Module Details

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Title INTERNET COMPUTING GROUP PROJECT
Code COMP216
Coordinator Dr M Zito
Computer Science
Michele@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2019-20 Level 5 FHEQ Second Semester 15

Aims

Students will work in groups of four to produce a working internet computing software application. The deliverables and working methods will be prescribed. The aims of the module are:
To provide experience of group working.
To provide experience of all aspects of the development of a moderately sized software system.
To prepare students for their individual projects in the third year.
To consolidate material from the first semester of the second year.


Learning Outcomes

(LO1) An understanding of working as part of a team.

(LO2) Improved personal, interpersonal and communication skills.

(LO3) A more in depth understanding of the software development process within the context of internet computing applications.

(LO4) An ability to specify the requirements of an internet computing software application.

(LO5) Experience in the design of an internet computing software system.

(LO6) Practical experience in the implementation and testing of a moderately sized software system.

(LO7) An awareness of project management issues.

(LO8) Understanding of the process and role of software documentation.

(LO9) Experience in the writing of a sizeable report on a software project.

(S1) By the end of the group project experience each student should have developed: better interpersonal skills;

(S2) awareness of the benefits of structuring the development process;

(S3) better knowledge of the main design techniques.


Syllabus

 

12 lectures will be given: Introduction to the project framework; Meeting skills; Project planning; Project monitoring; Requirements Specification for internet computing applications; Presentation skills; Design considerations for internet computing applications; Group dynamics and negotiation; Quality management; Configuration management; Documenting testing; Report writing.


Teaching and Learning Strategies

Teaching Method 1 - Lecture
Description:
Attendance Recorded: Yes
Notes: Lectures are concentrated at the start of term and then after each in-term review.

Teaching Method 2 - Tutorial
Description:
Attendance Recorded: Yes
Notes: 2 hours project reviews; project surgeries as needed


Teaching Schedule

  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours 12

  6

      18
Timetable (if known)              
Private Study 132
TOTAL HOURS 150

Assessment

EXAM Duration Timing
(Semester)
% of
final
mark
Resit/resubmission
opportunity
Penalty for late
submission
Notes
             
CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
(Semester)
% of
final
mark
Resit/resubmission
opportunity
Penalty for late
submission
Notes
Meeting Record There is a resit opportunity. Non-standard penalty applies for late submission - Meeting records describe the team progress during the term, as such a late submission cannot be allow           
Requirement Analysis There is a resit opportunity. Non-standard penalty applies for late submission - Standard UoL penalty applies to required written material only. This is not an anonymous asse      12       
Design There is a resit opportunity. Non-standard penalty applies for late submission - Standard UoL penalty applies to required written material only. This is not an anonymous assessment. Asse      15       
Software Demonstration There is a resit opportunity. Non-standard penalty applies for late submission - Standard UoL penalty applies to required written material only. This is not an anonymous as      15       
Portfolio and Individual Contribution There is a resit opportunity. Non-standard penalty applies for late submission - This is not an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :Semester      50       

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