COURSE SYLLABUS
Software Quality and Project Management, 7.5 credits
Mjukvarukvalitets- och projektstyrning, 7,5 högskolepoäng
Course Syllabus for students Autumn 2012
| Course Code: | TMPD28 |
| Confirmed by: | Dean Jun 30, 2008 |
| Valid From: | Aug 1, 2010 |
| Version: | 1 |
| Education Cycle: | Second-cycle level |
| Disciplinary domain: | Technology (95%) and social sciences (5%)
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| Subject group: | DT1
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| Specialised in: | A1F
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| Main field of study: | Computer Engineering, Informatics |
Intended Learning Outcomes (ILO)
On completion of the course, the student should
- understand the main tasks of software project management and software quality management, and the integration between both areas
- have developed an ability to develop and optimize project plans, quality plans and project organization
- understand the specifics of process and product quality and be able to apply techniques for quality control
- have an overview on techniques in risk management, cost estimation, quality evaluation techniques and staff competences
- have detailed knowledge in one selected area of software quality and project management.
Contents
Software development projects should terminate “on time”, without exceeding the project budget and delivering the desired result in the right quality. Software quality management and software project management help to reach these objectives. This course examines advanced approaches in this field. In the context of software quality this includes defining and assessing software quality as well as appropriate management systems. Furthermore, the relationship to software project management is investigated.
The course includes the following topics:
- Fundamentals of quality management
- Standards for software process improvement (CMM, SPICE)
- Functional and non-functional quality features of software
- Defining and assessing software quality
- Software project management
- Software risk management
- Software cost estimation
Type of instruction
Lectures, lab work, seminars and home assignments.
The teaching is conducted in English.
Prerequisites
According to the eligibility rules of the Master’s programme or equivalent. Furthermore, completed courses in Software Engineering Methods, Knowledge Modelling and Knowledge Management, Enterprise Modelling, Research and Inquiry Method. Experience in software development and programming (or the equivalent).
Examination and grades
The course is graded Fail (U), 3, 4 or 5.
The course uses the report grades A, B, C, D, E, FX, F for international students.
Registration of examination:
| Name of the Test | Value | Grading |
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| Examination | 4.5 credits | U/3/4/5 |
| Exercises and Assignments | 3 credits | U/3/4/5 |
Course literature
Literature
There will be no main textbook, but a collection of readings from different books. Examples are:
Title: APPLIED SOFTWARE MEASUREMENT - ASSURING PRODUCTIVITY AND QUALITY
Author: Capers Jones
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
ISBN: 0070328137
Title: ASSESSMENT AND CONTROL OF SOFTWARE RISKS
Author: Capers Jones
Publisher: Englewood Cliffs, N.J Yourdon Series
ISBN: 0-13-741406-4
Title: EVALUATING SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURES - METHODS AND CASE STUDIES
Author: Hp.Clements, R.Kazman, M.Klein
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
ISBN:
Title: SOFTWARE ECONOMICS
Author: B. Boehm
Publisher: Englewood Cliffs, N.J: Prentice-Hall
ISBN: 0138221227
Title: SOFTWARE ENGINEERING. 7 edition
Author: Ian Sommerville
Publisher: Addison Wesley
ISBN: 0-321-21026-3
Additional material will be announced at the beginning of the course.
