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By the end of the module, students will:
1. have an appreciation of the state-of-the-art of performance engineering;
2. know and be able to apply analytical and simulation tools and techniques to tackle performance engineering of complex software systems;
3. have conducted performance analysis/evaluation exercises.
Topics vary, but are likely to include Measurement Techniques and Tools, Probability and Queueing Models, Test Design and Analysis, and Simulation.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Autonomous Student Learning | 90 |
Lectures | 24 |
Total | 114 |
Ability to write and design computer programs; understanding of the basics of computer systems.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Quizzes/Short Exercises: In-class in-person written test | Week 6 | Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% | No | 30 |
No |
Assignment(Including Essay): Practical assignment and report | Week 7, Week 12 | Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% | No | 20 |
No |
Exam (In-person): In-person written test | End of trimester Duration: 2 hr(s) |
Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% | No | 50 |
No |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Autumn | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
Not yet recorded.
Name | Role |
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Professor John Murphy | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |