Development Project 1 – Tools and Practices

Unit code: SWE20001
Duration: 1 Teaching Period
Contact hours: Recommended 10 hours of study per week

About this unit

This unit of study aims to introduce knowledge and techniques for modelling problem and solution
domains for software systems.

Content

Process models

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

Problems and solutions

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

Stakeholders and goals

• Users and usability
• Sponsors and functionality

Understanding the problem domain

• Conceptual solutions
• User stories
• Domain modelling
• Prototyping

Validation and verification

• Build the right product, correctly

This unit is found in the Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology.

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