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CS 420 — Software Lab
(dt. Software-Praktikum)

Level, degree of commitment Practical module, compulsory elective module
Forms of teaching and learning,
workload		 Supervised computer time and individual appointments (4 SWS),
180 hours (60 h attendance, 120 h private study)
Credit points,
formal requirements		 6 CP
Course requirement(s): Software development (the term software includes all created artifacts, in particular, program code, planning documents, user and developer manuals, and presentation materials) Attendance is compulsory
Examination type: Presentation of the software created
Language,
Grading		 German,
The module is ungraded in accordance with the examination regulations for the degree program B.Sc. Computer Science.
Duration,
frequency		 One semester,
each summer semester
Person in charge of the module's outline Prof. Dr. Gabriele Taentzer

Contents

  • Problem analysis, design, implementation, quality assurance and documentation of a larger software system on the basis of modern concepts and tools of software engineering.
  • Planning and implementation of software projects
  • Iterative software development, in which each iteration concludes with a milestone acceptance

Qualification Goals

Students

  • can systematically develop a larger software system along a defined software development process,
  • can design a larger software system,
  • have in-depth knowledge of modeling and programming,
  • can create high quality software
  • can work in a structured way in a team over a longer period of time,
  • can perform guided project management tasks according to principles of software engineering,
  • can present work and project results.

Prerequisites

None. The competences taught in the following modules are recommended: Object-oriented Programming, Algorithms and Data Structures, Software Engineering.


Applicability

Module imported from B.Sc. Computer Science.

It can be attended at FB12 in study program(s)

  • B.Sc. Computer Science
  • LAaG Computer Science
  • BA Minor Computer Science

When studying LAaG Computer Science, this module can be attended in the study area Specialization Modules.


Recommended Reading

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