Module Information

Module Identifier
CS39930
Module Title
Web-Based Major Project
Academic Year
2021/2022
Co-ordinator
Dr Edel Sherratt
Semester
Semester 2
Pre-Requisite
This module is only available to students registered on Web Development (H602/H603) or Business Information Technology (G500/G501)
Co-Requisite
CS35510
Exclusive (Any Acad Year)
CC39440 or CS39440
Exclusive (Any Acad Year)
CC39620 or CS39620
Other Staff
 

Course Delivery

 

Assessment

Due to Covid-19 students should refer to the module Blackboard pages for assessment details

Assessment Type Assessment length / details Proportion
Semester Assessment Report on business analysis of web needs (1500 words)  10%
Semester Assessment User interface designs and evaluation of others' designs  10%
Semester Assessment Technical design  10%
Semester Assessment Web-based software system  30%
Semester Assessment Final report (10,000-15,000 words)  40%
Supplementary Assessment 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:

1. Analyse the web needs of an enterprise, and produce a plan for an appropriate web-based software system.

2. Build a professional quality web-based software system appropriate for the organisation, under the direction of supervisors but demonstrating self-discipline, organisation and initiative.

3. Demonstrate an ablity to independently apply the key achievements of their degree studies.

4. Produce a critical appraisal of their work, evaluating all aspects of their approach.

Brief description

Students will perform and document the analysis, design, prototyping and development needed to produce a web site or web-based software system approprate for a professional enterprise.

Content

Students will select a business or charity or other enterprise, and will design and implement a web site or web-based software system for that enterprise using current web-based technology.

They will
  • Produce an analysis of the web needs of the enterprise.
  • Provide a breakdown of the planned structure of the web-based software system. 
  • Perform an analysis of the necessary data structures. This should be complex enough to need to be database-backed.
  • Produce several non-functional prototypes of the web-based software system, assess their suitability against web guidelines and perform user evaluation of the prototypes. 
  • Implement the chosen version of the web-based software system.
  • Perform a useability evaluation with a number of users on the final system.
    • The project will be structured so that these things happen in a logical order, with deliverables through the term. The design and development work will be supported by weekly workshops that stress the topics that have already been covered in the course (such as User Interface Design, Security, Web Tools, Database Design, and System Testing) that support the work being done at that stage of the project, and make clear the nature of the expected deliverables.

Module Skills

Skills Type Skills details
Application of Number Inherent to the subject.
Communication This module will be beneficial to students' written and oral communication skills through dissertation and demonstration.
Improving own Learning and Performance The students are asked to reflect on their learning and performance.
Information Technology Inherent to the subject.
Personal Development and Career planning This module should help the students understand the potential of thier specific degree for providing employment, and provide them with significant material for their portfolios.
Problem solving Inherent in the implementation of computing systems.
Research skills Minor amount of research in looking at relevant web site designs.
Subject Specific Skills Web site design and construction.
Team work

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 6