Software Design and Development Project

Learning Outcomes

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Apply appropriate engineering techniques and tools
• Specify, design, develop, test and evaluate a prototype interactive software

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• The multidisciplinary nature of the design of software systems, and the range of contributory disciplines (software engineering, human factors, cognitive psychology, graphics design, ethics, etc.)
• The main concepts that underpin the design of user interfaces
• User-centred and participatory design processes
• Agile methodologies for software project management

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Work effectively as part of a team, recognising the different roles within the team, and reflecting on both your own and the team's performance
• Solve complex problems in creative and innovative ways
• Manage a project effectively

• Human-computer interaction
• User-centred and participatory design
• Requirements capture
• The software development lifecycle
• Agile methodologies for software project management
• Evaluation and user acceptance testing methodologies

The content of this module is delivered through lectures, the module website, directed reading and pre-recorded materials.

Students work on their understanding through a combination of independent study, preparation for timetabled activities and supervision meetings, along with formative assessments in the form of coursework assignments.

Students work on their practical skills, professional skills and technical understanding in peer discussions, design meetings and supervision meetings.

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.