Module Specifications.
Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025
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Date posted: September 2024
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Coursework Only Reassessment takes the form of a lab exam. |
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Description In this module, students apply their programming skills to a large-scale, semester-long project. All students undertake the same project, and that project introduces the students to web application development frameworks. Learning outcomes are validated by lab exams conducted in parallel with overall project development. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Learning Outcomes 1. Build and manage a software project using a variety of tools and techniques. 2. Integrate individual programs into a complex system. 3. Demonstrate the ability to use a configuration management system for project development. 4. Apply the concepts of software testing in a project environment. 5. Develop software in a test-driven software development context. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml |
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Indicative Content and Learning Activities
Web application developmentIntroduction to web application development frameworks.The model-view-controller patternIntroduction to the MVC web application design pattern.Programming build tools and environmentStandard code management tools (e.g. IDEs, source-code control systems, code repositories).TestingTest-driven software development.IntegrationIntegrating project components.Software processRegular delivery of iterations of functionally correct, executable software. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Other Resources None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||