Module Information

Module Identifier

CHM1320

Module Title

Advanced Software Engineering

Academic Year

2016/2017

Co-ordinator

Mr Nigel W Hardy

Semester

Semester 2

Pre-Requisite

Only available to students taking the Diploma/MSc in Computer Science (Software Engineering)

Other Staff

Course Delivery

Delivery Type	Delivery length / details
Lecture	11 x 2 Hour Lectures

Assessment

Assessment Type	Assessment length / details	Proportion
Semester Assessment	Participation and contribution.	15%
Semester Assessment	Conference type of poster representing approximately 20 hours work.	25%
Semester Assessment	Course Work: A survey paper of approximately 6000 words.	60%
Supplementary Assessment	Resit failed examination and/or resubmission of failed/non-submitted coursework components or ones of equivalent value	100%

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
identify and use the main research resources that are available to software engineers

constructively participate in advanced technical debate in the field.

have a general overview of the field of Software Engineering and be aware of focused areas of research interest within it.

present current research at an appropriate level of detail to a technical audience.

produce a survey paper on some current area of Software Engineering research.

Aims

This module focuses on current issues in the field of Software Engineering. The module will involve students in an examination of current research literature of interest to software engineers.

Brief description

This module focuses on current issues in the field of Software Engineering. The module will involve students in an examination of current research literature of interest to software engineers. Significant emphasis is placed on student discussion and peer review.

Content

The content will vary from year to year, but will be based on a selection of current and relevant literature from academic articles, the web and other sources. Examples include: search engines, semantic webs, data mining, peer-to-peer distribution, GRID, OMG Model Driven Architecture, mobile agents etc.

The module is run as a series of seminars during which students present papers to their peers and where other students are required to prepare and ask relevant questions.

Students are required to write a survey-style paper that necessitates an extensive literature and web search.

Students participate in a conference organized by the Department of Computer Science where they present posters to peers and staff. The aim is to simulate a real academic poster presentation.

Module Skills

Skills Type	Skills details
Application of Number
Communication	Students are required to participate in seminars, give oral and poster presentations and a literature review.
Improving own Learning and Performance	Students will use experience and discussion of their first presentations to improve subsequent ones.
Information Technology	Inherent in the module.
Personal Development and Career planning
Problem solving
Research skills	Students will be required to acquire further knowlede from journals and on-line sources for presentations, poster and literature review.
Subject Specific Skills	Obtaining and evaluating information sources.
Team work

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 7