Hans-Petter Halvorsen
Today, modern teaching principles goes from being lecture based to becoming more student active. At the same time, new forms of education means more collaboration and problem solving. This course is organized as a project, so-called PPBL, Project and Problem Based Learning, ie, learning occurs through a large group project and there are minimal traditional lectures. The focus is on project and problem-based learning, so-called active learning, as opposed to passive and one-way learning methods as traditional lectures are.
Practical application of knowledge is emphasized in this course. The course also uses elements from so-called Flipped Classroom, ie you should read theory and cyllabus in the form of books, compendium, watching videos, etc., on your own before the class session (generally be prepared) so that classroom time can be used for interactive learning and guidance, such as discussions, group work, project work, problem solving, etc. We may also refer to these teaching principles as Education 3.0. This means in this course we move away from traditional lectures to having class time be spent on discussions and projects, using modern digital technology. This requires active participation from you from start to finish! You need to be prepared for class activities reading the textbooks, watch videos, etc. before the class activities starts.
Learning, progress and follow-up during the course are ensured that the project is divided into managble week assignments that defines curriculum, focus, goals, tasks and workload from week to week.
The project counts 60% of the grade, while an individual oral exam (40%) tests basic knowledge obtained through the project and the course as a whole. The total expected workload should be 270 hours.
Video: Introduction to this course in Software Engineering:
Software Engineering Course OverviewVideo: Introduction to Software Engineering:
Do you have Questions, need Help or need to Communicate? - In this course Microsoft Teams will be used for communication, questions, guiadance, assistance, etc. Very often someone else is wondering about the same as you - or perhaps someone else has experienced the same thing and found a solution for the problem? Need help outside normal office hours? Perhaps a fellow student can help you if you ask your questions here? For example, if you have installation problems, etc., a fellow student can usually respond better than the supervisor can (outside scheduled hours, evenings, weekends, etc.). You also learn a lot from helping each other.
The following textbooks will be used in this course:
Software Development - A Practical Approach (Textbook, Free PDF download)
Software Engineering (I. Sommerville). You can, e.g., buy it here: Akademika (and many other places). You can also buy or rent it as an ebook.
Web Programming | ASP.NET Core (Textbook, Free PDF download). Web Site (here you find videos, tutorials, code downloads, etc.)
Additional Textbooks and Resources:
Online Textbooks from O’Reilly For Higher Education (the University has a subscription, so you can use it for free!):
Essentials of Software Engineering (Frank Tsu et al.)
Software Engineering (Saikat Dutt, et al.)
Other Resources:
These are the main tools we will use in this course:
In addition we will use lots of other tools and software, see the specific topic pages in the course schedule below.
Course Registration (first time only!) Quiz System
Office Hours: Tuesdays 10:15-14:00 and Fridays 10:15-14:00 @ Room C-139a
Software Engineering Topics - Week by Week (YouTube Videos)
Time | Topics | Work |
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Part I - Planning | ||
Week 2 | 1. Project Kick-off and Planning | Week Assignment |
Tue 12.1 | Project Start & Project List | Introduction/Select Project |
Fri 15.1 |
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Week 3 | 1. Project Kick-off and Planning (cont.) | |
Tue 19.1 |
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Fri 22.1 | cont. | Quiz |
Time | Topics | Work |
Part II - Requirements Engineering | ||
Week 4 | 2. Requirements Engineering | Week Assignment |
Tue 26.1 |
Planning Review | |
Fri 29.1 | cont. | Quiz |
Time | Topics | Work |
Part III - Software Design | ||
Week 5 | 3. Database Systems | Week Assignment |
Tue 2.2 | Requirements Engineering Review | |
Fri 5.2 | cont. | Quiz |
Week 6 | 4. Unified Modeling Language (UML) | Week Assignment |
Tue 9.2 | Database Review | |
Fri 12.2 | Work with Project | Quiz |
Week 7 | 5. Software Development Processes and Scrum | Week Assignment |
Tue 16.2 | UML Review Scrum Meetings | |
Fri 19.2 | Guest Lecture (Senior Developer, TietoEVRY, Agder Energi) | Quiz |
Time | Topics | Work |
Part IV - Implementation | ||
Week 8 | 6. Software Platforms (Winter holiday) | Week Assignment |
Tue 23.2 |
Software Development Processes Review
Sprint Review Meeting Sprint Retrospective |
Alpha Release! |
Fri 26.2 | Work with Project Sprint Planning | Quiz |
Week 9 | 7. Software Architecture | Week Assignment |
Tue 2.3 |
Platform Review |
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Fri 5.3 |
Work with Project | Quiz |
Week 10 | 8. Software Implementation | Week Assignment |
Tue 9.3 |
Software Architecture Review | |
Fri 12.3 | Code Reviews |
Quiz |
Week 11 | Week Assignment | |
Tue 16.3 |
Software Implementation Review |
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Fri 19.3 |
SCC Review | Quiz |
Week 12 | Work with Project | |
Tue 23.3 | Work with Project | |
Fri 26.3 | Work with Project | |
Week 13 | Easter | |
Tue 30.3 | (Work with Project) | |
Fri 2.4 | (Work with Project) | |
Time | Topics | Work |
Part V - Software Testing | ||
Week 14 | Week Assignment | |
Tue 6.4 | Start Test Planning | Beta Release! |
Fri 9.4 | cont. | Quiz |
Week 15 | Week Assignment | |
Tue 13.4 | Sprint Review Meeting Sprint Retrospective | |
Fri 16.4 | Sprint Planning | Quiz |
Time | Topics | Work |
Part VI - Deployment and Maintenance | ||
Week 16 | 12. Software Documentation | Week Assignment |
Tue 20.4 | Make Final Documentation | |
Fri 23.4 | Work with Project | Quiz |
Week 17 | Week Assignment | |
Tue 27.4 | Software Documentation Review Scrum Meetings |
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Fri 30.4 | Work with Project | Quiz RC Release! |
Time | Topics | Work |
Project Delivery | ||
Week 18 | No Teaching | |
Tue 4.5 | ||
Fri 7.5 | ||
Week 19 | No Teaching | |
Tue 11.5 | Presentation & Demo! (Max 30 min/team) | Final Software Delivery! |
Fri 14.5 | Presentation & Demo! (Max 30 min/team) | |
Week 20 | No Teaching | |
Tue 18.5 | Individual Examination! (Max 15 min/student) | |
Fri 21.5 | Individual Examination! (Max 15 min/student) |
Teaching staff: Hans-Petter Halvorsen (HPH), Olav Dæhli (OD), Nils-Olav Skeie (NOS)