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Learning Objectives

At the completion of this unit students will have:

  • experience of all stages in the development of a SE project
  • experience of the role and responsibilities of clients and developers in a SE project
  • understanding of the way in which computer systems are designed, developed and implemented;
  • understanding of the role of methodologies, tools and techniques;
  • understanding of the processes and components of a quality system;
  • ability to adopt a systematic and professional approach to the production of quality computer systems;
  • understandig of ethical behaviour;
  • ability to plan and manage the full range of activities in an SE project;
  • ability to work productively in a team and individually;
  • ability to communicate effectively with clients and users;
  • ability to develop and deliver on time a computer system that meets the specified requirements.

Graduate Attributes

Monash prepares its graduates to be:
  1. responsible and effective global citizens who:
    1. engage in an internationalised world
    2. exhibit cross-cultural competence
    3. demonstrate ethical values
  2. critical and creative scholars who:
    1. produce innovative solutions to problems
    2. apply research skills to a range of challenges
    3. communicate perceptively and effectively

    Assessment Summary

    Assignments: 100%

    Assessment Task Value Due Date
    Full year Project 100% See weeks due in schedule and details on MUSO - Blackboard
    Attendance - mandatory for classes See hurdle page on Blackboard (MUSO) for details Attendance mandatory

    Teaching Approach

    Studio teaching
    Studio teaching is a facilitated active, participatory, peer learning approach.

    Feedback

    Our feedback to You

    Types of feedback you can expect to receive in this unit are:
    • Informal feedback on progress in labs/tutes
    • Graded assignments with comments

    Your feedback to Us

    Monash is committed to excellence in education and regularly seeks feedback from students, employers and staff. One of the key formal ways students have to provide feedback is through SETU, Student Evaluation of Teacher and Unit. The University's student evaluation policy requires that every unit is evaluated each year. Students are strongly encouraged to complete the surveys. The feedback is anonymous and provides the Faculty with evidence of aspects that students are satisfied and areas for improvement.

    For more information on Monash's educational strategy, and on student evaluations, see:
    http://www.monash.edu.au/about/monash-directions/directions.html
    http://www.policy.monash.edu/policy-bank/academic/education/quality/student-evaluation-policy.html

    Previous Student Evaluations of this unit

    If you wish to view how previous students rated this unit, please go to
    https://emuapps.monash.edu.au/unitevaluations/index.jsp

    Required Resources

    Customised Software Engineering laboratory (the MUSE lab) at Clayton with the standard lab image plus high end software engineering & testing tools from IBM/Rational, Websphere software from IBM, Testing tools from Compuware. Open source tools such as Eclipse, Junit & coverage testing tools

    Unit Schedule

    Week Date* Activities Assessment
    0 21/02/11   No formal assessment or activities are undertaken in week 0
    1 28/02/11 sem 1: Welcome to Unit/Admin/Team selection/Project selection. sem 2 - Update on Project status from student teams. Lecturer - to set the ground rules for sem 2  
    2 07/03/11 sem 1: Process and Problem Solving fortnightly team meeting with supervisor
    3 14/03/11 sem 1: Project Management sem 1 & 2: Progress report fortnightly odd weeks except week 1, sem1 & week 13 sem 2; sem 1- indiv. seminar preference to Lecturer; prelim. proj. plan(PMP);
    4 21/03/11 sem 1: Analysis and Requirements Engineering fortnightly team meeting with supervisor;
    5 28/03/11 sem 1 : Architecture and Design Penultimate PMP; Legal agreements signed by client &students; group peer assessment; Prelim. software req.; Preliminary Project Management Report
    6 04/04/11 sem 1: Software process; Sem 2- seminar series, hurdles/milestones checks fortnightly team meeting with supervisor
    7 11/04/11 sem 1: class seminar series by Lecturer/student teams; sem 1 & 2 : SE Project sem 1: prelim software prototype;
    8 18/04/11 sem 1: class seminar series by Lecturer/student teams; sem 1 & 2: SE Project fortnightly team meeting with supervisor
    Mid semester break
    9 02/05/11 sem 1: class seminar series by lecturer/student teams; sem 1 & 2:SE Project sem 1: penultimate SRS; software walk through;
    10 09/05/11 sem 1: class seminar series by lecturer/student teams; sem 1 & 2:SE Project fortnightly team meeting with supervisor;
    11 16/05/11 sem 1: class seminar series by lecturer/student teams; sem 1 & 2:SE Project sem 1: Final PMP & SRS; Individual SWEBOK Interview in sem 1 & 2 weeks 10-11;
    12 23/05/11 group presentations Group presentation of project
      30/05/11 SWOT VAC No formal assessment is undertaken SWOT VAC

    *Please note that these dates may only apply to Australian campuses of Monash University. Off-shore students need to check the dates with their unit leader.

    Assessment Policy

    To pass a unit which includes an examination as part of the assessment a student must obtain:

    • 40% or more in the unit's examination, and
    • 40% or more in the unit's total non-examination assessment, and
    • an overall unit mark of 50% or more.

    If a student does not achieve 40% or more in the unit examination or the unit non-examination total assessment, and the total mark for the unit is greater than 50% then a mark of no greater than 49-N will be recorded for the unit

    Assessment Tasks

    Participation

    • Assessment task 1
      Title:
      Full year Project
      Description:
      The Full year project is worth 100 marks. Sem 1 & 2 each are worth 50 marks each. Hurdles must be met as well as Milestones which are worth marks. Due dates are prior to class on the week assigned for assessments. The milestones on the MUSO site includes weeks for both sem 1 & 2.
      Weighting:
      100%
      Criteria for assessment:

      Please refer to  FIT4002 handbook on the MUSO - Blackboard site for the unit for complete description of the unit and a  tabular detail of the criteria for assessment.

      Due date:
      See weeks due in schedule and details on MUSO - Blackboard
    • Assessment task 2
      Title:
      Attendance - mandatory for classes
      Description:
      See hurdle page on Blackboard (MUSO) site.
      Weighting:
      See hurdle page on Blackboard (MUSO) for details
      Criteria for assessment:
      Please refer to  FIT4002 handbook on the Blackboard site for the unit for criteria for assessment.
      Due date:
      Attendance mandatory

    Examinations

    Assignment submission

    Assignment coversheets are available via "Student Forms" on the Faculty website: http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/resources/student/forms/

    You MUST submit a completed coversheet with all assignments, ensuring that the plagiarism declaration section is signed.

    Extensions and penalties

    Submission must be made by the due date otherwise penalties will be enforced.

    You must negotiate any extensions formally with your campus unit leader via the in-semester special consideration process: http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/resources/student/equity/special-consideration.html.

    Returning assignments

    Students can expect assignments to be returned within two weeks of the submission date or after receipt, whichever is later

    Policies

    Monash has educational policies, procedures and guidelines, which are designed to ensure that staff and students are aware of the University's academic standards, and to provide advice on how they might uphold them. You can find Monash's Education Policies at:
    http://policy.monash.edu.au/policy-bank/academic/education/index.html

    Key educational policies include:

    Student services

    The University provides many different kinds of support services for you. Contact your tutor if you need advice and see the range of services available at www.monash.edu.au/students The Monash University Library provides a range of services and resources that enable you to save time and be more effective in your learning and research. Go to http://www.lib.monash.edu.au or the library tab in my.monash portal for more information. Students who have a disability or medical condition are welcome to contact the Disability Liaison Unit to discuss academic support services. Disability Liaison Officers (DLOs) visit all Victorian campuses on a regular basis

    Reading list

    • Relevant Journal Articles and Conference Proceedings depending on the project chosen.
    • Gilb T and Graham D, Software inspection, Addison-Wesley, 1993
    • Stiller, Project-based Software Engineering, Prentice-Hall, 2001
    • Humphrey W, Managing the software process, Addison-Wesley,1989
    • Pfleeger S.L., Software Engineering Theory and Practice, Prentice Hall 2001
    • Somerville I.S., Software Engineering Addison Wesley 2001
    • Sallis P, Tate G and MacDonell S, Software Engineering: Practice, Management, Improvement, Addison-Wesley, 1995
    • Humphrey W, Introduction to the Personal Software Process, Addison Wesley 2000
    • Pressman R.S., Software Engineering, A Practitioner's approach, Fifth Ed., McGraw Hill, 2001
    • Maciaszek, Requirements Analysis and System Design: Developing Information Systems with UML 2001, Prentice-Hall, 2001
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