The assessment tasks include an individual submission, a group written submission and a final exam. These are unlikely to be successfully completed unless students actively participate in lectures, workshops and the group project. 

Working in teams on the Group-based Software Engineering Project mostly takes place in the weekly workshops. You are required to participate in the workshop tasks, either individual or group, and contribute to the submission at the end of each workshop. Attendance will be taken, and your name will be associated with the weekly submissions only for the weeks that you have attended the workshop. 

Requirements to Pass

To pass the unit, you will have to achieve a total mark equal to or greater than 50%.

Late Assessment Submission Penalty 

The Individual Software Engineering Assignment and the Final report for the Group-based Software Engineering Project are to be uploaded by the due date. Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, a 5% penalty (of the total possible mark of the task) will be applied for each day a written report or presentation assessment is not submitted, up until the 7^th day (including weekends). After the 7^th day, a grade of ‘0’ will be awarded even if the assessment is submitted. The submission time for all uploaded assessments is 11:55 pm. A 1-hour grace period will be provided to students who experience a technical concern. For any late submission of time-sensitive tasks, such as scheduled tests/exams, performance assessments/presentations, and/or scheduled practical assessments/labs, please apply for Special Consideration. For example, if the assignment is worth 8 marks (of the entire unit) and your submission is late by 19 hours (or 23 hours 59 minutes 59 seconds), 0.4 marks (5% of 8 marks) will be deducted. If your submission is late by 24 hours (or 47 hours 59 minutes 59 seconds), 0.8 marks (10% of 8 marks) will be deducted, and so on.

Assessments where Late Submissions will be accepted 

• Individual Software Engineering Assignment – YES, Standard Late Penalty applies unless Special Consideration has been granted
• Final report for the Group-based Software Engineering Project – YES, Standard Late Penalty applies unless Special Consideration has been granted

If you fail to sit the Final exam, you could apply for Special Consideration and if granted, you will be invited to sit a Supplementary exam.

Checkpoints

Both the Individual Software Engineering Assignment and the Final report for the Group-based Software Engineering Project have half-way checkpoints as an opportunity for students to receive feedback on their work. The due dates for the checkpoints are:

• Part 1 of Individual Software Engineering Assignment: Week 6, Wednesday 2 April 23:55
• Interim report for the Group-based Software Engineering Project: Week 7, Wednesday 9 April 23:55

While there are no marks associated with these submissions, late submissions may not receive feedback, which is likely to have a negative impact on the final mark for that assessment.

Release dates

• Individual Software Engineering Assignment: No later than Wednesday 5 March, Week 2
• Group-based Software Engineering Project: No later than Wednesday 5 March, Week 2

Special Consideration

The Special Consideration Policy aims to support students who have been impacted by short-term circumstances or events that are serious, unavoidable and significantly disruptive, and which may affect their performance in assessment. If you experience circumstances or events that affect your ability to complete the assessments in this unit on time, please inform the convenor and submit a Special Consideration request through http://connect.mq.edu.au/.

Week 1 Classes

Both lectures and workshops start in Week 1.

Weekly Workshops 

There are weekly workshops with set tasks and time allocated to working on the assessment task Group-based Software Engineering Project. You will need to conscientiously attend the workshops and engage with the work, with your TA and fellow students.  We expect you to be involved every week. Attendance will be taken, and your name will be associated with the weekly submissions only for the weeks that you have attended the workshop. 

Lectures

This course includes 2-hour weekly lectures. Lecture attendance is highly recommended as they introduce the concepts that will be used in the workshops and will be covered in the assessments in the unit.

Assignments

Assignments play a crucial role in evaluating student understanding. They are based on the lecture material, workshop activities and weekly tutorial material, and require students to integrate what they have learned, think critically and creatively.

Final exam

The final exam is designed to test student understanding of the course content and the application of the concepts to a number of scenarios or problem statements. 

The exam is held during the exam period.

Unit Resources

Although there is no required textbook, we suggest that students read:

• David Farley, Modern Software Engineering: Doing What Works to Build Better Software Faster, Addison-Wesley Professional, 2021.

This is a valuable resource for understanding the day-to-day tasks of software engineers. The book is available in the library in both online and ebook formats. 

The workshop exercises and the software engineering project are outlined in the workshop manual. Additionally, lecture notes and recordings will be made available after each lecture.

Methods of Communication

We will communicate with you via your university email, through announcements on iLearn and in lectures. Queries to convenors can either be placed on the iLearn discussion board or sent to the unit convenor via the contact email on iLearn. 

Students are expected to attend a two-hour lecture and a two-hour workshop every week. The topics covered week by week are outlined below (subject to change):

Assessments

The number of assessments has changed. The current offering has three assessments and the hurdles have been removed.

The workshops and the software project

While the software engineering content is the same as previous years, the order in which topics are covered, the exercises, and the nature of the project may change.

Lectures

While the topics of the lectures remain the same, the order in which they are covered, and the application examples may change.

Repeating Students

Students who retake this unit are expected to fully participate in all learning activities, just as first-time students do. Previous participation in the unit does not exempt you from any requirements.