Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2010-2011 (archived)

Module COMP2092: SOFTWARE ENGINEERING (40 CREDITS)

Department: Computer Science

COMP2092: SOFTWARE ENGINEERING (40 CREDITS)

Type	Open	Level	2	Credits	40	Availability	Available in 2010/11	Module Cap	None.	Location	Durham

Prerequisites

Programming and Data Structures (COMP1082) OR Introduction to Programming (COMP1011).

Corequisites

None.

Excluded Combination of Modules

None.

Aims

Have gained a detailed understanding of the phases of the software development lifecycle and know the best practice and problems that are associated with each of the individual phases.

Content

Project management.
Human computer interaction.
Software requirements analysis.
Software design.
Software testing and software quality assurance.
Advanced software lifecycles.
Business and professional issues.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge:

Have gained a first hand experience of software development that is realistic and applicable to software development in industry.
Have an appreciation of the problems facing the software development industry in terms of the software development process and general project management.
Able to describe and analyse how each of the issues within software engineering interrelate.
Have gained additional knowledge of the problems faced in 'real world computing' through representatives from industrial software development companies.
Have a detailed understanding of the important legal, ethical and moral issues relating to the building and use of computer applications.

Subject-specific Skills:

Have gained experience in planning, organising, managing and implementing a large scale software application.

Key Skills:

Written and oral presentation.
The ability to work with others.
Problem solving.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

Lecturing demonstrates what is required to be learned and the application of the theory to practical examples.
Problem classes through practicals provide assessment (both formative and summative) to guide students in the correct development of their knowledge and skills.
Tutorials provide active engagement and feedback to the learning process.
The end of year examinations assess the knowledge acquired and the ability to use this knowledge to solve problems.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Activity	Number	Frequency	Duration	Total/Hours
Lectures	40	2 per week	1 Hour	40
Tutorials	2		1 Hour	2	■
Workshops	20		1 hour	20	■
Practicals	40	2 per week	2 hours	80	■
Preparation and Reading				258
Total				400

Summative Assessment

Component: Coursework		Component Weighting: 60%
Element	Length / duration	Element Weighting	Resit Opportunity
Group work		75%
Individual report		25%
Component: Examination		Component Weighting: 40%
Element	Length / duration	Element Weighting	Resit Opportunity
Examination	2 hours	100%	Yes

Formative Assessment:

Example exercises given through the course. Additional revison lectures may be arranged in the modules lecture slots in the 3rd term. Workshops are sessions offered by external specialists and form partial fulfillment of the BCS requirement. Due to the availability of the external specialists some sessions may not be allocated. The Department will endeavour to inform students of cancellations in a timely fashion.

■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University