Write a 1-2 page description (12 point font, double-spaced) of what “software quality”
means.
Is there a simple definition for what quality software is?
What attributes make up “quality”?
Is quality truly important for the success of software products?
How does testing contribute to a quality product?
Read and cite the article by Glass in the References folder on eLearning on “Defining
Quality Intuitively” to inform your discussion.
Grading Rubric
Less than half-a-page, -50 points
More than 2 pages, -20 points per page (do not include a cover page or separate page for
references)
Lack of thinking about or understanding quality, -30 points
Failure to use the Glass article to inform your report, -30 points
Failure to provide proper cites and references, -50 points (see the attachment below)
Missing the class, assignment, or your name at the beginning of your submission or in the
filename, -5 points each
Proper Citations and References
In the body of your paper, when you are referring to information from some publication
that you read, you need to cite the source of the information. If you do not cite the source, then you are implicitly saying this is your own work, your own thinking. That’s plagiarism. There are many ways of citing a publication: [Jones, 1994], (Jones94), [3], etc. You may use any style for citing the works you read, so long as it is clear which publication you are citing.
At the end of your paper, there should be a references section. Every publication in the references section should be cited somewhere in the body of your paper. Every citation should clearly point to a specific reference.
URLs are not acceptable unless you are citing something like a blog post. Note that blog posts and similar web postings are of little credibility. If you are citing something, it should be something worth citing, not just someone’s opinion. Wikipedia entries and similar “well-known” websites are reasonably credible. Peer-reviewed journals and conferences are the “gold standard” of references. Books are somewhat less credible, because anyone can publish a book, whether credible or not. Admittedly, the reputation of the author can weigh in favor of a valid reference, even for a blog post.
Journal references may include a volume and issue. They may not be published on a monthly basis. Electronic journals may not have page numbers.
Conference papers may include the specific dates of the conference or just the year. They may not have page numbers, especially if published electronically.
Book references may include the publisher and city of the publisher, but publishers frequently have offices in many cities.
