Instructor: Ammar Hamamra
Office: 2400
Email: ahamamra@najah.edu
Office Hours: Sun, Tue, Thu 9:00AM – 12:00PM. Mon, Wed 12:30PM – 1:30PM and by appointment.
Textbook:
Software Project Management: A Real-World Guide to Success by Joel Henry
Course Overview:
This course illustrates the process of management for the software development process; it illustrates for the students what are the different techniques, methods and tools used in the management process of software. It also shows that the development process of software is not a trial and error process; instead it is a managed, ruled, and a systematic process
Course outline:
Part One: Understand the basics.
Part two: Prepare to manage.
Part Three: Launching the project.
Evaluation:
Students will be evaluated in this course based on the following criteria:
First Exam |
20% |
Second Exam |
20% |
Final Exam |
50% |
Homework and Participation |
10% |
Attendance:
Students must attend class on time. Students are expected to attend classes and participate actively in discussions. Class attendance will be monitored and will be factored into the class participation points. Students who miss 6 or more classes without a legitimate excuse will be dismissed from the class and will fail the course.
Class Participation:
There will be a subjective evaluation of your contribution in class. The quality of your contribution is more important than the quantity.
Students are expected to be prepared for each class. Students are responsible for materials covered in class. Assigned readings and homework should be completed on time.
If you miss a class, you are responsible for what was covered in that class.
Missing Exams:
University regulations state that NO MAKE UP EXAMS WILL BE MADE unless a student has a well documented excuse such as personal injuries or death of a first degree relative, OTHERWISE a student gets ZERO in the missed exam. In case of an accepted excuse, student must setup a makeup exam date which must be within at most one week from the original exam date.