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CS5053: FUNDAMENTALS OF SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT (DISTANCE LEARNING) (2015-2016)

Last modified: 25 Mar 2016 11:38


Course Overview

This course provides the underpinnings of the degree in software project management. It sets out the framework of the enquiry about which processes are most useful and suitable for software development as explored during the degree. It explores the tension between traditional approaches and the agile approaches now used by many firms.



Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Session First Sub Session Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus None. Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Bruce Scharlau

Qualification Prerequisites

None.

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Computing Science (CS) (Studied)
  • Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

The course covers concepts, methods, and tools currently adopted in the software sector to manage projects. As such, it provides a thorough and wide introduction to all those relevant aspects of software project management that will be more specifically addressed in the other courses that are part of the programme. Introduction to Software Project Management: What is Software Project Management? Software Project Management and the Software Development Life Cycle; Statistics Teams and Scheduling: Project Teams; Success factors; Introduction to scheduling. Measuring Risk: Introduction to Accounting; Risks and risk management; Evaluating Projects; Risk quantification methods. Specifying and Doing the Project to Standards: Introduction to Project Planning and Control; Operate and look back; The Application in Production; Software Project Management Standards - PMBOK, ISO 10006, BS 6079, PRINCE2.

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers


Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 31 August 2023 for 1st half-session courses and 22 December 2023 for 2nd half-session courses.

Summative Assessments

Continuous assessment (100%).

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Feedback

None.

Course Learning Outcomes

None.
 

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