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Students will be able to: Identify and state theories of software engineering, process frameworks, and development practice; Interpret cases in terms of selected theories and competently analyse and critique contemporary software design and delivery techniques from own industry experience; Produce a personal synthesis describing the relationship between practice and process in collaborative software engineering projects; Advise, assess and act within own industry environment to improve collaborative design work, development, and delivery activities.
Indicative Module Content:Thinking in systems
Design thinking - Build the right thing
Organisation theory and practice of organising teams
SDLC - Build the thing right
Frameworks for control
Agility
Managing Knowledge and Creativity
Case based learning + final presentation
Economics of software engineering, IT and digital production
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 24 |
Practical | 36 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 140 |
Total | 200 |
Students taking this module must have a minimum of two years industrial software engineering experience. Please contact the director of the MSc in Advanced Software Engineering prior to registering for this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Continuous Assessment: Preliminary report, presentation, demonstration. | Varies over the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 50 |
Essay: Term paper on software practice and process frameworks | Coursework (End of Trimester) | n/a | Graded | No | 50 |
Remediation Type | Remediation Timing |
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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
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
Formative feedback offered during class/workshops. Individual term paper essay formative feedback offered before final submission available at intervals during write-up period - submission of drafts electronically, e.g. term-paper sections: abstract; sample data and analysis; literature; methods.
Name | Role |
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Ms Mary Anne Culhane | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |