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Core Module Information
Module title: Advanced Software Development
SCQF level: 11:
SCQF credit value: 20.00
ECTS credit value: 10
Module code: SET11504
Module leader: John Owens
School School of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment
Subject area group: Computer Science
Prerequisites

There are no pre-requisites for this module to be added
Description of module content:

Research: Investigate, summarise and present findings on a recently published software engineering research paper.Research: Investigate, summarise and present findings on a software engineering research topic and incorporate that that topic into your coursework.Practical: You will produce a piece of non-trivial software to demonstrate your software engineering research topic in use. Report: You will write a report about your practical work in the form of a research paper suitable for publication in a journal.
Learning Outcomes for module:

Upon completion of this module you will be able to

LO1: Investigate a current research paper in software engineering and present the findings.

LO2: Investigate a current research topic in software engineering and present the findings.

LO3: Exercise appropriate judgement to incorporate your research topic into the analysis, design, implementation and testing of a non-trivial piece of software.

LO4: Provide a critical analysis of the software developed making informed judgements about the software’s extensibility and maintainability.
Full Details of Teaching and Assessment
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: John Owens
Module Organiser:


Student Activity (Notional Equivalent Study Hours (NESH))
Mode of activityLearning & Teaching ActivityNESH (Study Hours)NESH Description
Face To Face Lecture 20 Lecture preparing the students for the presentations and paper submission
Face To Face Practical classes and workshops 20 Practical classes and workshops preparing students for presentations and paper submission
Online Guided independent study 160 Guided independent study preparing for presentations and paper submission
Total Study Hours200
Expected Total Study Hours for Module200


Assessment
Type of Assessment Weighting % LOs covered Week due Length in Hours/Words Description
Practical Skills Assessment 50 3~4 Week 13 HOURS= 6 weeks Carry out a substantial piece of work in the topic chosen and write up the work as a paper submission to the Journal of Software Engineering
Oral Presentation 20 1 Week 8 HOURS= 20 minutes Oral Presentation of a published paper
Oral Presentation 30 2 Week 11 HOURS= 20 minutes Oral Presentation of a published paper the topic of which will form the basis for the final coursework
Component 1 subtotal: 100
Component 2 subtotal: 0
Module subtotal: 100

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SET11504 Advanced Software Development
 

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