This course will be delivered in blended learning mode (i.e., a mix of online and F2F activities) this semester.

Summary of the Course Timeline

Week 1 - Mon, Aug 11th

Topics:

  • [W1.1] OOP: Classes & Objects

  • [W1.2] OOP Inheritance

  • [W1.3] OOP: Polymorphism

  • [W1.4] Java: Collections

  • [W1.5] Exception Handling

  • [W1.6] RCS: Getting Started with Git

Full ToC

Admin:

  1. Submit the pre-course survey Fri, Aug 15th 2359
  2. Learn about the course
  3. Submit prereq topics quiz Mon, Aug 18th 2359
  4. Set up the tools Fri, Aug 15th
  5. Get started on the Git learning trail

Week 2 - Mon, Aug 18th

Topics:

  • [W2.2] SDLC Process Models: Basics

  • [W2.3] RCS: Getting Started with GitHub

  • [W2.4] RCS: Doing More with Revision History

  • [W2.5] IDEs: Basic Features

  • [W2.6] Automated Testing of Text UIs

Full ToC

Admin:

  1. Submit weekly quiz Fri, Aug 22nd 1600
  2. Get connected to our communication channels

iP:

  1. Learn about the project
  2. Set up prerequisites
  3. Set up the project on your computer
  4. Add Increments while committing frequently: Level-0, Level-1, Level-2, Level-3, Level-4, A-TextUiTesting, Level-5, Level-6, A-Enums Fri, Aug 22nd 1600

Week 3 - Mon, Aug 25th

Topics:

  • [W3.1] RCS: Branching

  • [W3.2] RCS: Creating Pull Requests

  • [W3.3] Automating the Build Process

  • [W3.4] Java: JavaDoc, file I/O, packages, JARs

  • [W3.5] Code Quality: Coding Standards

  • [W3.6] Developer Testing

  • [W3.7] Unit Testing

Full ToC

Admin:

  1. Submit weekly quiz
  2. [CS2103 students only] Form teams during the tutorial

iP:

  1. Do any leftover iP tasks from the previous week
  2. Create a PR to the upstream repo
  3. Add Increments as branches: Level-7, Level-8
  4. Add Increments: A-MoreOOP, A-Packages, A-Gradle, A-JUnit, A-Jar
  5. Add Increments as parallel branches: A-JavaDoc, A-CodingStandard, Level-9
  6. [Optional] Get a head start on JavaFX

tP:

  1. Individual Task: Explore AB3 features Sat, Aug 30th 23:59
  2. Team Task: Set up a project meeting time Tue, Sep 2nd
  3. Team Task: Check up on team's collective iP status Tue, Sep 2nd

Week 4 - Mon, Sep 1st

Topics:

  • [W4.1] Design: Models

  • [W4.2] Class/Object Diagrams: Basics

  • [W4.3] Class Diagrams: Intermediate-Level

  • [W4.4] Java: JavaFX

  • [W4.5] Java: varargs

  • [W4.6] Code Quality: Naming

  • [W4.7] Static Analysis

  • [W4.8] Code reviews

  • [W4.9] RCS: Managing Pull Requests I

Full ToC

Admin:

  1. Accept GitHub invitation from the course organization
  2. Submit weekly quiz

iP:

  1. Use GFMD in the PR description
  2. Review some peer PRs Fri, Sep 5th 1600
  3. Learn from others (optional)
  4. Add Increments as branches: A-CheckStyle, Level-10, A-Varargs

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, value proposition) decide by tutorial, submit by: Sat, Sep 6th 23:59

Week 5 - Mon, Sep 8th

Topics:

  • [W5.1] Requirements: Intro

  • [W5.2] Requirements: Gathering

  • [W5.3] Requirements: Specifying

  • [W5.8] RCS: Managing Pull Requests II

Full ToC

Admin:

  1. Submit weekly quiz
  2. [optional] Submit midterm feedback for the course Sat, Sep 13th 2359
  3. Prelim peer evaluation on TEAMMATES Thu, Sep 11th 2359

iP:

  1. Generate a new JAR file
  2. Write some full commit messages
  3. Add Increments as PRs: A-Assertions, A-CodeQuality, A-Streams
  4. Add Increment: A-CI
  5. Add an extension

tP:

  1. Brainstorm user stories before the tutorial
  2. Choose user stories for the MVP version before/during the tutorial

Week 6 - Mon, Sep 15th

Topics:

  • [W6.1] Modeling: Sequence Diagrams

  • [W6.2] Architecture Diagrams

  • [W6.3] IDEs: Intermediate Features

  • [W6.4] Logging

Full ToC

Admin:

  1. Submit weekly quiz

iP:

  1. Add Increments: A-BetterGui, A-Personality, A-MoreErrorHandling, A-MoreTesting, A-AiAssisted
  2. Finalize the features
  3. Set up a product website
  4. Submit the final version Fri, Sep 19th 2359

tP:

  1. Conceptualize the MVP version
  2. Draft the feature specification Sun, Sep 21st 23:59
  3. Set up the project repo
  4. Get familiar with the codebase

Week 7 - Mon, Sep 29th

Topics:

  • [W7.1] Requirements: Use Cases

  • [W7.2] Design: High-Level View

  • [W7.3] Design: Fundamentals

  • [W7.4] IDEs: Advanced Features : OPTIONAL

  • [W7.5] Integration Approaches

  • [W7.6] Project Mgt: Scheduling and Tracking

  • [W7.7] Project Mgt: Workflows

Full ToC

Admin:

  1. Submit weekly quiz

iP:

  1. [Optional] Get more out of the iP

tP: v1.1

  1. Do a 'workflow practice' session Thu, Oct 2nd 23:59
  2. Update the project website
  3. Update the DG: user stories, glossary, NFRs, use cases
  4. Start the next iteration

Week 8 - Mon, Oct 6th

Topics:

  • [W8.1] [Revisiting] Drawing Class/Object Diagrams - Basics

  • [W8.2] [Revisiting] Drawing Class/Object Diagrams - Intermediate

  • [W8.3] [Revisiting] Drawing Sequence Diagrams

  • [W8.4] Testing: Types

  • [W8.5] Testing: Intermediate Concepts

Full ToC

Admin:

  1. Submit weekly quiz
  2. Submit midterm peer evaluations on TEAMMATES Sun, Oct 12th 2359

iP:

  1. Evaluate two peer iPs Sat, Oct 11th 2359

tP: v1.2

  1. Divide MVP features among members
  2. / [Optional] Rename packages/classes
  3. Add the first functionality increment Thu, Oct 9th 23:59

Week 9 - Mon, Oct 13th

Topics:

  • [W9.1] Conceptual Class Diagrams (aka OODMs)

  • [W9.2] Activity Diagrams

  • [W9.3] Conceptualizing a Design

  • [W9.4] Architecture Diagrams: Drawing

  • [W9.5] Design Principles

  • [W9.6] [Revisiting] SDLC Process Models

  • [W9.7] SDLC Process Models (continued)

  • [W9.8] Writing Developer Documents

Full ToC

Admin:

  1. Submit weekly quiz

tP: v1.3

  1. Plan the first product release (v1.3)
  2. Manage the iteration, and deliver v1.3 Thu, Oct 16th 23:59

Week 10 - Mon, Oct 20th

Topics:

  • [W10.2] Defensive Programming

  • [W10.3] Test Cases: Intro

  • [W10.4] Test Cases: Equivalence Partitioning

  • [W10.5] Test Cases: Boundary Value Analysis

Full ToC

Admin:

  1. Submit weekly quiz
  2. Take part in the CATcher load testing during the briefing on Oct 24th

tP: v1.4

  1. Do a postmortem of the previous iteration before the tutorial
  2. Plan the alpha version (v1.4)
  3. Deliver the alpha version (v1.4) Thu, Oct 23rd 23:59
  4. Smoke-test CATcher [COMPULSORY] Fri, Oct 24th 16:00
  5. Start updating UML diagrams in the DG

Week 11 - Mon, Oct 27th

Topics:

  • [W11.1] More Design Patterns

  • [W11.2] Architectural Styles

  • [W11.3] Test Cases: Combining Multiple Inputs

  • [W11.4] Other QA Techniques

  • [W11.7] Other UML Models : OPTIONAL

Full ToC

Admin:

  1. Submit weekly quiz
  2. Submit the PE mode selection COMPULSORY | Sat, Nov 1st 2359

tP: v1.5

  1. Alpha-test the product
  2. Fix alpha-test bugs, fine-tune features, improve code quality
  3. Update UG and DG
  4. Release v1.5 Thu, Oct 30th 23:59
  5. Attend the practical exam dry run Fri, Oct 31st 1600-1800

Week 12 - Mon, Nov 3rd

Topics:

  • No topics allocated to this week.

Admin:

  1. Submit the declaration about code reuse COMPULSORY | Tue, Nov 11th 2359
  2. Submit feedback for tutors
  3. Submit final peer evaluation on TEAMMATES Thu, Nov 6th 2359
  4. Submit the PE-Readiness Quiz before the PE

tP: v1.6

  1. Fix PE-D bugs
  2. Submit final deliverables Tue, Nov 4th 14:00
  3. Prepare for the practical exam
  4. Ensure the code is RepoSense-compatible
  5. Attend the practical exam Fri, Nov 7th 1600-1800
  6. [if needed] Attend the re-scheduled practical exam Sun, Nov 9th 1400-1600

Week 13 - Mon, Nov 10th

Topics:

  • No topics allocated to this week.

Admin:

 None assigned for this week

tP:

  1. / Attend to post-release tasks