf Consultation Hours: Mon (2-5); Tue (9-12); or by appointment. URL: http://www.fsktm.upm.edu.my/~masrah/

2. Synopsis • This course covers the concepts, principles, and state-of-the-art methods in software architectures, including domain-specific software architectures (DSSA), architectural styles, architecture description languages (ADL), software connectors, dynamism in architectures, and architecture-based analysis and testing. In the process of studying these concepts, it also focuses on relationship to other areas of software engineering, specifically the requirements, design, and implementation.

3. Objectives • Analyzing requirements and build software architecture framework • Critic issues in software development and framework • Relate software architecture concept with other areas of software engineering, specifically the requirements, design, and implementation • Be able to lead a software development project

4. Evaluation • Assignments 10% • Participation 10% • Project 30% • Midterm 20% • Final Exam 30%

5. Resources • Taylor, R.N., Medvidovic, N., and Dashofy, E.M. (2009) Software Architecture: Foundations, Theory, and Practice. New Jersey: John Wiley and Sons. • Gorton, I. (2006) Essential Software Architecture. Springer Verlag Berlin Heidelburg. • Rozanski, N. and Woods E. (2005) Software Systems Architecture: Working with Stakeholders using Viewpoints and Perspectives. New Jersey: Addison Wesley. • Erl, T. (2008) SOA: Principles of Service Design. Prentice Hall. • Bass, L., Clements, P., and Kazman, R. (2003) Software Architecture in Practice, Second Edition. New York: Addison-Wesley Professional. • Clements, P., Bachmann, F., Bass, L., Garlan, D., Ivers, J., Little, R., Nord, R., and Stafford, J. (2002) Documenting Software Architectures: Views and Beyond. New York: Addison-Wesley Professional.

6. Course Contents Week 1 • Overview of software engineering principles • SE in a nutshell • Requirements • Design • Implementation • Testing • Maintenance

7. Week 2 • Origins of Software Architecture • Context of Software Architecture

8. Week 3 • Introduction to Software Architecture • Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs (ARID)

9. Week 4 • Arriving at an Architecture • Software Connectors

10. Week 5 • Architectural Styles • Domain Specific Style Architecture (DSSA)

11. Week 6 • Modeling Software Architecture • Visualizing Software Architecture

12. Week 7 • Architectural Analysis • Analysis Techniques • ATAM

13. Week 8 • Mid term examination • Topic covers from lectures of week 1 till week 6

14. Week 9 • Early design presentation • Using ARID technique • All architects and stakeholders must be present, as well as other community • Time allocation: 15-20 mins/group

15. Week 10 • Architectural Description Languages (ADL) • Article review presentation • Analyze and critic existing architecture • Propose new architecture

16. Week 11 • Introduction to Middleware • Article review presentation • Analyze and critic existing architecture • Propose new architecture

17. Week 12 • Dynamisms in Software Architecture • Article review presentation • Analyze and critic existing architecture • Propose new architecture

18. Week 13 • Software Architects: People and Team • Article review presentation • Analyze and critic existing architecture • Propose new architecture

19. Week 14 • Final Presentation