SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT
| Title | ΔΙΟΙΚΗΣΗ ΕΡΓΩΝ ΠΛΗΡΟΦΟΡΙΚΗΣ / SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT |
| Code | IS10 |
| Faculty | Sciences |
| School | Informatics |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Coordinator | Ioannis Stamelos |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 40002255 |
| Academic Year | 2016 – 2017 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Class ID | 600039964
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Course Type 2016-2020
- Background
- General Knowledge
- Scientific Area
- Skills Development
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600039964
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=8081
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATICS, ENTERPRISE INFORMATION SYSTEMS, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
Learning Outcomes
Students learn basic IT project management concepts and are able to (a) develop a plan and a schedule for a project, (b) manage a project's risks by using specialized tools, (c) apply software quality assurance techniques, (d) recognize and address problematic project situations (anti-patterns) and (e) apply several software cost estimation techniques, including Function Point Analysis
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Generate new research ideas
- Design and manage projects
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Introduction, project planning and scheduling. Risk managament, quality assurance, software capability maturity models (CMMI). Project management anti-patterns. Software cost estimation methods, parametric models (COCOMO), regression models, probabilistic models, expert judgement methods. Function Point Analysis. Techniques and tools for IT project management.
Keywords
Management, IT Project, Project Plan, Project Schedule, Risk Management, Quality Assurance, Management Anti-Patterns, Software Cost Estimation, Function Points
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
Computer slides are used for lecturing. Educational material that is not copyrighted is available through the departmental educational portal (http://pileas.csd.auth.gr), that is used also for communication with the students. Several project management tools are demonstrated to the students: openproj (project scheduling), one-minute risk management tool (risk management), sparse (anti-pattern management), wekka (data analysis), brace (software cost estimation with analogies)
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 16 | 0.5 | ✓ | ||
| Laboratory Work | 15 | 0.5 | ✓ | ||
| Reading Assigment | 81 | 2.7 | ✓ | ||
| Tutorial | 8 | 0.3 | ✓ | ||
| Project | 90 | 3 | ✓ | ||
| Exams | 15 | 0.5 | ✓ | ||
| Total | 225 | 7.5 |
Student Assessment
Description
Two written reports (project plan, cost estimation report): 30%, Research paper presentation to the class: 10%, Two progress tests: 10%, Written examination: 50%
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Summative)
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Assignment (Summative)
- Oral Exams (Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Summative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Summative)
- Report (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Τεχνολογία Λογισμικού, S.L.Pfleeger, Prentice Hall (Κλειδάριθμος)
Βασικές Αρχές Τεχνολογίας Λογισμικού 8, Ian Sommerville, Addison-Wesley (Κλειδάριθμος)
Additional bibliography for study
Software Project Management, Joel Henry, Addison-Wesley
Practical Software Engineering, Maciaszek, Liong, Addison Wesley
Software Engineering 7, Ian Sommerville, Addison-Wesley
Software Project Management, A Unified Approach, Walker Royce, Addison-Wesley
Software Project Management in a Changing World, G. Ruhe, C. Wohlin, Eds. Springer
Last Update
15-03-2016
