SOFTWARE ENGINEERING MINI PROJECT

Course Description

The course introduces students to the integrated team approach to undertaking software Engineering projects from the point of requirements analysis to deploying a tested and well engineered solution, with the assistance of a Project Supervisor (s). It also plays a crucial role in exposing students to building highly effective teams which is very important in “real life” industrial experience.

Course Objectives

The course aims to provide students with understanding and skills in:

i) Project management concepts and roles

ii) Planning and controlling projects

iii) Considerations for commercialization of software products

iv) Software Requirements Analyis, specification and Design

v) Choosing appropriate Software Engineering Processes, Tools and Methods

vi) Professional Software construction

vii) Software maintenance and Management

viii) Software documentation

ix) Professional Software quality assurance and Testing

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, the student should be able to:

• Explain the nature of Software Engineering projects and their management

• Demonstrate understanding of Finance Planning, Budgeting and Costing in Software Engineering Projects

• Integrate the concepts of Risk Management, Human resource management, control of time and deadlines through application of tools and techniques

• Demonstrate the ability to develop a business plan as part of the Project Proposal for their choice of research project.

• Demonstrate creativity and innovation in the developing software solutions

• Develop the requirements and design specifications

• Attest and practice high-quality Project Management skills in enhancing individual effectiveness and productivity

• Develop Software using state of the art technologies

• Document the software in accordance to well known practices