Software required for this course

Here is an initial list:

• Eclipse IDE for Java EE developers
• Maven Integration for Eclipse
  

If Eclipse runs out of memory, please follow these directions.

• Increasing the heap size for Eclipse
• Increasing the permgen size for Eclipse
  

Further updates coming soon...

Course objectives

The overall objective of this course is an understanding of service-oriented computing as an architectural approach for loosely-coupled distributed applications. Specific objectives include an understanding of

• resource-, process-, and agent-based views of services
• the implementation of service-based applications through service composition, coordination, and description
  
• the use of service-based applications through service selection, engagement, and evaluation

Project 0

• subscribe to the Google discussion group
• form a project team of size 3 (preferred)
  

Organizational matters

• introduction
• contact info
• office hours
  
• discussion group
• prerequisites
• grading criteria
• textbooks