Section Info: COMSC-225-01

Course Title: Software Design and Development

Start Date: 01/27/2026 End Date: 05/12/2026

Term: Spring Semester 2026

Description: Building large software systems introduces new challenges to software development. Appropriate design decisions and programming methodology can make a major difference in developing software that is correct and maintainable. In this course, students will learn techniques and tools that are used to build correct and maintainable software, improving their skills in designing, writing, debugging, and testing software. Topics include object-oriented design, testing, design patterns, and software architecture. This course is programming intensive.

Distribution(s): II - Math & Sciences

Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate

Credits:4.00

Faculty	Phone	Email address
Instructor To Be Announced

Audrey Lee St. John (email: astjohn@mtholyoke.edu, phone: 413-538-2509) may also be contacted for registration permissions and registration questions.

Meeting Dates	Method	Meeting days	Meeting times	Building name	Room	Frequency
01/27/2026 - 05/12/2026	Lecture	Monday, Wednesday and Friday	11:30AM - 12:45PM	TBA	TBA	Weekly

REGISTRATION DETAILS

Requisite Courses
Prereq: COMSC-205 (with a grade of C or better).	Take previously	Required

Comments

Additional Comments

Course Tags

Cross-listed Sections

None

Course Availability
Section status: Waitlisted	Capacity: 24	Enrollment: 24	Available: 0	Waitlist: 1

Please note: The "Available" count will equal 0 in a Waitlisted course where spaces in the course have recently opened and students have not yet been moved into them from the waitlist.

BOOK INFORMATION

Book List	Required	Publisher Full Price
To be determined.

Additional Book Comments

This is NOT the complete book list for this class.