Course co-ordinator(s): Dr Idris Skloul Ibrahim (Edinburgh).
Aims:
This Industrial Project course will require the students to implement a medium-sized industrial project, contextualised for the work performed in the host company, focusing on the practical techniques of using a modern general-purpose programming language, such as C++, C# or Java.
The students will be using a version control system to store and manage their partial software product; they will use different system configurations to create different (stage-release) software products; and, where appropriate, they will use virtualisation technologies during software development and deployment
Detailed Information
Course Description: Link to Official Course Descriptor.
Pre-requisites: Solid knowledge of object-oriented programming languages, such as C++, C#, or Java. .
Location: Edinburgh.
Semester: 3.
Syllabus:
- Structured Programming Concepts
- System configuration and Release Management: System configuration process; Version control (e.g. Git); Software release management methods, (e.g. itSMF, ITIL); Software release management tools (e.g. Puppet, Plutora); Virtual Machine (e.g. Docker, VirtualBox) usage for development, deployment, and scalability on distributed and Cloud systems
- Software testing: Systematic testing; Test-driven design
- Industrial project development (incl. project scope and design, planning, requirements engineering, system implementation, software testing and evaluation, and critical assessment)
Learning Outcomes: Subject Mastery
- In-depth understanding of the structured programming approach.
- In-depth understanding of technologies and tools of software release management and version control
- In-depth understanding of a software version control tool to management software release, e.g. Git
- In-depth understanding of virtualisation technologies for software development, deployment, and scalability, e.g. Docker
- Understand software testing principles and can practice them independently in an industrial context
- To understand the time and effort involved in implementing an industrially-based project
Learning Outcomes: Personal Abilities
- To be able to relate and/or apply learned knowledge to work place computing projects, when appropriate
- To be able to work with others in a medium-sized software project
- To be able to identify, define, and analyse alternative project scenarios
- Take significant responsibility for their work and for a range of resources
- To be able to communicate effectively with colleagues at work place and extract and organise requirements effectively
Assessment Methods: Due to covid, assessment methods for Academic Year 2020-21 may vary from those noted on the official course descriptor. Please see the Computer Science Course Weightings and the Maths Course Weightings for 2020-21 Semester 1 assessment methods.
SCQF Level: 8.
Credits: 15.