CSE 8391 (Spring, 1999): Homework #1
Assignment #1: Literature Research
Use the online
resources for software engineering/quality literature
as your guide,
search some journals/magazines/proceedings to find
some articles on software quality/reliability/safety,
and do the following:
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Browse through at least 3 periodical/proceeding issues
where some of the relevant papers in the subject
area appear.
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List related papers for each issue
by the following three topic areas:
- software reliability engineering
- software safety engineering
- general discussion about software quality
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Also indicate the total number of papers in each issue.
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Choose your presentation paper.
Notice: You may want to use some of the papers included in our
class notes/Lyu-book as index into selected periodical/proceedings issues.
Due Date for hw#1
- In-class and TAGER students: Thursday 2/4/99.
- VideoTape students: Post-mark by 2/18/99.
Assignment #2: Paper Summary/Critique
Select one paper from homework #1
and write a short summary and critique of the
research findings presented in the article.
You summary/critique should not exceed 3 pages of text or 5 pages of
presentation slides.
Pay special attention to its relevance to CSE 8391.
Due Date for hw#2
- In-class and TAGER students: Thursday 2/11/99.
- VideoTape students: Post-mark by 2/25/99.
Prepared by Jeff Tian
(tian@seas.smu.edu).
Last update Jan. 20, 1999.