COMP SCI 7096A - Master of Software Engineering Project Part A

North Terrace Campus - Semester 1 - 2017

A student undertaking the project component of M. SoftEng will enrol in this project in semester 1. This is a major software project as approved by the Head of School. The number of units reflects the scope of the project. It is undertaken as a group project. The project will be assessed as a single entity - the student receiving this mark for all the project courses in which they enrolled.

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Course Details

Course Code	COMP SCI 7096A
Course	Master of Software Engineering Project Part A
Coordinating Unit	Computer Science
Term	Semester 1
Level	Postgraduate Coursework
Location/s	North Terrace Campus
Units	6
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange	N
Prerequisites	COMP SCI 7007, COMP SCI 7015
Restrictions	Available to M Software Engineering students only

Course Staff

Course Coordinator: Dr Christoph Treude

Course Timetable

The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from .

Course Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course students will be able to:

1	An understanding of core software engineering processes including agile processes
2	The ability to produce structured project documentation and reporting software artefacts
3	An ability to work productively in a team to produce software artefacts
4	An ability to work productively with clients on a regular basis and document meetings
5	The ability to produce substantial software that meets user requirements and integrate that software to be usable by clients

The above course learning outcomes are aligned with the Engineers Australia .
The course is designed to develop the following Elements of Competency: 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6

University Graduate Attributes

This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:

University Graduate Attribute	Course Learning Outcome(s)
Deep discipline knowledge informed and infused by cutting edge research, scaffolded throughout their program of studies acquired from personal interaction with research active educators, from year 1 accredited or validated against national or international standards (for relevant programs)	1,5
Critical thinking and problem solving steeped in research methods and rigor based on empirical evidence and the scientific approach to knowledge development demonstrated through appropriate and relevant assessment	2-3
Teamwork and communication skills developed from, with, and via the SGDE honed through assessment and practice throughout the program of studies encouraged and valued in all aspects of learning	4-5
Career and leadership readiness technology savvy professional and, where relevant, fully accredited forward thinking and well informed tested and validated by work based experiences	1-5
Intercultural and ethical competency adept at operating in other cultures comfortable with different nationalities and social contexts able to determine and contribute to desirable social outcomes demonstrated by study abroad or with an understanding of indigenous knowledges	4-5
Self-awareness and emotional intelligence a capacity for self-reflection and a willingness to engage in self-appraisal open to objective and constructive feedback from supervisors and peers able to negotiate difficult social situations, defuse conflict and engage positively in purposeful debate	1-5

Learning Resources

Required Resources

The School will provision resources as required by the project.

Online Learning

Each project team will discuss and agree upon online resources that would be made available by the respective supervisor(s). Most of the time academic supervisor(s) will be using school's online learning platform, Canvas (https://myuni-canvas.adelaide.edu.au/) and emails for communication with the students and distributing relevant learning material. Students are expected to check their University's email account regularly during the semester.
Learning & Teaching Activities

Learning & Teaching Modes

Seminar style discussion meetings and project supervision by academic staff and project clients.

Workload

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

20 hours per week per student.

Learning Activities Summary

This is a project course and most of the learning acivities will be embeded in the project related activities that involving team work on the assigned project tasks, general course meetings with the teaching staff, projet meetings with the project clients, and academic consultation meetings with the teaching staff. Following are the details about the meetings that are expected to drive the learning activities.

General course and project related combined meetings usually last 1.5 to 2 hour. The duration of each team’s academic supervision meeting varies depending upon the nature and stage of a project and the needs of a team (or the needs of each individual member in each team) – expect 45-60 minutes each week at a mutually agreed time and place. Each team will also have project progress meetings with their project client(s) – such meetings will focus on the assigned topic and its related system to be developed and evaluated. Each of these meetings will last 45-60 minutes. It is expected that each team prepares and shares with teaching staff detailed minutes of the project meetings held with the clients.

The members of each project team are encouraged to spend at least 10-12 hours each week in a lab working together. If they need help during the lab work, they can send a request to the teaching staff for a meeting in the lab. However, such requests will only be accommodated depending upon the availability of the time of the teaching staff. Each student can make an appointment to meet the teaching staff for discussing project’s technical or logistical issues. It is encouraged that the whole team meets the teacher together or at least keep the other team members posted about the discussion points and the outcomes.

The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:

Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
Assessment must maintain academic standards.

Assessment Summary

Following are the components of the assessment for this project course.

1) Project proposal report and presentation (20%) - Group Assessment.

2) Individual contributions (20%) Individual Assessment.

3) Research and development Report (50%) Individual Assessment.

4) Contributions in the formal project meetings (academic and client supervisors) (10%) - Individual assessment.

The assessment Rubrics will be delivered through online learning platform - https://forums.cs.adelaide.edu.au/forums/ - and discussed in the general project meeting.

Assessment Related Requirements

Hurdle Requirement: If your overall mark for the course is greater than 44 F but, your marks for the individual contributions are less than 40%, your overall mark for the course will be reduced to 44 F.

Assessment Detail

1) Project proposal report and presentation (20%) - Group assessment. (Week 7).

A report critically analysing the relevant literature and detailing a research design and execution plan. The research proposal presentation will also describe individual research component.

2) Individual contributions (20%) - Individual assessment. (Week 12)

A presentation to demonstrate individual contribution to the carried out research and its results and a prototype implementation of a system.

3) Research and development Report (50%) - Individual assessment. (Week 13)

A detailed report demonstrating the design, execution, and findings and associated prototype system that has been fully tested. A detailed plans for the future work in the same or similar problem domain.

4) Contributions in the formal project meetings (academic and client supervisors) (10%) - Individual assessment. (On going)

Active and fruitful contributions to the formal project meetings with academic supervisors and clients.

Note: The details of the assessment rubrics will be provided through online learning platform, ( and will be discussed in the general project meeting.

CBOK Mapping:

Project proposal report and presentation

Abstraction: 3
Design: 3
Professional expectations: 3
Teamwork concepts & issues: 3
Understanding of ICT profession: 3
Hardware & Software: 3
Data & information: 3
IT governance & organisational: 3
IT project management: 3

Individual contributions

Abstraction: 3
Design: 3
Professional expectations: 3
Teamwork concepts & issues: 3
Interpersonal communications: 3
Understanding of ICT profession: 3
Hardware & Software: 3
Data & information: 3
Programming: 3
Human factors: 3
Systems development: 3
IT governance & organisational: 3
IT project management: 3

Research and development report

Abstraction: 2
Design: 2
Professional expectations: 3
Understanding of ICT profession: 3
Hardware & Software: 3
Data & information: 3
Programming: 3
Human factors: 3
Systems development: 3
IT governance & organisational: 2
IT project management: 2

Contributions in the formal project meetings

Professional expectations: 3
Teamwork concepts & issues: 3
Interpersonal communications: 3
Understanding of ICT profession: 3
Hardware & Software: 3
Data & information: 3
Programming: 3
Human factors: 3
Systems development: 3
IT governance & organisational: 3
IT project management: 3

For students who started their MSE degrees before 2013, alternative assessment criteria can be arranged. Please contact the course coordinator for details.

Submission

Project artefacts and documents are to be presented to lecturers and clients at weekly meetings.

Course Grading

Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
Grade	Mark	Description
FNS		Fail No Submission
F	1-49	Fail
P	50-64	Pass
C	65-74	Credit
D	75-84	Distinction
HD	85-100	High Distinction
CN		Continuing
NFE		No Formal Examination
RP		Result Pending

Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.

Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.

Final results for this course will be made available through .

Student Feedback

The University places a high priority on approaches to learning and teaching that enhance the student experience. Feedback is sought from students in a variety of ways including on-going engagement with staff, the use of online discussion boards and the use of Student Experience of Learning and Teaching (SELT) surveys as well as GOS surveys and Program reviews.

SELTs are an important source of information to inform individual teaching practice, decisions about teaching duties, and course and program curriculum design. They enable the University to assess how effectively its learning environments and teaching practices facilitate student engagement and learning outcomes. Under the current SELT Policy (http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/101/) course SELTs are mandated and must be conducted at the conclusion of each term/semester/trimester for every course offering. Feedback on issues raised through course SELT surveys is made available to enrolled students through various resources (e.g. MyUni). In addition aggregated course SELT data is available.
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