2024/5, Trimester 1, In Person,
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| Occurrence: | 001 |
| Primary mode of delivery: | In Person |
| Location of delivery: | MERCHISTON |
| Partner: | |
| Member of staff responsible for delivering module: | Xiaodong Liu |
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| Student Activity (Notional Equivalent Study Hours (NESH)) |
| Mode of activity | Learning & Teaching Activity | NESH (Study Hours) | NESH Description |
| Face To Face | Lecture | 22 | The lectures will present and explain a comprehensive set of the state-of-art knowledge and skills on software architecture. These knowledge and skills are widely used in the current industry and research, and will improve your skillset and employabilty significantly. |
| Face To Face | Practical classes and workshops | 22 | Two hours each week are devoted to in-class hands-on work with the architecture styles, architecture patterns, architecture design and analysis you learn in the module.
The practical sessions will also provide support and continuous feedback on the coursework. During the practicals, students will have the opportunity to work on their coursework, show their draft work to the tutors and receive instant feedback from the tutors as a continuous learning cycle. |
| Face To Face | Tutorial | 4 | Tutorials will be interactive and discussion-based. They will give the students the opportunity to present their questions and contribute to the discussion with their knowledge and expertise. |
| Independent Learning | Centrally Time Tabled Examination | 2 | You will take an online centrally time tabled exam to show your mastery of the knowledge and skills taught in the module. |
| Online | Guided independent study | 135 | Outside the class time, you are expected to do independent study to digest the taught knowledge and practise the related skills. This might include additional work on the coursework, practise with the tools and techniques and wider reading. |
| Online | GROUPIND_STUDY | 15 | You are expected to collaborate with the other students in your team outside of scheduled class time when digesting the module content and working on the coursework. |
| Total Study Hours | 200 | |
| Expected Total Study Hours for Module | 200 | |
| Assessment |
| Type of Assessment | Weighting % | LOs covered | Week due | Length in Hours/Words | Description |
| Practical Skills Assessment | 60 | 1~2~3~4~5 | Week 12 | HOURS= 50 | Students will do coursework as the practical skills assessment. The coursework will involve architecture design, architecture analysis, trade-off, and justification of the design decision. A prototype will be implemented based on the architecture design as a means of verification and evaluation of the design. During the practicals, students will have the opportunity to work on their coursework, show their draft work to the tutors and receive instant feedback from the tutors. |
| Centrally Time Tabled Examination | 40 | 1~2~3~4~5 | Exam Period | HOURS= 2 hour | Students will take an online centrally time tabled exam to show your mastery of the knowledge and skills taught in the module. The exam will be design/discussion/analysis focused to reflect the honours level of this module. |
| Component 1 subtotal: | 60 | | |
| Component 2 subtotal: | 40 | | | | |
| Module subtotal: | 100 | | | | |