Curricular information is subject to change.
Upon completion of this module, students should be able to:
1) Demonstrate an understanding of key longstanding and emerging issues in software development.
2) Critically analyse an issue and consider its impact at different levels (e.g., system users, society, industry, environment).
3) Actively participate in critical discussions with peers.
4) Articulate an informed viewpoint with clarity and coherence.
| Learning Competency | Additional Information | Level |
|---|---|---|
Collaboration |
The ability to learn from others; to understand and respect the needs, perspectives and actions of others (empathy); to understand, relate to and be sensitive to others (empathic leadership); to deal with conflicts in a group; and to facilitate collaborative and participatory problem solving. | Competent |
Critical Thinking |
The ability to question norms, practices and opinions; to reflect on one’s own values, perceptions and actions. | Competent |
Systems Thinking |
The ability to recognize and understand relationships; to analyse complex systems; to think of how systems are embedded within different domains and different scales; and to deal with uncertainty. | Competent |
Self-awareness |
The ability to reflect on one’s own role in the local community and (global) society; to continually evaluate and further motivate one’s actions; and to deal with one’s feelings and desires. | Competent |
Normative |
The ability to understand and reflect on the norms and values that underlie one’s actions; and to negotiate values, principles, goals, and targets, in a context of conflicts of interest and trade-offs, uncertain knowledge and contradictions. | Advanced Beginner |
Digital Literacy and Judgement |
The ability to access, evaluate, create and communicate information in digital environments; to engage critically, ethically and responsibly with digital technologies and digital information; to understand their opportunities, limitations, risks and impact on individual’s digital identities; and to exercise informed judgement in digital participation and decision-making. | Competent |
AI Literacy & Agency |
The ability to understand, critically evaluate and responsibly engage with artificial intelligence; to recognise how AI systems are shaped by human values; to assess their ethical, social and environmental implications; and to exercise human judgement, agency and accountability in AI-related contexts. | Competent |
| Student Effort Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Autonomous Student Learning | 62 |
| Lectures | 24 |
| Practical | 24 |
| Total | 110 |
Not applicable to this module.
| Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group Work Assignment: In-pair discussion and individual reflective writing on the provided worksheet, to be submitted at the end of the practical session. | Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10, Week 11, Week 12 | Graded | Yes | 100 |
Yes |
As part of UCD's student support, under the Additional Consideration policy, extensions may be available for the following assessments in the module: Assignment (including essay/poster), Portfolio, Reflective Assignment, Report(s), and Individual Project.
| Remediation Type | Remediation Timing |
|---|---|
| In-Module Resit | Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board |
• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
Feedback will be provided during the in-person weekly tutorial sessions, and on each assignment submitted.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Shahrin Chowdhury | Tutor |
| Autumn | Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 | Mon 13:00 - 13:50 |
| Autumn | Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - Autumn: All Weeks | Wed 11:00 - 11:50 |
| Autumn | Practical | Offering 1 | Week(s) - Autumn: All Weeks | Mon 09:00 - 10:50 |
| Autumn | Practical | Offering 2 | Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 | Mon 09:00 - 10:50 |