Unit of Study PROG6001 Managing Software Development Projects (2024)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

PG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Science and Engineering
Placement

No

Unit description

Covers contemporary software development methods and techniques. This unit equips students with the skills necessary to understand and actively manage software and programmed systems in an Agile team setting. Students will learn about testing, configuration, procurement management and DevOps processes.

Unit content

1. Software project management

2. DevOps processes and tools

3. Software quality assurance

4. Testing techniques

5. Configuration management

6. Software procurement

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Gold Coast	Term1	Term1
Melbourne	Term1	Term1
Online	Term1	Term1
Perth	N/A	Term1
Sydney	N/A	Term1

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

develop, implement and manage software development programs and strategies in a team-based environment.

assess and evaluate testing and configuration management methods in multi-scale software projects.

classify and produce software procurement specifications.

evaluate and propose management actions to assure software product quality.

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Project proposal	20%
Project report	50%
Project report	30%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hour (Weekly)

Assessment
Project proposal	20%
Project report	50%
Project report	30%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hour (Weekly)

Assessment
Project proposal	20%
Project report	50%
Project report	30%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hour (Weekly)

Assessment
Project proposal	20%
Project report	50%
Project report	30%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hour (Weekly)

Assessment
Project proposal	20%
Project report	50%
Project report	30%

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts

No prescribed texts.

Prescribed Resources/Equipment

No prescribed resources/equipment.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.

Fee information

Domestic

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