Module Descriptors
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING AND SYSTEMS INTEGRATION
COSE50430
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 5
15 credits
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- COURSEWORK weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Special Admissions Requirements
Previous study if CE00371-4 Introduction to Software Development & CE00839-4 System Modelling or equivalent
Module Texts
The Business of Systems Integration, Prencipe Davies, Hobday, OUP Oxford (2005), ISBN-10: 019926323X
Software Engineering: A Practitioner's Approach, Roger S Pressman, McGraw-HIll Higher Education 7th edition (1 April 2009), ISBN-10: 0071267824
Software Engineering: A Practitioner's Approach, Roger S Pressman, McGraw-HIll Higher Education 7th edition (1 April 2009), ISBN-10: 0071267824
Module Resources
Students will be provided with a module handbook including the descriptor, schedule of delivery and additional reference material to support student-centred study.
Additional case study, material and practical workbooks will be provided when appropriate to the schedule.
Lecture notes will be provided electronically prior to delivery and be available throughout the running of the course.
Access to a PC with suitable word processing, diagramming and appropriate tools for use in the producing of the coursework and supporting the practical workshops.
Additional case study, material and practical workbooks will be provided when appropriate to the schedule.
Lecture notes will be provided electronically prior to delivery and be available throughout the running of the course.
Access to a PC with suitable word processing, diagramming and appropriate tools for use in the producing of the coursework and supporting the practical workshops.
Module Learning Strategies
Delivery of the Module is as follows:
2x1 hour lectures per week for the whole group
1x1 hour practical per week in groups of no more than 20 students
(1:n)2 (1:20)1
The following learning strategies will be applied:
-Keynote lectures introducing the main points for the topics covered by the core course material and student-centred workshops/tutorials to develop and underline the main topics.
-Discursive sessions drawing on practical examples
Students will also be encouraged to develop their intellectual, communicative and problem solving skills.
2x1 hour lectures per week for the whole group
1x1 hour practical per week in groups of no more than 20 students
(1:n)2 (1:20)1
The following learning strategies will be applied:
-Keynote lectures introducing the main points for the topics covered by the core course material and student-centred workshops/tutorials to develop and underline the main topics.
-Discursive sessions drawing on practical examples
Students will also be encouraged to develop their intellectual, communicative and problem solving skills.
Module Indicative Content
The module will focus on the following areas:
Systems Integration and Electronic Data Interchange
Systems Modelling
Types of Systems ¿ Enterprise Systems, Information Systems, Decision Support Systems, Software and Data Quality
The impact that the Data Protection Act has on sharing information and access to the data
Protocols and Systems architecture (OSI 7 layer model etc)
Issues with Asynchronous and Synchronous data exchange
Computer Aided Software Engineering Tools
Usability and requirements engineering
Systems Integration and Electronic Data Interchange
Systems Modelling
Types of Systems ¿ Enterprise Systems, Information Systems, Decision Support Systems, Software and Data Quality
The impact that the Data Protection Act has on sharing information and access to the data
Protocols and Systems architecture (OSI 7 layer model etc)
Issues with Asynchronous and Synchronous data exchange
Computer Aided Software Engineering Tools
Usability and requirements engineering
Module Additional Assessment Details
A coursework weighted at 100%
1) Seminar presentation and paper (1500 words), duration up to 15 minutes, weighted at 50%, assessing learning outcome 1
2) Practical assignment weighted at 50% assessing learning outcome 2
The assignment will require students to demonstrate practical skills in software engineering and Systems Integration and to demonstrate that these skills can be applied in a complex environment
1) Seminar presentation and paper (1500 words), duration up to 15 minutes, weighted at 50%, assessing learning outcome 1
2) Practical assignment weighted at 50% assessing learning outcome 2
The assignment will require students to demonstrate practical skills in software engineering and Systems Integration and to demonstrate that these skills can be applied in a complex environment