CSC-20063 - Module Specification
School of Computing and Mathematics
Faculty of Natural Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2020/21

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2020/21

This module provides learners with knowledge and practice of the techniques and processes to undertake team-based development of a software system. The module builds on the Level 4 module ¿Requirements, Evaluation and Professionalism for Data
Scientists¿, as well as "Programming Fundamentals". The module uses formal team working and agile development to give experience of end-to-end team software engineering.

To provide learners with knowledge of the techniques and processes to undertake team-based software engineering.
To experience an agile software development.
To present a software engineering report that includes use of models to record designs/code and evaluation/testing activities undertaken.

Intended Learning Outcomes

create an object-oriented software solution in an agile software engineering team, that meets its requirements: 1,2
select software engineering evaluation techniques to validate software against requirements and designs and verify software quality: 2
prepare in a team, a structured software engineering project report and a demonstration of a software solution and its quality: 2
produce an individual reflective report on a team working approach and performance: 1
evaluate other teams' software and software engineering demonstrations using structured guidance on evaluation of code and other products: 2

Study hours

8 hours group work sessions in block release (required team meetings)
4 hours demo and team reviews in block release
14 hours online lectures
16 hours individual coursework preparation
32 hours hours team work (virtual)
76 hours independent study

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment