Software Project Management

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Software Project Management

• Instructor Dr. Samuel A. Ajila
• Office Minto Building 7038
• Phone [phone] Ext 2673
• E-mail ajila_at_sce.carleton.ca
• Lecture Time 11.30 13.00 Tuesdays Thursdays
• Office Hours By appointment for TTMG 5006
  (96.506)
• 14h00 15h00 Fridays for SYSC 4106 (94.416)

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Course Objectives

• The objective of this course is to examine the
  theory, processes, methods, and tools for
  software project management. The perspective
  emphasized is that of a Software Engineer and/or
  Computer Scientist in the role of a project
  manager responsible for planning and controlling
  the activities that result in the delivery of
  software products.
• This course is designed to build capability and
  knowledge in the management of large, complex,
  and changing software systems.
• Successful completion of the course will enable
  participants to better manage
• (i) the synchronization among the various
  technical and managerial activities that lead to
  the delivery of software and
• (ii) the interactions of the development team
  with other stakeholders such as clients, product
  planning, and marketing.   In addition, this
  course will enable students to undertake research
  in the areas of software management change
  management, process improvement, risk analysis
  and management, and measurements.

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Markings

• A.     SYSC 4106 (94.416)
• A maximum of 100 marks will be available.  The
  division is as follows
• Assignment/Project      (AP)                      
        20 marks
• Midterm Exam             (ME)                     
         25 marks
• Final Exam                   (FE)                 
              55 marks
• The basis for the grades will be the Adjusted
  Final Total (AFT), computed from ME (midterm
  exam), FE (final exam), and AS (assignments), as
  follows
•             if ME FE lt 40.0
•                         then AFT (ME FE)
  1.25
•             else AFT ME FE AP.
• To pass the course, an SYSC 4106 student MUST
  pass the examination components (i. e. midterm
  final examinations) of the course.
• The final exam (FE) marks and answer booklets
  will not be shown to students.

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• B.     TTMG 5006
• A maximum of 100 marks will be available.  The
  division is as follows
• Assignment                               15 marks
  
• Term paper                                  45
  marks
• Term Exam                                   40
  marks
• To pass this course, a TTMG student must show an
  in-depth understanding of the subject matter
  through the term paper and the oral presentation
  of the paper. A grade of B- or higher in the term
  paper is required to pass the course.

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• For both SYSC 4106 and TTMG 5006, late hand-in of
  assignments will be accepted with the penalty as
  follows
• 1.0 mark a day for weekdays,
• 0.65 mark a day for weekends and holidays,  and
• 1.50 marks a day (for both weekdays and
  weekends) for term paper.
• Note that 0.65, 1.0, 1.5 marks correspond to
  0.65, 1.0, 1.5 of your grade, since every mark
  equals 1 of the overall grade