Software Engineering Project Methods 7.5 credits

The course conveys to students the type of knowledge in software engineering methods, project management, decision making, analysis, leadership, communication, etc. which is needed in order to work as a software engineer in software development projects in industry. The course also gives students the ability to apply the skills that they have gained from other courses in the program in order to develop a product or service. The course includes the following elements: - Evolution of Software Engineering: history, terminology and methods - Software development methods: An overview - Project methodology, project rolls and project models - Project definition, including risk analysis, stakeholder-analysis and SWOT-analysis - A minimalist approach to software documentation - Software development models, e.g. SCRUM and V-Model - Project retrospective