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Preliminary Course Assessment Guidelines 2008 Subject: Software Development & Design What will be assessed Development Issues Development Approaches How will it be assessed Open-ended Report Outcomes Assessed P1.1 P1.3 P3.1 P4.2 P5.1 P6.1 P2.1 P4.1 P4.2 P4.3 P2.2 All of the above P4.1 P4.2 P5.1 P6.1 P1.2 P4.1 P4.3 P5.1 P5.2 P6.2 P6.3 All of the above Course: 2 unit Assessment Result Task Number 1 When Term 1 Week 10 Term 2 Week 4 Weight 10% 2 3 4 Assignment Half Yearly Exam 10% 20% Development Cycle Assignment Term 3 Week 6 Term 3 Week 9 10% 5 6 Software Solution Project Yearly Exam 20% 30% RL 17/10/2008 Preliminary Course Outcomes A student: P1.1 describes the functions of hardware and software P1.2 describes and uses appropriate data types P1.3 describes the interactions between the elements of a computer system P2.1 describes developments in the levels of programming languages P2.2 explains the effects of historical developments on current practices P3.1 identifies the issues relating to the use of software solutions P4.1 analyses a given problem in order to generate a computer-based solution P4.2 investigates a structured approach in the design and implementation of a software solution P4.3 uses a variety of development approaches to generate software solutions and distinguishes between these approaches P5.1 uses and justifies the need for appropriate project management techniques P5.2 uses and develops documentation to communicate software solutions to others P6.1 describes the role of personnel involved in software development P6.2 communicates with appropriate personnel throughout the software development process P6.3 designs and constructs software solutions with appropriate interfaces RL 17/10/2008