An ASSIGNMENT weighted at 50% length 1500 words (LO 3 & 4).
A 2 hours EXAMINATION weighted at 50% (LO 1 & 2)
This is the final assessment

It is to be understood that coverage of the following topics is within the context of the commercial development of computing based solutions to problems. Hence coverage of the topics will be selective and tailored to the support such product development.

Concepts of commercial system development, software metrics, quality of service, the management of change, business plans, understanding of company balance sheets, management and organisational structures, costing techniques, risk management, relevant company and employment legislation, professional integrity, product pricing and marketing, project planning and management, product evaluation and validation, security issues, etc.

Case studies, guest speakers, regular lectures and seminar groups. Typically 2 hours of whole group sessions and one hour tutorial group per week. (1:n) 2 (1:20) 1

Any resources within the Faculty as required.

NONE

Range of journals and articles as appropriate to individual student needs.

1. Understand the organisational and administrative principles of running a business and in particular being able to critically evaluate the roles of financial control, costing and marketing as they relate to the development of computing based solutions to problems, and critically analyse data relating to costing, investment, resources and other factors and critically evaluate their relation to company and market environments in the development of a computing based solution to a problem.
(ANALYSIS; ENQUIRY; KNOWLEDGE & UNDERSTANDING)

2. Understand the need to take responsibility for the long-term effects of the engineering processes involved in the production of a product to defined quality criteria and critically evaluate the evidential basis that informs professional judgement based on critical awareness and evaluation of good practice.
(ENQUIRY; REFLECTION)

3. Critically appraise technical and managerial contributions within an engineering project and understand systems of communication and control within organisations and communicate effectively (and critically reflect on that communication) to develop and maintain both good teamwork and management functions.
(COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE & UNDERSTANDING; REFLECTION)

4. Collect and critically analyse data, and review alternative techniques and proposed solutions, both established and novel, relevant to a computing based solution to a problem and show initiative in the identification of new problems, market opportunities and techniques and solutions.
(ANALYSIS; ENQUIRY; REFLECTION;)