Software Engineering and Project Management
5 credits
Syllabus, Master's level, 1DL251
A revised version of the syllabus is available.
- Code
- 1DL251
- Education cycle
- Second cycle
- Main field(s) of study and in-depth level
- Computer Science A1N, Technology A1N
- Grading system
- Fail (U), Pass (3), Pass with credit (4), Pass with distinction (5)
- Finalised by
- The Faculty Board of Science and Technology, 9 March 2017
- Responsible department
- Department of Information Technology
Entry requirements
120 credits including 40 credits in computer science.
Learning outcomes
After passing the course, the student should be able to
- describe the principal tasks of software project managers, and basic concepts in software projects
- plan software projects, including risk and quality management
- explain basic concepts and principles of components of software engineering, e.g., of requirements engineering, system design, software implementation, testing and maintenance, and how these components contribute to the software process
- evaluate and relate different software processes, system models and architetural designs and assess their suitability in a given context
- explain, using theory of group dynamics, how the project manager can act to influence success of the project
- present and discuss course contents, orally and in writing.
Content
Requirements definition and specification, prototypes, formal specification, design methods, reliability and safety, validation and verification, maintenance, reuse, project planning, quality assurance. Project management, group dynamics, risk management.
Instruction
Lectures and guest lectures.
Assessment
Written exam. Oral and written assignments.
Other directives
Can not be included in the same degree as 1DL250 Software engineering.