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Syllabus 2015-16 - 13312015 - Software projects management (Gestión de proyectos software)

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DEGREE: Grado en Ingeniería informática
FACULTY: SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING OF JAÉN
ACADEMIC YEAR: 2015-16
COURSE: Software projects management
SYLLABUS
1. COURSE BASIC INFORMATION
NAME: Software projects management
CODE: 13312015 ACADEMIC YEAR: 2015-16
LANGUAGE: English LEVEL: 2
ECTS CREDITS: 6.0 YEAR: 4 SEMESTER: PC
2. LECTURER BASIC INFORMATION
NAME: GÓMEZ ESPINOLA, JOSÉ IGNACIO
DEPARTMENT: U118 - INFORMÁTICA
FIELD OF STUDY: 570 - LENGUAJES Y SISTEMAS INFORMÁTICOS
OFFICE NO.: A3 - 122 E-MAIL: nacho@ujaen.es P: 953212382
WEBSITE: http://www4.ujaen.es/~nacho
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0230-3307
LANGUAGE: English LEVEL: 2
3. CONTENT DESCRIPTION

Part I. Basic Concepts of Software Projects

  • Software Project Management Foundations
  • Risk Management
  • People Management
  • Basic Tools for Software Projects 

Part II. Project Management Process Groups

  • Project Management Life Cycle Models
  • Project Scope Management
  • Project Planning Management
  • Project Launching Management
  • Project Monitor & Control Management
  • Project Closing Management

Part III. Configuration Management

  • Configuration Management Processes
  • Configuration Management Tools

Practices

Students will have the chance of working with the next practice program:

  • Scoping the Project Management
  • Prototiping for Software Projects
  • Estimating and Invoicing for Software Projects
  • Web Management for Software Projects

4. COURSE DESCRIPTION AND TEACHING METHODOLOGY

Lectures

Next activities will be held:

  • Master classes
  • Theory and examples
  • Exercises resolution made by pupils aided by lecturer

Practical sesions

  • Practices at computer lab

Large group mentoring

Next activities will be held:

  • Doubts solving
  • Revision of works and exercises

Students with special educational needs should contact the Student Attention Service (Servicio de Atención y Ayudas al Estudiante) in order to receive the appropriate academic support

5. ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY

Competencies for Assessment System:

  • S1 (attendance and participation): CIS2, CIS5, CIS6 
  • S2 (theory assessment): CIS2, CIS5, CIS6 
  • S3 (exercises and work): CIS2, CIS5, CIS6 
  • S4 (practice assessment): CIS2, CIS5, CIS6 

Results for Assessment System:

  • S1 (attendance and participation): 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9
  • S2 (theory assessment): 1,2,3,4,5,6,10
  • S3 (exercises and work): 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9
  • S4 (practice assessment): 1,2,5,6,7,8

Detailed description:

A global assessment of the subject will be held, dividing the score in the following sections:

-Theory (up to 4 points): writting test. You have to reach at least 2 points to have a chance to add other scores

- Practices (up to 3 points): practices development at computer lab. You have to reach at least 1.5 points to have a chance to add other scores

- Lectures attendance: up to 0.5 points

- Practices attendance: up to 0.5 points

- Participation on exercises solving and publication on the wiki of this course: up to 2 points

In order to pass you have to reach at least 2 points at theory, 1.5 at practises and at least 5 points in the sum of the all evaluable sections.

In order to have right to the extraordinary call, it is mandatory to pass the practical part during the ordinary call.

In the extraordinary call, only section Theory (written exam) will be evaluated, giving option to obtain up to 4 points. To ensure the option to obtain the maximum possible score in this call (according to the Academic System and Regulations of Student Assessment at the University of Jaen, approved by the Council of Government No. 33, of 21.11.2013), the score obtained in the remaining sections evaluable (attendance, practices and participation) during the last ordinary call

6. BOOKLIST
MAIN BOOKLIST:
  • The truth about managing people [Recurso electrónico]. Edition: 3rd ed. Author: Robbins, Stephen P., 1943-. Publisher: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : FT Press, c2013  (Library)
  • Effective Project Management: Traditional, Agile, Extreme. Edition: 7th Edition. Author: Robert K. Wysocki. Publisher: John Wiley & Sons.
    • Notes: Electronic resource
     (Library)
  • Software Engineering. Edition: 9th Edition. Author: Sommerville, Ian. Publisher: Pearson  (Library)
  • Software Engineering: A Practitioner's Approach. Edition: 8th Edition. Author: Pressman, Roger S. Publisher: McGraw-Hill  (Library)
ADDITIONAL BOOKLIST:
  • Effective software project management [Recurso electrónico] . Edition: -. Author: Wysocki, Robert K.. Publisher: Indianapolis, Ind. : Wiley Pub., c2006.  (Library)
  • Object Oriented Systems Analysis and Design using UML 4/e. Edition: 4th ed. Author: Simon Bennett, Steve McRobb & Ray Farmer. Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education  (Library)
  • Project management [Recurso electrónico] : absolute beginner's guide. Edition: 3rd ed. Author: Horine, Greg. Publisher: Indianapolis, IN : Que, c2013  (Library)
  • Mastering Redmine [Recurso electrónico]. Edition: -. Author: Lesyuk, Andriy. Publisher: Birmingham, UK : Packt Pub., 2013  (Library)
  • A guide to the project management body of knowledge [Recurso electrónico] : (PMBOK guide). Edition: 5th ed. Author: -. Publisher: Newtown Square, Pa. : Project Management Institute, 2013  (Library)