Module Descriptors
MENG PROJECT IN COMPUTING
COIS70599
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 7
60 credits
Contact
Leader: Robert Kinmond
Email: R.M.Kinmond@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 24
Independent Study Hours: 576
Total Learning Hours: 600
Assessment
- COURSEWORK weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Additional Assessment Details
100% in course assessment consisting of:
Report 80% (Learning outcomes 1-6)
Demonstration and viva 20% (Learning outcomes 1-6)
Marking will be partitioned between elements for groupwork and elements that reflect individual contribution.
Report 80% (Learning outcomes 1-6)
Demonstration and viva 20% (Learning outcomes 1-6)
Marking will be partitioned between elements for groupwork and elements that reflect individual contribution.
Module Indicative Content
Students will form a software development team and play various different roles in the production of a substantial software product to commercial or near commercial standards.
Students will develop and display their professional engineering skills, both technical and managerial. Each student will have the opportunity to exercise leadership as part of the project roles they will play. Emphasis is placed on group management and leadership, the management of project and the design and implementation of a software product. The overall theme of the engineering of software products to defined quality criteria will pervade.
Students will develop and display their professional engineering skills, both technical and managerial. Each student will have the opportunity to exercise leadership as part of the project roles they will play. Emphasis is placed on group management and leadership, the management of project and the design and implementation of a software product. The overall theme of the engineering of software products to defined quality criteria will pervade.
Module Learning Strategies
Students in small groups will form a software development team and play various different roles including leadership and management in the production of a substantial software product to commercial or near commercial standards.
Module Resources
Various journals, web based materials and books, etc. as necessary
Module Special Admissions Requirements
Registration on an MEng award within the subject area of computing
Module Texts
Various journals, web based materials and books, etc. as necessary