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CSC-30016 - Module Specification
School of Computing and Mathematics
Faculty of Natural Sciences

For academic year: 2022/23 Last Updated: 19 January 2023

CSC-30016 - Software Engineering Project Management
Coordinator: Amro Al-Said Ahmad
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 6
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733075

Programme/Approved Electives for 2022/23

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

CSC-20041 Software Engineering OR
CSC-20022 System Lifecycles and Design.



Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2022/23

Software engineering is not simply a matter of technical expertise in requirements, specification, design, implementation and maintenance (as taught in prerequisite modules). The process and practice of software engineering requires leadership and management. This module reviews standard practices in project management, and uses these to explore how people and cultures relate to successful project management and leadership. The module covers conventional software engineering project management, adding reflections on state-of-the-art industrial software engineering management from organisations such as google. Students are expected to apply concepts, ideas and reading to management scenarios in workshops and the assignment.

Aims
To provide an understanding of the principles of project management, and specifically the scope of, and problems and techniques associated with, software engineering project management.

Intended Learning Outcomes

research and evaluate the terminology of management, and leadership, differentiating among management structures and management roles in traditional and agile management: 1,2
assess the challenges of personnel management and leadership, including management of diversity in the workforce, and apply understanding of personnel issues to simple management scenarios: 1
discuss the basics of project risk, and critically evaluate the generic and specific risks in the contexts of a small agile project and generic safety critical software engineering project management: 2

Study hours

Around 15 hours of online study material including links to online texts and videos, as well as specific texts and videos prepared for the module.
Approximately 5 hours of online live sessions: Q&A, discussion topics, review of material.
60 hours of self-directed learning and research, following up on the topics online.
2x25 hours coursework preparation

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Coursework weighted 50%
Short report: workforce management (500 words)
Assignment 1 (ILO 1 and 2) on workforce management.

2: Coursework weighted 50%
Short report (500 words)
Assignment 2 (ILO 1 and 3) on estimation, planning and risk

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 19 January 2023