Valid for: 2024/25
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering LTH
Decided by: PLED C/D
Date of Decision: 2024-04-16
Effective: 2024-05-08
Depth of study relative to the degree requirements: First cycle, in-depth level of the course cannot be classified
Mandatory for: IDA2
Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish
The aim of the course is to give the students fundamental knowledge in the principal of project management and development processes and the central concepts in large-scale development of systems containing a significant share of software. The aim is also to give the student experiences of the problems that arise in large projects, were many involved actors and parallel work create situations that have to be handled. The course's ambition is also to develop students' written communication skills.
Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must
Competences and skills
For a passing grade the student must
Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must
In the course, groups of students (approximately 17 students) work together with software development.
The focus in the course is on how software is engineered in an industrial environment. The students use a systematic and well-defined development process, in which relevant documents are to be developed. Quality inspections are made of the project group’s work as part of the development process. Different roles are distributed over the project members.
The course inculdes an introduction to entrepreneurship as well as genre-adapted written communication.
Teacher supervised tutoring are a direct introduction to the project, while the main part of the course is project work.
Grading scale: UG - (U, G) - (Fail, Pass)
Assessment: The assessment is based on both individual and group performance. Active participation in team building activities in the beginning of the course is mandatory. The individual examination consists of a written report and active participation in mandatory course elements and the project work. The project group examination consists of a written report, system delivery and an oral presentation.
The examiner, in consultation with Disability Support Services, may deviate from the regular form of examination in order to provide a permanently disabled student with a form of examination equivalent to that of a student without a disability.
Modules
Code: 0117. Name: Project.
Credits: 6.0. Grading scale: UG - (U, G).
Assessment: The project group examination consists of a written report, a system delivery and an oral examination
The module includes: Project in teams
Code: 0217. Name: Individual Assignment .
Credits: 1.5. Grading scale: UG - (U, G).
Assessment: The individual examination consists of a written report and active participation in mandatory course elements and project work. Re-examination will be performed with an individually adapted assignment.
Admission requirements:
Course coordinator: Universitetslektor Christin Lindholm,
christin.lindholm@cs.lth.se