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Programme and Module Handbook

Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2012-2013 (archived)

Module COMP3271: PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Department: Computer Science

COMP3271: PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Type Tied Level 3 Credits 20 Availability Available in 2012/13 Module Cap None. Location Durham
Tied to CFG0
Tied to G600

Prerequisites

  • Five Level 2 modules in Computer Science OR at least one Level 2 module in Business.

Corequisites

  • Advanced Software Engineering (40 Credits) (COMP3152).

Excluded Combination of Modules

  • None.

Aims

  • To provide opportunities for students to apply project management techniques and for them to evaluate their success.

Content

  • Problem-based focus on the management of requirements capture and analysis, design, implementation and testing.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge:
  • Know and have had opportunities to apply new project management techniques
Subject-specific Skills:
  • Have opportunities to experiment with different management approaches and evaluate their successfulness
  • Have enhanced and demonstrated their personal organisation skills through learning how to plan and co-ordinate software development tasks
  • Have improved their appraisal and evaluation skills through the use of group problem discussion classes
  • Have gained significant practical experience of project management for software development and be able to evaluate their success as a project manager
Key Skills:
  • Have demonstrated good oral and communication skills in articulating and synthesizing solutions to common software development issues

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

  • Assessments focus on evaluating the student's ability to managing a well-executed software development process for group work.
  • The learning outcomes will be evaluated through a learning log.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Activity Number Frequency Duration Total/Hours
Lectures 20 2 per week term 1 1 Hour 20
Workshops 3 term 2 1 Hour 3
Practicals 19 1 per week 1 Hours 19
Preparation and Reading 158
Total 200

Summative Assessment

Component: Coursework Component Weighting: 100%
Element Length / duration Element Weighting Resit Opportunity
Coursework 100% No

Formative Assessment:

Formative feedback for oral presentations and project management activities via peer assessment. Staff review of draft Project-Management Logs.


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