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Undergraduate Catalog, 1998-2000. Architecture (2056 words) |
 | Architecture and architectural interior design courses are numbered according to the following system: The first digit of a course number indicates the value of the course in semester hours. |
 | The letter K, L, or M indicates that the course is one in a sequence of courses; T indicates a course with a prerequisite of concurrent enrollment in another course; and R indicates a topics course that may be repeated for credit toward a degree requirement when the topics vary. |
 | Prerequisite: Architecture 310L and 311L with a grade of at least C in each, and concurrent enrollment in Architecture 221K. |
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Architecture Paradox (1750 words) |
 | The focus of this article is, instead, on the purpose and role of architecture during the software life cycle and beyond, to identify the factors that affect the architecture, and to finally discuss how to address the conflict between these factors. |
 | Note that architectures such as these, distributed (and layered) architectures such as COM or CORBA, or component based architectures such as MTS or EJB are generic and do not address the needs of the domain in which the software is to operate and evolve. |
 | In general, software architecture is considered ([1], [2]) important as it serves as a means of mutual communication between the stake holders of the software, allows to capture early design decisions, and lets the architecture be reused for similar systems in the same domain. |