COMP SCI 7096B - Master of Software Engineering Project Part B

North Terrace Campus - Semester 2 - 2017

A student undertaking the project component of M. SoftEng will enrol in this project course in semester 2. This is a major software project as approved by the Head of School. The number of units reflects the scope of the project. It is undertaken as a group project. The project will be assessed as a single entity - the student receiving this mark for all the project courses in which they enrolled.

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Course Details

Course Code	COMP SCI 7096B
Course	Master of Software Engineering Project Part B
Coordinating Unit	Computer Science
Term	Semester 2
Level	Postgraduate Coursework
Location/s	North Terrace Campus
Units	9
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange	N
Prerequisites	COMP SCI 7007, COMP SCI 7015; Must enrol in COMP SCI 7096A with a grade of Credit or higher in previous semester
Restrictions	Available to M Software Engineering students only

Course Staff

Course Coordinator: Dr Christoph Treude

Course Timetable

The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.

Course Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course students will be able to:

1	An understanding of core software engineering processes including agile processes
2	The ability to produce structured project documentation and reporting software artefacts
3	An ability to work productively in a team to produce software artefacts
4	An ability to work productively with clients on a regular basis and document meetings
5	The ability to produce substantial software that meets user requirements and integrate that software to be usable by clients
6	The ability to demonstrate and present clear plans and outomes for your software project to a range of stakeholders
7	Ability to locate and usefully apply resources and infomation and resources for guiding the project and its process as required

The above course learning outcomes are aligned with the Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competency Standard for the Professional Engineer.
The course is designed to develop the following Elements of Competency: 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6

University Graduate Attributes

This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:

University Graduate Attribute	Course Learning Outcome(s)
Deep discipline knowledge informed and infused by cutting edge research, scaffolded throughout their program of studies acquired from personal interaction with research active educators, from year 1 accredited or validated against national or international standards (for relevant programs)	1, 5, 7
Critical thinking and problem solving steeped in research methods and rigor based on empirical evidence and the scientific approach to knowledge development demonstrated through appropriate and relevant assessment	1-3, 7
Teamwork and communication skills developed from, with, and via the SGDE honed through assessment and practice throughout the program of studies encouraged and valued in all aspects of learning	4-6
Career and leadership readiness technology savvy professional and, where relevant, fully accredited forward thinking and well informed tested and validated by work based experiences	1-7
Intercultural and ethical competency adept at operating in other cultures comfortable with different nationalities and social contexts able to determine and contribute to desirable social outcomes demonstrated by study abroad or with an understanding of indigenous knowledges	4-6
Self-awareness and emotional intelligence a capacity for self-reflection and a willingness to engage in self-appraisal open to objective and constructive feedback from supervisors and peers able to negotiate difficult social situations, defuse conflict and engage positively in purposeful debate	1-7

Learning Resources

Required Resources

The School will provision resources as required by the project.
Learning & Teaching Activities

Learning & Teaching Modes

Weekly client meetings plus presentations as required.

Workload

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

As a guide, for a 3 Unit coure, each student can be expected to take a study load of 10-12 hours per week. This project course is 9 Unit and each member of a team is expected to spend the amount of effort on the project tasks that is required by a 9 Unit course.

Learning Activities Summary

No information currently available.

The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:

Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
Assessment must maintain academic standards.

Assessment Summary

Deliverables and Assessments

- Poster and Associated Presentation (Group) - 10%
- Project Quality (Group) 10%
- Project Quality (Individual) 20%
- Report on research work (Individual) 10%
- Development Process - midterm (Individual) 15%
- Development Process - final (Group) 10%
- Development Process - final (Individual) 25%

Assessment Related Requirements

Hurdle Requirement: If your overall mark for the course is greater than 44 F but, your marks for the individual project quality component are less than 40%, your overall mark for the course will be reduced to 44 F.

Assessment Detail

The assessment details are provided to the students via email and through online learning platform.

CBOK Mapping:

Poster and Associated Presentation

Abstraction: 3
Design: 3
Interpersonal communications: 3
Understanding of ICT profession: 3

Project Quality

Abstraction: 4
Design: 4
Professional expectations: 3
Teamwork concepts & issues: 3
Hardware & Software: 5
Data & information: 5
Programming: 5
Human factors: 5
Systems development: 5
IT governance & organisational: 3
IT project management: 3

Report on Research Work

Abstraction: 3
Design: 3
Professional expectations: 3
Interpersonal communications: 3
Understanding of ICT profession: 3
Hardware & Software: 3
Data & information: 3
IT governance & organisational: 3
IT project management: 3

Development Process

Professional expectations: 5
Teamwork concepts & issues: 5
Interpersonal communications: 5
Understanding of ICT profession: 5
Programming: 5
Human factors: 5
Systems development: 5
IT governance & organisational: 5
IT project management: 5

For students who started their MSE degrees before 2013, alternative assessment criteria can be arranged. Please contact the course coordinator for details.

Submission

No information currently available.

Course Grading

Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
Grade	Mark	Description
FNS		Fail No Submission
F	1-49	Fail
P	50-64	Pass
C	65-74	Credit
D	75-84	Distinction
HD	85-100	High Distinction
CN		Continuing
NFE		No Formal Examination
RP		Result Pending

Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.

Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.

Final results for this course will be made available through Access Adelaide.

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