| CODE | CIS3119 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Software Engineering: Project Management | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Information Systems | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit is targeted at enabling students to both integrate in, and set up, effective software development teams and other collectives. Both technical and human resource aspects will be considered. Traditional challenging issues will be expounded and discussed and approaches explained. Another aim of this study-unit is to provide students with metrication and estimation methods relating to software projects, ranging from cost estimation to availability calculations. Classwork will take the form of on-line participation in various tasks and exercises. Therefore, this component cannot be resit-able. Study-unit Aims: This study-unit aims to provide students with the necessary knowledge, insight and appreciation for the effective application of software project management techniques which will prove useful as they progress in their career and take on more responsible roles. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Explain the fundamental objectives and constraints of software project management, including scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk and stakeholder expectations; - Discuss the influence of human factors, like motivation, communication, culture and team dynamics, on software project success; - Compare and evaluate established life-cycle and process models (e.g. waterfall, incremental, agile, DevOps) for suitability in differing organisational and project contexts; - Describe and critique industry-accepted estimation and metrication techniques, such as function points, story points, COCOMO, earned-value analysis and availability/reliability measures. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Produce coherent project plans that integrate work-breakdown structures, realistic schedules, resource allocations, budgets and risk-mitigation actions; - Apply quantitative estimation methods to forecast effort, duration, cost, quality and availability, and justify the chosen techniques in a given scenario; - Use contemporary project-management and collaboration tools (e.g. Jira, MS Project, Git hosting platforms) to monitor progress, control quality and report status to stakeholders; - Adapt and tailor software-development processes to organisational constraints, regulatory standards and evolving project risks; - Demonstrate effective leadership and collaboration skills in diverse teams, including conflict resolution, negotiation and reflective improvement of team practices. 3. Competences (Transferable): By the end of the study-unit, students will be able to: - Communicate complex technical and managerial information clearly in written reports and oral presentations to both specialist and non-specialist audiences; - Critically appraise ethical, legal and professional issues arising in software project management, proposing responsible and sustainable solutions; - Reflect on personal performance and devise actionable plans for continuous professional development in project-management practice. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - "Software Project Management", 3rd or later edition, by B. Hughes & M. Cotterell, Mc Graw Hill. Additional text: - "Software Engineering", 6th edition or later, by T. Sommerville, Addison Wesley. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Ernest A. Cachia |
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