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Unit of Study ISYS3001 - Managing Software Development (2021)

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Unit description

Equips students with the skills necessary to understand and actively manage programming and programmed systems. Explores concepts such as outsourcing, testing, system procurement, system integration and implementation management. In addition, students will be introduced to key techniques for project management of design, implementation and maintenance processes.

Unit content

1. Testing techniques: usability, unit, integration and others

2. Version management systems

3. Software procurement, evaluation and acceptance

4. Management of software development projects

5. Maintenance of software systems

6. Impact and management of modern trends in software and technology (Cloud, Mobile, etc.)

7. Other project management techniques applicable to information systems

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
China - Guangxi UST N/A
Session3
Gold Coast
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Melbourne N/A
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Online
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Papua New Guinea - IBSU Port Moresby N/A
Session2
Perth N/A
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Sydney N/A
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Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

Develop and implement plans for software testing in the areas of acceptance, usability, unit, integration and others

Create software procurement specifications and evaluate candidate proposals

Modify code and documents using a version management systems

Assess and discuss maintenance systems in large scale software projects

Analyse and recommend management actions due to the impact of current trends in information technology

Assess and recommend appropriate modern information technology project management techniques to a variety of model projects.

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