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SOFT3888: Software Development Project
2025 unit information
This unit will provide students an opportunity to apply the knowledge and practice the skills acquired in the prerequisite and qualifying units, in the context of designing and building a substantial software development system in diverse application domains including life sciences. Working in groups for an external client combined with academic supervision, students will need to carry out the full range of activities including requirements capture, analysis and design, coding, testing and documentation. Students will use the XP methodology and make use of professional tools for the management of their project.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Engineering
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Computer Science |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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(INFO1110 or INFO1910 or ENGG1810) and INFO1113 and [18 credit points 2000-level or above units from SOFT or COMP or INFO] |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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SOFT3413 |
| Assumed knowledge:
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SOFT3202 |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. produce written reports of student's work in a style that conforms to their discipline and is appropriate for clients to check
- LO2. Give an oral presentation of student’s work and its rationale to the student’s discipline
- LO3. Work in a small group of students, to deliver substantial results for clients
- LO4. Follow a systematic process of work, with appropriate mechanisms for dealing with risks, such as unforeseen factors and delays
- LO5. Use previously unfamiliar tools and to integrate with previously unfamiliar software/systems, learning their use from examples and documentation
- LO6. Work with clients to discover their needs and to demonstrate that the delivered results meet those needs
- LO7. Apply discipline expertise in software development to solve problems and meet the needs of clients.
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| Session | MoA ? | Location | Outline ? |
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Semester 2 2025
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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