Module Details

The information contained in this module specification was correct at the time of publication but may be subject to change, either during the session because of unforeseen circumstances, or following review of the module at the end of the session. Queries about the module should be directed to the member of staff with responsibility for the module.
Title Software Engineering II
Code COMP319
Coordinator Mr ST Coope
Computer Science
Sebastian.Coope@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2020-21 Level 6 FHEQ First Semester 15

Aims

The overall aim of this module is to introduce students to a range of advanced, near-research level topics in contemporary software engineering. The actual choice of topics will depend upon the interests of the lecturer and the topics current in the software engineering research literature at that time. The course will introduce issues from a problem (user-driven) perspective and a technology-driven perspective – where users have new categories of software problems that they need to be solved, and where technology producers create technologies that present new opportunities for software products. It will be expected that students will read articles in the software engineering research literature, and will discuss these articles in a seminar-style forum.


Learning Outcomes

(LO1) At the end of the module, the student will: Understand the key problems driving research and development in contemporary software engineering (eg the need to develop software for embedded systems).

(LO2) Be conversant with approaches to these problems, as well as their advantages, disadvantages, and future research directions.

(LO3) Understand the key technological drivers behind contemporary software engineering research (eg the increased use of the Internet leading to the need to engineer systems on and for the web).

(LO4) Be able to present, analyse, and give a reasoned critique of articles in the software engineering research literature.

(LO5) Be able to read and understand articles in the research literature of software engineering.


Syllabus

 

The module will cover three issues in contemporary software engineering, intended to be representative of the current issues being addressed by the software engineering research community. Potential topics might include the following (note that this list is indicative only – in practice, lecturers will select topics to reflect contemporary research trends in the field):

-Program slicing and its applications
-Concurrent object-oriented programming (the Actor model) -Computer-supported cooperative work
-Embedded systems
-Extreme programming
-Aspect-oriented programming
-Object-oriented design patterns
-Software management & change
-Software maintenance
-Software quality management


Teaching and Learning Strategies

Teaching Method 1 - Lecture
Description: 36 lectures
Attendance Recorded: Yes

Teaching Method 2 - Tutorial
Description: Exercises
Attendance Recorded: Yes

Due to Covid-19, in 2020/21, one or more of the following delivery methods will be implemented based on the current local conditions.
(a) Hybrid delivery, with social distancing on Campus
Teaching Method 1 - Lecture
Description: On-line asynchronous lectures
Teaching Method 2 – Tutorial / Laboratory Work
Description: On-line synchronous/asynchronous sessions

(b) Fully online delivery and assessment
Teaching Method 1 - Lecture
Description: On-line asynchronous lectures
Teaching Method 2 - Tutorial / Laboratory Work
Description: On-line synchronous/asynchronous sessions

(c) Standard on-campus delivery with minimal social distancing
As our planning has already gone too far, even if the campus opens up, we will offer hybrid teaching
Teaching Met hod 1 - Lecture
Description: On-line asynchronous lectures
Teaching Method 2 - Tutorial / Laboratory Work
Description: On-line synchronous/asynchronous sessions


Teaching Schedule

  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours 36

  10

      46
Timetable (if known)              
Private Study 104
TOTAL HOURS 150

Assessment

EXAM Duration Timing
(Semester)
% of
final
mark
Resit/resubmission
opportunity
Penalty for late
submission
Notes
(319) Assessment 1 This is an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :1  2.5 hours    60       
CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
(Semester)
% of
final
mark
Resit/resubmission
opportunity
Penalty for late
submission
Notes
(319.1) Class Test 1      20       
(319.2) Class Test 2      20       

Recommended Texts

Reading lists are managed at readinglists.liverpool.ac.uk. Click here to access the reading lists for this module.