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Summary of the Course Timeline

Week 1 - Mon, Aug 14th

Topics:

  • No topics allocated to this week.

Admin:

  1. Set up the tools before the lecture
  2. Submit the pre-course survey by Friday 2359
  3. Learn about the course
  4. Attend the first lecture

Week 2 - Fri, Aug 18th

Topics:

  • [W2.2] SDLC Process Models: Basics

  • [W2.3] Java: Intro

  • [W2.4] Java: HelloWorld

  • [W2.5] Java: Data Types

  • [W2.6] Java: Control Flow

  • [W2.7] RCS: Init, Commit

  • [W2.8] RCS: Fork, Clone

  • [W2.9] IDEs: Basic Features

  • [W2.10] Code Quality: Coding Standards

Full ToC

Admin:

  1. Submit coding exercises via Coursemology Thu, Aug 24th 2359
  2. Get connected to our communication channels

iP:

  1. Learn about the project
  2. Set up prerequisites
  3. Set up the project in your computer
  4. Add Increment: Level-0

Week 3 - Fri, Aug 25th

Topics:

  • [W3.1] OOP: Classes and Objects

  • [W3.2] Java: Objects

  • [W3.3] Java: Classes

  • [W3.4] OOP, Java: Class-Level Members

  • [W3.5] Java: Useful Classes

  • [W3.6] Code Quality: Naming

  • [W3.7] RCS: Using History

  • [W3.8] RCS: Pull, Push

Full ToC

Admin:

  1. Submit coding exercises via Coursemology midnight before tutorial
  2. [CS2113 students only] Form teams during the tutorial

iP:

  1. Do any leftover iP tasks from the previous week
  2. Add Increments (+ commit, tag, push): Level-1, Level-2, Level-3, A-CodingStandard

tP:

  1. Set up a project meeting time by the end of the tutorial

Week 4 - Fri, Sep 1st

Topics:

  • [W4.1] OOP + Java: Inheritance

  • [W4.2] OOP + Java: Polymorphism

  • [W4.3] Java: Constants

  • [W4.4] OOP + Java: Enumerations

  • [W4.5] Automated Testing of Text UIs

  • [W4.6] Code Quality: Readability

  • [W4.7] Code Quality: Refactoring

  • [W4.8] RCS: Creating Pull Requests

Full ToC

Admin:

  1. Accept GitHub invitation from the course organization
  2. Submit coding exercises via Coursemology

iP:

  1. Create a PR to the upstream repo Mon, Sep 4th 2359
  2. Add Increments: Level-4, A-TextUiTesting, A-CodeQuality
  3. Get ready to review PRs before the tutorial
  4. Review some peer PRs during the tutorial

tP:

  1. Start weekly project meetings
  2. Start a collaborative doc to take project notes before the tutorial
  3. Decide on an overall project direction (user profile, problem addressed) before the tutorial

Week 5 - Fri, Sep 8th

Topics:

  • [W5.1] Java: Casting

  • [W5.2] OOP + Java: Abstract Classes

  • [W5.3] OOP + Java: Interfaces

  • [W5.4] Java: Packages

  • [W5.5] Java: Access Modifiers

  • [W5.6] Error Handling: Exceptions

  • [W5.7] Specifying Requirements [quick peek ahead]

  • [W5.8] RCS: Branching

Full ToC

Admin:

  1. Submit coding exercises via Coursemology
  2. Prelim peer evaluation on TEAMMATES Sat, Sep 16th 2359

iP:

  1. Learn from others (optional)
  2. Add Increment as a branch: Level-5
  3. Add Increment: A-Packages

tP:

  1. Brainstorm user stories before the tutorial
  2. Choose user stories for v1.0 during the tutorial

Week 6 - Fri, Sep 15th

Topics:

  • [W6.1] Java: Generics

  • [W6.2] Java: Collections

  • [W6.3] Java: File Access

  • [W6.4] Java: JAR Files

  • [W6.5] Requirements: Intro

  • [W6.6] Requirements: Gathering

  • [W6.7] Requirements: Specifying [continued from last week]

  • [W6.8] IDEs: Intermediate Features

  • [W6.9] RCS: Merge Conflicts

  • [W6.10] Code Quality: Unsafe Practices

Full ToC

Admin:

  1. Submit coding exercises via Coursemology
  2. Submit post-lecture quiz before the next lecture
  3. Submit mid-term feedback for the course Sat, Sep 30th 2359

iP:

  1. Add Increments as parallel branches: Level-6, Level-7
  2. Add Increment: A-Jar

tP:

  1. Conceptualize v1.0
  2. Draft the UG midnight before the tutorial

Week 7 - Fri, Sep 22nd

Topics:

  • [W7.1] Java: Varargs : OPTIONAL

  • [W7.2] Java: streams : OPTIONAL

  • [W7.3] Java: JavaFX : OPTIONAL

  • [W7.4] Documentation Tools

  • [W7.5] Code Quality: Code Comments

  • [W7.6] Continuous Integration/Deployment

  • [W7.7] RCS: Merging PRs

  • [W7.8] RCS: Workflows

Full ToC

Admin:

  1. Submit post-lecture quiz

iP:

  1. Add Increment: A-MoreOOP
  2. Add Increments as PRs: Level-8, Level-9, A-JavaDoc
  3. Set up a product website
  4. Submit the final version Fri, Oct 6th 2359

tP:

  1. Set up the project repo during the tutorial
  2. Plan the next iteration

Week 8 - Fri, Oct 6th

Topics:

  • [W8.1] Developer Testing

  • [W8.2] Writing Developer Documents

  • [W8.3] Design: Models

  • [W8.4] Class/Object Diagrams: Basics

  • [W8.5] Project Mgt: Scheduling and Tracking

Full ToC

Admin:

  1. Submit post-lecture quiz before the next lecture

iP:

  1. Evaluate two peer iPs before Sat 23:59

tP:

  1. Ensure you know tP expectations
  2. Start implementing v1.0
  3. Use GitHub to manage milestones
  4. Add some JUnit Tests

Week 9 - Fri, Oct 13th

Topics:

  • [W9.1] Class Diagrams: Intermediate-Level

  • [W9.4] Design Principles

  • [W9.5] Testing: Intermediate Techniques

Full ToC

Admin:

  1. Submit post-lecture quiz before the next lecture
  2. Submit midterm peer evaluations on TEAMMATES Fri, Oct 20th 2359

tP: v1.0

  1. Make the code more defensive
  2. Deliver v1.0 midnight before the tutorial
  3. Do an informal demo of v1.0 during the tutorial

Week 10 - Fri, Oct 20th

Topics:

  • [W10.1] Sequence Diagrams: Basics

  • [W10.2] Sequence Diagrams: Intermediate-Level

  • [W10.4] Testing: Test Coverage

Full ToC

Admin:

  1. Submit post-lecture quiz

tP:

  1. Start the next iteration
  2. Update the DG with design details IMPORTANT
  3. Smoke-test CATcher IMPORTANT
  4. Ensure the code is RepoSense-compatible

Week 11 - Fri, Oct 27th

Topics:

  • [W11.2] Types of Testing

  • [W11.3] Test Case Design

  • [W11.4] Equivalence Partitioning

Full ToC

Admin:

  1. Submit post-lecture quiz

tP: v2.0

  1. Update user docs
  2. Add sequence diagrams to the developer guide recommended: before Wednesday
  3. Deliver v2.0 midnight before the tutorial
  4. Review others' DG during the tutorial

Week 12 - Fri, Nov 3rd

Topics:

  • [W12.1] Boundary Value Analysis

  • [W12.2] Combining Multiple Test Inputs

  • [W12.3] Other QA Techniques

  • [W12.4] SDLC Process Models: XP/Scrum

Full ToC

Admin:

  1. Submit post-lecture quiz

tP:

  1. Attend the practical exam dry run During the lecture on Fri, Nov 3rd
  2. Start fixing PED bugs Before the tutorial
  3. Polish the deliverables
  4. Draft the PPP
  5. Double-check RepoSense compatibility

Week 13 - Fri, Nov 10th

Topics:

  • No topics allocated to this week.

Admin:

  1. Submit final peer evaluation on TEAMMATES Thu, Nov 16th 2359

tP: v2.1

  1. Submit deliverables Tue, Nov 14th 13:00
  2. Submit the demo video Thu, Nov 16th 2359
  3. Prepare for the practical exam
  4. Attend the practical exam during the lecture on Fri, Nov 17th