SPECIAL SCHEDULING NOTE:

This class has students attending in two distinct modes:

1. Mixed Mode (COP5385 Sec 4 and COP4380 Sec 5)
2. Distance Learning On-Line (COP4380 sections 1,2,3,4)

The content, objectives, assignments, assessments, and grading are the same for all students. Obviously, however, on-campus, mixed-mode, and distance students sometimes participate in different ways.

For all students: Regular participation via the Blackboard course interface is required. Official course announcements, lecture materials, assignments, and help archives will all be on-line at this site. Note that all registered students should have the course web site listed on their My FSU portal page. Be sure to test this and resolve any difficulties no later than the first week of classes.

For mixed-mode students: Class (recitation) will be met as scheduled. It is the students responsibility to remain current with the class using on-line resources whenever recitation is missed. Some class days have required attendance: exams, student presentations, and the last regular class meeting. (See schedule details below.) All exams will be given in class during scheduled class time.

For on-line/distance students: All exams must be proctored and taken during the exam window. It is the student's responsibility to arrange for proctored exams in compliance with the FSU standards. (See COURSE POLICIES for details.)

Note that students may be required to identify themselves with official FSU ID to sit an exam.

CLASS SCHEDULE FOR MIXED-MODE STUDENTS:

Event	Location	Dates	Day	Time
Lecture	TEC 170	Jan 8 - Apr 22 (excluding Mar 11)	Tue	5:00pm - 7:00pm (Central Time)

INSTRUCTOR:

Chris Lacher

Office:  101 Faculty Annex B / Panama City Campus  Office Phone (during office hours):  850-770-2256 or 850-644-2090 ext 2256  Mobile Phone/Voice Mail (24/7):  850-510-5575  Email:  lacher@cs.fsu.edu Fax: 850-872-7720 Mail & Delivery: Florida State University 4750 Collegiate Drive Panama City, FL 32405-1099

Lacher Weekly Schedule Spring 2008 Effective Jan 7 - Apr 25, 2008 (excluding Jan 21 and Mar 10 - 14)

COURSE RATIONALE:

Hierarchical state machines (finite state machines with a behavioral inheritance hierarchy) provide a theoretically sound methodology for modelling event-driven/reactive systems. Quantum programming provides a framework for lightweight implemention of these HSM models using statecharts in C/C++. The results are sufficiently reliable and lightweight to be suitable for embedded and real-time systems.

COURSE OBJECTIVES: Upon successful completion of the course the student should be able to:

1. Be able to recognize situations where reactive systems provide appropriate technological solutions
2. Be able to model a reactive system using finite state machines (FSM) and hierarchical state machines (HSM)
3. Be able to construct HSM models of reactive systems from requirements using statecharts
4. Be able to implement statechart-based HSM models in a time- and space-efficient manner
5. Be able to apply the quantum programming framework to implement embedded/real-time systems applications
6. Be able to model and implement multiple-thread reactive systems with multiple HSM components
7. Be able to describe and discuss current practice as established in professional literature

COURSE RESOURCES (subject to expansion and/or revision):

• Primary References
1. [Sam] Practical Statecharts in C/C++
   Miro Samek
   CMP Books, San Francisco, 2002 [ISBN: 1-57820-110-1]
2. [G4] Design Patterns: elements of reusable object-oriented software
   Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson, and John Vlissides
   Addison-Wesley, 1995
3. [UML] Unified Modeling Language Reference Manual
   James Rumbaugh, Ivar Jacobson, Grady Booch
   Addision-Wesley, 1998
• Contacting Instructor: Schedule and Contact Info

COURSE OUTLINE:

	Topic	Reference
1.	Introduction	Ch 1 of [Sam]
2.	Patterns	[G4] - all references to "state"
3.	FSM, Statecharts, Models	Ch 2 of [Sam]
4.	UML Statecharts	Ch 6 and pp 438-448 of [UML]
5.	State Machine Implementations	Ch 3 of [Sam]
6.	Behavioral Inheritance	Ch 4 of [Sam]
7.	State Patterns	Ch 5 of [Sam]
8.	State Model Inheritance	Ch 6 of [Sam]
9.	Introduction to Quantam Framework	Ch 7 of [Sam]
10.	Design of Quantum Framework	Ch 8 of [Sam]
11.	Implementation of Quantum Framework	Ch 9 of [Sam]
12.	Building Applications using the Quantum Framework	Ch 10 of [Sam]
13.	Project	TBA
14.	Project	TBA

EXAM SCHEDULE

There will be two exams, a midterm exam and a final exam. The dates for the two exams are shown in table 1 below.

COURSE GRADING: Grades will be assigned based on the following:

• Assignments (20%
• Paper, Presentation, or Project (30%)
• Midterm Exam (20%)
• Final Exam (30%)

Course grade components are detailed in Table 2. The assignment of letter grades is given in Table 3.

Table 1: Exam Schedule Exam On-Campus Distance Window (Inclusive) Midterm Exam Tue Mar 4 Fri Mar 7 - Tue Mar 11 Final Exam Tue Apr 22 Fri Apr 18 - Tue Apr 22    Table 2: Course Points Item Points Assignments    200 Major Deliverable    300 Midterm Exam    200 Final Exam    300  Table 3: Letter Grades    Points   Grade   925 - 1000   A   900 - 924   A-   875 - 899   B+   825 - 874   B   800 - 824   B-   775 - 799   C+   725 - 774   C   700 - 724   C-   675 - 699   D+   625 - 674   D   600 - 624   D-   0 - 599   F  COURSE POLICIES: First Day Attendance Policy: Official university policy is that any student not attending the first class meeting will be automatically dropped from the class. For distance students, this policy is interpreted as posting to the discussion forum "First Day Attendance" no later than the first day of the semester. Regular Attendance Policy: The university requires attendance in all classes. Attendance in distance classes shall mean regular access to the course web site via campus.fsu.edu and regular participation in the class discussion forums. Here, "regular" shall mean a substantial amount of time on a weekly basis. Note that individual access statistics are maintained by Blackboard. Proctored Exam Policy: All exams must be proctored and taken at an approved testing site during the exam window or in class on the designated date. It is the student's responsibility to arrange for proctored exams in compliance with the FSU standards. Go to http://learningforlife.fsu.edu/cat/test/distancelearning/students.cfm for complete information on setting up a proctored exam site. Exam Makeup Policy: An exam missed without an acceptable excuse will be recorded as a grade of zero (0). The following are the only acceptable excuses: If submitted prior to the day of the scheduled exam: A written and signed explanation as to why the exam will missed. Illness or required professional travel are acceptable, while discretionary or personal travel are not. In any case the explanation should be accompanied by corroborating documentation, including names and contact information, and the explanation must be accepted by the instructor prior to missing the exam. Evidence from a university official that you will miss the exam due to university sanctioned travel or extracurricular activity. If submitted on or after the day of the scheduled exam: A note from a physician, university dean, spouse, parent, or yourself indicating an illness or other extraordinary circumstance that prevented you from taking the exam and could not be planned for in advance. Again, corroborating information should be supplied. All excuses must be submitted in writing, must be signed by the excusing authority, and must include complete contact information for the authority, including telephone numbers and address. Missed exams with acceptable excuse will be made up or assigned the average grade of all other exams, at the option of the course instructor. Missed, and acceptably excused, final exams will result in the course grade of 'I' and must be made up in the first two weeks of the following semester. Grade of 'I' Policy: The grade of 'I' will be assigned only under the following exceptional circumstances: The final exam is missed with an accepted excuse for the absence. In this case, the final exam must be made up during the first two weeks of the following semester. Due to an extended illness or other extraordinary circumstance, with appropriate documentation, the student is unable to participate in class for an extended period. In this case, arrangements must be made to make up the missed portion of the course prior to the end of the next semester. Completion of Work Policy: To be eligible for the grade of A or A-, working versions of all programming assignments must be submitted. 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