Elements of Software Engineering (CS 314)
Ref. No: 40704
Winter 2026

Course Objective

§  To study techniques for software development from problem specification through design, implementation, testing, and maintenance

Class Homepage

§  http://web.cecs.pdx.edu/~xie/cs314-w26/cs314-w26.htm

Instructor

§  Prof. Fei Xie
Office: FAB 120-10
Phone: (503) 725-2403
Email: xie@cs.pdx.edu
Homepage: http://www.cs.pdx.edu/~xie

Office Hours

Prerequisites:

§  Programming skills (CS 302) in a high-level programming language

Meeting Time and Location

Textbooks

Grading

§  Exams: 40%

o    Final Exam 11:10AM-1:00PM on March 19 

§  Term project: 40%

o    The term project will be an individual or 2-person team software development project.

o    The term project will be announced in January 15.

o    Due Days:

§  Feature Document Due: January 27

§  Architecture Document Due: February 17

§  Test Plan Due: March 10

§  Project Report and Final Deliverables: March 17

§  Homework assignments: 15%

§  Class participation and popup quizzes: 5%

o    Popup quizzes may be given at the beginning or the end of each lecture.

Homework Policies

§  Submission Policy

o    Each assignment must be submitted electronically on Canvas by 11am on due day.

§  Late Policy

o    Extension is only given due to illness and other hardships.  

Class Schedules

 

Dates

Topics

Readings

Week 1

Jan. 6

Software Product

Chapter 1

Jan. 8

Week 2

Jan. 13

Agile Software Engineering

Chapter 2

Jan. 15

Week 3

Jan. 20

Features, Scenarios, and Stories

Chapter 3

Jan. 22

Week 4

Jan. 27

Software Architecture

Chapter 4

Jan. 29

Week 5

Feb. 3

Cloud-Based Software

Chapter 5

Feb. 5

Week 6

Feb. 10

Microservices Architecture

Chapter 6

Feb. 12

Week 7

Feb. 17

Security and Privacy

Chapter 7

Feb. 19

Week 8

Feb. 24

Reliable Programming

Chapter 8

Feb. 26

Week 9

Mar. 3

Testing

Chapter 9

Mar. 5

Week 10

Mar. 10

Devops and Code Management

Chapter 10

Mar. 12

(This schedule is subject to changes according to the need of the class. All suggested readings are from the required textbook, Engineering Software Products: An Introduction to Modern Software Engineering (1st Edition) by Ian Sommerville.)

Academic Integrity

§  Academic misconducts will be handled according to the rules of the Department of Computer Science, Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science, and Portland State University.