Course learning objectives
Students who pass this course will be able to:
Implement a range of software engineering methodologies, including traditional life cycles, and Agile methods.
Develop software of a moderate size cooperatively using recognised software engineering processes.
Use a range of software engineering tools, including version control, error tracking, test coverage, continuous integration, build tools, and frameworks.
Apply knowledge of networks, web systems, databases, and other computer science concepts to the solution of software development problems.
Evaluate and discuss the impact on a software engineering project of issues such as privacy, Intellectual property, security, reliability, and sustainability.
Evaluate and discuss the appropriateness of different software engineering methodologies in a software project and the relationship between technical and project management choices and the business goals and constraints of the organisation.
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Offering CRN 32075
This course outline is provisional and subject to change until the course commences.
Duration
8 November 2021 - 20 February 2022
Starts
Trimester 3
Campus
ICT Graduate School (NEC)
People
Lecturers
Lecturers
Dr Ali Ahmed
- ali.ahmed@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 886 5328
- CO 251 Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade, Kelburn
Administrators
Schedule
Timeline
- 8 November 2021
- Course begins
- 8 November 2021 to 18 February 2022
- Teaching
- 20 December 2021 to 9 January 2022
- Break
- 20 February 2022
- Course ends
Timetable
Teaching format
This course will consist of a sequence of group projects, interleaved with teaching sessions, industrial seminars, industrial case studies, and tutorials providing background to the projects, review of the student work, and additional material to complement the project work. Both the group work and the teaching will be done in the same physical space, allowing for flexible timing of the more formal components of thecourse. The course will include weekly seminars from industry professionals on a range of topics.
Workload
The student workload for this course is 400 hours.
Texts
Required
There are no required texts for this offering.
Recommended
Required materials and equipment
Assessment
This course is internally assessed.
6 individual advanced programming assignments (approx. 1 week)
Due: TBA
CLO:
- 1,
- 3,
- 4,
Mark: 60%
1 technical project report (group) with individual reflective reports
(15% group, 5% individual) (approx. 3 weeks)Due: TBA
CLO:
- 1,
- 2,
- 3,
- 4,
- 5,
- 6,
Mark: 20%
1 group presentation
Due: TBA
CLO:
- 1,
- 2,
- 3,
- 4,
- 5,
- 6,
Mark: 5%
1 case study (individual) (based on industry presentations throughout the course, approx. 3-4 pages)
Due: TBA
CLO:
- 5,
- 6,
Mark: 5%
1 individual report (approx. 1 week)
Due: TBA
CLO:
- 4,
- 5,
- 6,
Mark: 10%
Mandatory requirements
There are no mandatory course requirements for this course.
If you believe that exceptional circumstances may prevent you from meeting the mandatory course requirements, contact the Course Coordinator for advice as soon as possible.
Work submission
Work will either be marked by demonstration in class, or submitted via the ECS marking system. Work submitted via the online system will be returned electronically once marked.
Penalties
Assessments will generally be in-class and due on the day, and will not be accepted afterwards without special arrangement. For any items to be submitted outside of class time late penalties will apply: any assignment submitted up to 24 hours after the deadline will be penalised by 20%, and any assignment submitted between 24 and 48 hours after the deadline will be penalised by 40%. Any assignment submitted 48 hours or more after the deadline will not be marked and will get 0 marks.
Communication and additional information
All online material for this course can be accessed at https://ecs.wgtn.ac.nz/Courses/SWEN504_2021T3/
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Class representative
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The Use of Te Reo Māori for Assessment Policy
Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington values te reo Māori. Students who wish to submit any of their assessments in te reo Māori must refer to The Use of Te Reo Māori for Assessment Policy - PDF 134kb
He mea nui te reo Māori ki Te Herenga Waka. Ki te pīrangi koe ki te tuhituhi i ō aro matawai i roto i te reo Māori, tēnā me mātua whakapā atu ki te kaupapa here, The Use of Te Reo Māori for Assessment Policy - PDF 134kb
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