Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

• Have acquired highly specialised and integrated knowledge and broad skills in the various disciplines of computer science, which come after those within the Bachelor's in computer science.
• Manage large-scale software development projects.
• Apply, mobilise, articulate and promote the knowledge and skills acquired in order to help lead and complete a project.
• Lead a project by mastering its complexity and taking into account the objectives, allocated resources and constraints that characterise it.
• Demonstrate independence and their ability to work alone or in teams.
• Master communication techniques.
• Communicate, both orally and in writing, their findings, original proposals, knowledge and underlying principles, in a clear, structured and justified manner.
• Adapt their communication to a variety of audiences.
• Apply scientific methodology.
• Critically reflect on the impact of IT in general, and on the contribution to projects.

Learning Outcomes of UE

This learning activity consists of applying software engineering activities in practice by means of a substantial software development project on the basis of a provided requirement specification. The project must be carried out in groups of 2 to 3 persons. Students will be assessed on the following criteria:
- the ability to work in a group while respecting the imposed deadlines and constraints;
- the quality, completeness and consistency of the project deliverables (graphical user interface, software artefacts and source code, written report and video, tests);
- the functionality, usability and reliability of the software product.

UE Content: description and pedagogical relevance

The software project to be carried out on the basis of a provided requirements specification must follow a test-driven software development process. The students must respect the imposed deadlines, functional requirements, admissibility and quality criteria. The final deliverable will be a fully functional implementation of the software product. This course aims to provide practical experience with object-oirented programming, unit testing, design patterns, version control systems, group work, project planning and management, and software quality.

Prior Experience

Students should already have a good knowledge of object-oriented programming concepts, and practical object-oiriented programming experience with a recent version of the Java programming language.