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Aims & Objectives:

On completion of this unit, students will be able to:

• identify the stakeholders and their needs from a given scenario.
• produce a problem statement that identifies the issues that need resolution by analysing a scenario
• produce a vision statement and a set of goals for a systems that will address the identified problems given a scenario and a problem statement
• identify and describe the main reasons why the software is to be developed and to produce a conceptual solution which includes paper prototypes, domain models, and user stories, given a scenario, problem statement and vision statement.
• describe the attributes and activities involved in contemporary software development process models.
•  clearly communicate problems and solutions using contemporary documentation techniques.
•  describe some possible  testing strategies for a solution

Teaching Methods:

Lecture (24 hrs), Tutorial (24 hrs)

Assessment:

Assignments and examination

Generic Skills Outcomes:

Content:

Process Models:

• How software is built
• Iterative, non-linear development processes
• Models of the software development lifecycle

• Why software is developed
• Problem and vision statements
• Goals and objectives

• Users and usability
• Sponsors and functionality

Understanding the problem domain:

• Conceptual solutions
• User stories
• Domain modelling
• Prototyping

• Build the right product, correctly