Software Project Management and Secure Development

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

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

• Standard management methods for software projects
• Planning, monitoring, quality control assurance and team management practices for software projects

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Describe a number of modern software development methods, including the life cycle for developing secure software systems.
• Select appropriate modern software development methods for a variety of software projects, taking into account assessment of risk and consideration of security.

Subject Specific Practical Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Evaluate and critically reflect on approaches to risk management and quality metrics for monitoring and quality controls in projects.
• Apply project management concepts to a given case study.

Summative

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

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.