Module Title:Project (Software Development)
Credits: 20
NFQ Level:8
Module Delivered In 1 programme(s)
Teaching & Learning Strategies: Students are expected to devote about 10 hours per week to their project work. Staff time is allocated to each project.
Module Aim: To provide students with additional practical experience of realistically sized projects
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner should be able to:
LO1 Undertake Management of Large Software Projects
LO2 Understand the Project Life Cycle
LO3 Implement a large Software Engineering Project
LO4 Apply appropriate Software Engineering techniques to solve real world problems
LO5 Produce high quality documentation
LO6 Perform Independent Research
Pre-requisite learning
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Requirements
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Module Content & Assessment

Indicative Content
Project
Students will work on a major project, the work on which will be co-ordinated by the tutors. The student having selected a project will with their tutor agree a provisional project specification.
Documentation
The student must research the project to produce a research manual, a final functional specification, and project plan over the course of the project. The precise nature of the documentation provided will vary depending on the type of project (Research based or Development based). The project plan drafted by the student in collaboration with their tutor details the other project milestones. E.g. the design specification is due at the start of the second term. All remaining documentation is due on the completion date of the project. Final project evaluation by all the tutors takes place at the end of the second semester.
Presentations
During the course of the year, the students will make individual presentations on progress at various pre-determined evaluation points. Where the project is research-only, appropriate project milestones and documentation are agreed between the tutor and student.
Assessment Breakdown%
Project100.00%
No Continuous Assessment
Project
Assessment Type Assessment Description Outcome addressed % of total Assessment Date
Project Project Quality 1,2,3,4 20.00 n/a
Project Usability 1,3,4,6 10.00 n/a
Project Project Report 1,2,5,6 10.00 n/a
Project Presentation 5,6 5.00 n/a
Project Design Manual 2,5,6 5.00 n/a
Project Functional Specification 1,2,5 5.00 n/a
Project Research Report 5,6 10.00 n/a
Project Final Product 1,2,3,4,6 35.00 n/a
No Practical
No End of Module Formal Examination

SETU Carlow Campus reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment

 

Module Workload

Workload: Full Time
Workload Type Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload
Project 30 Weeks per Stage 16.67
Total Hours 500.00
 

Module Delivered In

Programme Code Programme Semester Delivery
CW_KCSOF_B Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Software Development 7 Mandatory