L10 - Midterm Exam Preparation - CSE 416-S01 - Software Engineering - Exam Logistics - Preparation

Sep 26, 2026

Midterm exam preparation material for CSE 416-S01 Software Engineering, covering scheduling, Zoom-based delivery, and exam logistics such as waiting-room admission and prior Zoom invites. Guidance focuses on concise 15–30 second answers, category expectations (teamwork, requirements analysis, project planning, and system/test design), and the emphasis on reasoning over memorization. Lists required electronic items, including master use cases, interface documents, test data/JSON, and DB schema/class diagrams, plus sample question themes for each category.

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Midterm Exam Preparation

Exam logistics (Zoom, schedule, instructions)

Exam categories and expectations

Suggestions for answering

What to bring electronically

Exam items by category

Sample questions: Teamwork

Sample questions: Project planning

Sample questions: Requirements analysis

System/test design & preprocessing design

Grading and final advice

L10 – Midterm Exam Prep 3/12/2026 MIDTERM EXAM PREPARATION CSE 416-S01-Software Engineering 1 |
© Robert F. Kelly, 2025 L10-Midterm Exam Prep 2
Format | | | --- | --- | | • 15-minute oral exam
• Conducted through a Zoom session | You must be video
enabled for your session | | • Schedule on class Web site (pick your time slot if you haven’t already done so)
• Multiple exam blocks next week, 3/24-3/30 (no formal class on 3/24 and 3/26)
• Students in an exam block will be sent a Zoom invite in advance
• Waiting room enabled
• Individual students admitted from waiting room | | 2 CSE416-S01 1 L10 – Midterm Exam Prep 3/12/2026 | © Robert F. Kelly, 2025 | L10-Midterm Exam Prep 3 | | --- | --- | | Exam Categories | | | • Teamwork
• Requirements analysis | Be prepared for multiple questions in each category | | • Project planning
• System/test design | Most questions are intended to test your thinking and understanding of related topics, not your memory | | 25 points for each exam category | | 3 © Robert F. Kelly, 2025 L10-Midterm Exam Prep 4 Suggestions • Keep your answers concise and to the point • Do not waste time (e.g. , facts unrelated to the question) • Practice verbal recall with your teammates • Be best prepared for questions concerning the part of the project you have worked on Any given answer should take no more than 20-30 seconds 4 CSE416-S01 2 L10 – Midterm Exam Prep 3/12/2026 © Robert F. Kelly, 2025 L10-Midterm Exam Prep 5 What to Bring (Electronically) to the Exam • Your team’s list of 40 use cases • From master use case list • Each use case in the list should show the team member(s) responsible • Priority (i.e. , build number) of use case • Text use cases (3) • Your team’s interface documents (e.g. , client/server) • Your test data (e.g. , JSON responses) • Your DB schema (partial) Questions will be geared • Your current server class diagram toward your role with the project 5 © Robert F. Kelly, 2025 L10-Midterm Exam Prep 6 Exam Items … • Text use cases • 3 use cases developed by your team • Form is on class web site • Interface documents • To demonstrate your teamwork and project planning, please bring any interface documents (client/server interface) • Alternatively, please be prepared to demo your interface tool (e.g. , Postman) • Client/server interface should reference use case number and show URL requesting data, parameters being passed, and form of JSON being returned (e.g. , testing JSON) 6 CSE416-S01 3 L10 – Midterm Exam Prep 3/12/2026 | © Robert F. Kelly, 2025 L10-Midterm Exam Prep 7 | | --- | | …Exam Items
• Test data
• Set of JSONs that will return test data from server
• DB definition
• Relational schema or Mongo list of collections
• Be prepared to discuss the relationship of data to use cases
• Class diagram – server class design
• Preliminary design showing classes with attributes | 7 © Robert F. Kelly, 2025 L10-Midterm Exam Prep 8 Sample Questions-Teamwork Category • To assess if you are working effectively as a team • For example, • Who are your teammates? • How do you collaborate? • What are the responsibilities of each team member? • How is a typical team meeting structured? • How do you coordinate with team members who are producing data you need for your part of the project? Be prepared to give/show examples 8 CSE416-S01 4 L10 – Midterm Exam Prep 3/12/2026 © Robert F. Kelly, 2025 L10-Midterm Exam Prep 9 Sample Questions-Project Planning Category • To assess if you have planned the project work effectively • For example, • How do you collaborate? • What are the responsibilities of each team member? • What tool do you use to manage the project tasks? • How far has your team progressed in designing the xxxx part of your system? • What is the most important part of the project to work on in the next wee

FAQs

How will the midterm exam be conducted and what access details should I expect?

The exam is a 15-minute oral exam conducted through Zoom. An exam block student will receive a Zoom invite in advance, and the waiting room is enabled for individual admission.

What should I bring electronically to the exam?

Bring your team’s list of 40 use cases (with responsible members and priority), the text use cases, interface documents (e.g., client/server), test data such as JSON responses, and your DB schema (partial) along with your current server class diagram and related design materials.

What are the exam categories and what does each category test?

Categories include Teamwork, Requirements analysis, Project planning, and System/Test design. Most questions test thinking and understanding of related topics rather than memory, with emphasis on how design choices connect to requirements and how your work fits your team’s plans.

How should I structure my answers during the exam?

Keep answers concise and directly related to the question, and practice verbal recall with teammates. Aim for no more than 20–30 seconds for any given answer, and be ready with examples from the project parts you worked on.

Sep 26, 2026

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