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COMP10050

Academic Year 2024/2025

Software Engineering Project 1 (COMP10050)

Subject:
Computer Science
College:
Science
School:
Computer Science
Level:
1 (Introductory)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Dr Abey Campbell
Trimester:
Spring
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This module focuses on developing a student's ability to program and is designed to supplement the Introduction to Programming modules COMP10110 and COMP10120. The main goal is to give the student experience in developing software programs that are significantly larger than those encountered in COMP10110 and COMP10120. On completion of the module the student will have developed at least three software programmes comprising more than 100 lines of code.This module also provides an introduction to some ideas and methods in professional software development. Students are encouraged to use a professional Integrated Development Environment such as Microsoft Visual Studio for project work. The important role of software testing is software development is also emphasised throughout the module. Students are also introduced to the complexities of large scale software development through seminars by external speakers from industry.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module students should be able to:·
1. Design and develop a moderately complex software system,
2. Have a better understanding of the typical design, implementation and testing processes in commercial software development,
3. Use an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) such as Microsoft Visual Studio.

Indicative Module Content:

Use of an Integrated development environment
Creation and use of software libraries
String manipulation
Arrays and 2-dimensional arrays
Sorting algorithms
Distributed version control and Git
Group work
Data structures
Pointers
Linked lists
Input/Output operations
Unit Testing and CUnit

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Specified Learning Activities

48
Autonomous Student Learning

40
Lectures

12
Tutorial

0
Practical

24
Total

124

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
The teaching technique that will be adopted in this module is based on problem-based learning.
The students will be required to work on 3 different projects. 2 of them performed individually and one of them performed in a group of 2.
Students will be first given the problem description and some information about what it is expected in the project. Lectures will be used to give students hints and code examples about how to address some of the most critical parts of the project.
Labs will be aimed to support students in applying the techniques and solutions learnt in class in their own project.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Requirements:

Students must have basic knowledge of programming to register for this
module. The level of knowledge is that which student's achieve in
COMP10010 Introduction to Programming I. Students who have attended
COMP10010 must have passed COMP10010 to attend this module. Students
who have not attended COMP10010 must obtain the permission of the
lecturer to attend this module by showing competence in basic
programming.

Learning Recommendations:

It is recommended that students take and pass COMP10010 in the first
semester and take COMP10020 Introduction to Programming II in the
second semester concurrently with this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Exam (Online): Online interview to present Assignment 3 and Assignment 4 for the software engineering project.

The student must run their code and answer questions during a 15-minute interview.		 Week 14, Week 15 Graded No
25
 No
Exam (Online): Online interview to present Assignment 1 and Assignment 2 for the software engineering project.

The student must run their code and answer questions during a 15-minute interview.

Week 6, Week 7 Graded No
25
 No
Exam (In-person): 1 hour exam asking questions based off their four assignments End of trimester
Duration:
1 hr(s)
 Graded No
50
 No

Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Summer No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Self-assessment activities

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

During the lab, the lecturer will support and help the students in completing their project and will have the chance to give face-to-face feedback prior project submission. During the lectures, checklists of what is expected for the project and examples of common mistakes will be provided to the students. After project submission, the lecturer will provide individual written feedback to each student highlighting the good aspects of the project and points for improvement.

Name Role
Mr John Dunnion Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Mr Cormac Murray Tutor

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
Spring Practical Offering 1 Week(s) - 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Thurs 16:00 - 17:50
Spring Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Wed 10:00 - 10:50
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