Study Guide

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- plan and apply working methods to a team to ensure effectiveness
- divide a project into meaningful parts and estimate the time requirements
- implement their part of an application and documentation on the project
- choose a process model applicable to the project and apply it

Implementation and methods of teaching

Project work in groups, as well as short lectures on chosen topics.

The student can choose what they focus on during the project, but in some cases this might limit the maximum grade.

Timing and attendance

During the Spring of 2024. Mandatory participation in the project kick-off and project hand-off.

Learning material and recommended literature

Various WWW-based instructions, as well as the materials from the other courses in the module.

Alternative completion methods

Negotiable

Working life cooperation

Project topics are real working life problems based on discussions with professionals from various areas. In some cases, depending on availability, these outside professionals can also participate as the client.

Learning environment

LAB Moodle, project teams, project hours at C246, other environments as chosen by the teams.

Student time use and work load

Typical five credit course. Students plan their own time use regarding the course within the given parameters.

Much of the work is group work, which is organized by the teams. Suggested number of hours a student should use for the course is 10-15 or one to two days per week.

Additional information for students: previous knowledge etc.

Participation in the other two courses of the module or similar understanding of PHP, JavaScript, SQL, HTML and software architectures gained from other sources.

Assessment criteria

Based on the quality of the project as well as being able to work with the project team. Includes both self-assessment and assessment by the teachers.

Assessment scale

1-5

Failed (0)

The student does not participate in team activities actively, does not take responsibility for the team or does not indicate ability to work with the chosen technologies.

Assessment criteria: level 1 (assessment scale 1–5)

The student participates in group work, but only passively. The students exhibits only basic understanding of the technologies.

Assessment criteria: level 3 (assessment scale 1–5)

The student participates actively in the teamwork. The student exhibits an ability to work with the technologies involved.

Assessment criteria: level 5 (assessment scale 1–5)

The team has chosen harder of the two optional subjects. The student has actively participated in the teamwork and has been a part of advancing the team's methodology or processes. The student exhibits advanced ability to work with the technologies involved.