Course Catalog 2013-2014
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Course Catalog 2013-2014

PLA-33416 Software Engineering Management, 5 cr

Person responsible

Harri Keto

Lessons

Study type P1 P2 P3 P4 Implementations Lecture times and places
Lectures

 
 28 h/per

 

 
PLA-33416 2013-01 Wednesday 12 - 14, Pori
Thursday 12 - 14, Pori

Requirements

Either A) Passed grade for active attendance and weekly assignments, or B) Passed grade for case study assignment and passed grade for exam.
Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, the student will be able to identify the general models of the software engineering business. He will understand problems which are typical of a software project and he will be able to apply basic practices to plan and manage a software project. The student will understand the difference between a traditional and an agile project approach. The student will also understand the connections of a software project to the quality system and to the process assessment and improvement.

Content

Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Projects and software business     
2. Software quality and software engineering standards     
3. Analysis of project characters, challenges and risks     
4. Software Life cycle models and process planning     
5. Estimating and measuring software costs     
6. Software project management methods and tools     

Study material

Type Name Author ISBN URL Edition, availability, ... Examination material Language
Book   Program Management Toolkit   Forselius, Dekkers, Karvinen, Kosonen   9789521413384     Includes forms and software tools in CD-rom. The book is utilized where applicable. Look the links from the lecture transparencies.   Yes    English  
Book   Software Engineering   Ian Sommerville   ISBN 13: 978-0-321-31379-9     8th or 9th edition, The book is utilized where applicable. Look the links from the lecture transparencies.   Yes    English  
Lecture slides   Software Engineering Management   Harri Keto       Lecture transparencies in pdf format.   Yes    English  
Other online content   Scientific articles         The scientific articles which are suitable for a course are informed of with a lecture. Check the copy of the articles or links from the home page of the course in Moodle.   Yes    English  
Online book   A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide), Fifth Edition   Project Management Institute   ISBN: 9781935589679       No    English  
Online book   Applied Software Measurement   Carpers Jones   978-0-07-150244-3     The book is utilized where applicable. Look the links from the lecture transparencies.   Yes    English  
Online book   Practical Software Project Estimation: A Toolkit for Estimating Software Development Effort & Duration   Peter R. Hill   9780071717915     The book is utilized where applicable. Look the links from the lecture transparencies.   Yes    English  
Online book   Software Engineering Best Practices: Lessons from Successful Projects in the Top Companies   Capers Jones   9780071621618     The book is utilized where applicable. Look the links from the lecture transparencies.   Yes    English  

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Correspondence of content

Course Corresponds course  Description 
PLA-33416 Software Engineering Management, 5 cr OHJP-3410 Software Engineering Management, 5 cr  

More precise information per implementation

Implementation Description Methods of instruction Implementation
PLA-33416 2013-01        

Documents

PLA33416.pdf

Last modified30.10.2013