CITS3220 Software Requirements and Project Management 

Overview & Timetable for 2009
Last updated 28 September 2009
Lectures Tue@11am, Wed@1pm, Practical Class Wed@2pm all in CSSE 1.24

 

Topic

Wk

Lecture Dates

Lecture Topics

Practical Classes

Assessment Deadlines

 

Requirements Engineering

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Software Project

Management

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Verification and Validation of Software Systems

1

21 Jul Tue

Introduction to SRPM

No practical class

 

22 Jul Wed

Software Engineering Metrics

2

28 Jul Tue

Software Engineering Research

Research Project startup

 

29 Jul Wed

Software Engineering Research Skills

3

4 Aug Tue

Requirements Overview

Eliciting Requirements

 

5 Aug Wed

Requirements Elicitation and Analysis

4

11 Aug Tue

Requirements Management and Evolution

Negotiating Requirements

 

12 Aug Wed

Guest Lecture: Requirements Negotiation

5

18 Aug Tue

Project Management Overview

Project Management Introductory Workshop

 

19 Aug Wed

Project Planning and Control

6

25 Aug Tue

Guest Lecture: Estimating Cost and Effort

Software Project Estimation with Function Points

 

26 Aug Wed

Guest Lecture: Estimating Cost and Effort

7

1 Sep Tue

Guest Lecture: Work Breakdown and Earned Value Analysis

Project Management with Earned Value

Fri 4 Sep
12 noon
Research Review (5%)

2 Sep Wed

Managing Software Engineering Teams

 

7-11 Sep

UNIVERSITY STUDY BREAK

 

 

8

15 Sep Tue

Test Revision (bring your own questions)

No practical class

Wed 16 Sep 1pm
Mid-semester test (10%)

16 Sep Wed

MID-SEMESTER TEST 

9

22 Sep Tue

Feedback: Test and Research Review

Managing Risk in SE projects

 

23 Sep Wed

Guest Lecture: Risk Management

10

29 Sep Tue

V&V Overview

Team Software Inspections

 

20 Sep Wed

Metrics for SW testing

11

6 Oct Tue

Test Process (P&T vs TDD)

Essay Consultation

Fri 9 Oct
12 noon
Research Essay (15%)

7 Oct Wed

Inspections and Reviews

12

13 Oct Tue

Catch up TBA

Guest lecture TBA

 

14 Oct Wed

Guest lecture: SRPM in industry

13

20 Oct Tue
21 Oct Wed

Revision for Exam (bring your questions)

Exam Revision (cont)

Exam in November (70%)