At the end of the module students will be expected to:
– Have an understanding of how established techniques of research and enquiry are used to extend, create and interpret knowledge in Computer Science. Have a conceptual understanding sufficient to: (i) evaluate critically current research and advanced scholarship in Computer Science, and (ii) propose possible alternative directions for further work. Be able to deal with complex issues at the forefront of the academic discipline of Computer Science in a manner, based on sound judgements, that is both systematic and creative; and be able to communicate conclusions clearly to both specialists and non-specialists.
– Make use of the qualities and transferable skills necessary for employment requiring: (i) the exercise of initiative and personal responsibility, (ii) decision making in complex and unpredictable situations, and (iii) the independent learning ability required for continuing professional development.
Participate within the professional, legal and ethical framework within which they would be expected to operate as professionals within the IT industry.

– demonstrate a critical awareness of the strengths and limitations of agile development techniques, evaluate critically the suitability of an agile approach in a particular context; select and apply object oriented development techniques within an agile development environment; compare and contrast agile approaches to systems development with traditional approaches to systems development; manage the development of a system by applying the DSDM Atern framework.

Select appropriate approaches to requirements engineering for different situations and organisations. Define the context within which information systems and e-business systems can sit within the business as a whole. Perform investigations using interviewing and workshops to identify, select and document functional and non-functional requirements. Use specific techniques for describing requirements e.g. data models, use cases, and class models etc. Develop a conceptual data model identifying entities and attributes using a recognised notation. Relate the approach (in this module) to requirements management in (students own) business environments.

Analyse the benefits of component based software in terms of development costs, re-usability, extendibility, and ease of maintenance, and to appreciate the trade-offs between development costs and performance. Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of component technologies e.g. .NET, Enterprise JavaBeans, CORBA. Demonstrate proficiency in component oriented analysis and design. Develop a business application using component technology.

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to: Configure an appropriate set of software engineering tools for different types of software engineering projects (e.g. different application domains, team-based development, distributed software teams, using open/proprietary technology, various system size and complexity). Use a variety of software engineering tools as appropriate for different types of software engineering projects. Discuss configuration and use of software engineering tools issues verbally and in writing.

Specify the key network components and the architecture of a web-based e-Commerce site. Describe multi-layered architectures and decide which to implement. Design and implement a Relational Database, and understand how middleware is used to integrate these with a Web Server. Explain the role of markup languages and scripting, and demonstrate their use in structuring static information. Understand the use of scripting document object models and markup languages in developing dynamic interfaces.

Convert a conceptual data model to a logical schema. Write SQL statements for the definition, access and control (e.g. security) of data (tables). Select appropriate database management systems, through an understanding of their approaches and facilities. Describe in detail the theoretical basis of object- relational database management systems and how implementations correspond to this basis. Critically appraise the object-relational approach and other emerging approaches to data management, e.g. object- oriented, text, temporal, spatial, etc. Evaluate different approaches to the storage and management of unstructured data such as images and multimedia data.

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