School of Computer Science - Module 25033 (2012)

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Module 25033 (2012)

Syllabus page 2012/2013

06-25033
Team Programming
Level 4/M

Martin Escardo

20 credits in Semester 1

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Outline

A large design and programming project in an object-oriented language. Students work in teams of about four people.

Aims

The aims of this module are to:

provide experience of designing and building a large and complex piece of software
provide experience of working in a programming team
integrate knowledge from other disciplines of computer science (e.g., databases, concurrency, communication)

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this module, the student should be able to:		Assessed by:
1	design and implement a large and complex software project	Report, oral presentation and working implementation
2	document good software engineering practice	Report
3	work effectively in a team	Report and oral presentation

Restrictions, Prerequisites and Corequisites

Restrictions:

None

Prerequisites:

Equivalent knowledge to 06-06994 (Software Workshop)

Co-requisites:

None

Teaching

Teaching Methods:

12 hrs lectures/tutorials, 188 hrs practical sessions (mainly in the student's own time for design, implementation, writing up, feedback, team meetings)

Contact Hours:

Assessment

Sessional: Continuous assessment (100%).
Supplementary (where allowed): By repeat only.
The normal continuous assessment is performed on the basis of a report, oral presentations, progress logs, and a working implementation.

Recommended Books

Title	Author(s)	Publisher, Date
Software Engineering (6th Edition)	Ian Sommerville	Addison-Wesley, 2000

Detailed Syllabus

Not applicable

Last updated: 30 April 2012

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