Software Factory Project (period I)

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Software Systems
Advanced studies
Software Factory Project is an intensive software development course. Participants are directly involved in all aspects of the project, from design and programming to project management and quality assurance. The course is typically done in cooperation with an external partner. The course also includes participation as a research subject. Participants are automatically enrolled to the course 582516 Software Factory Work Experience (5-7 cr) and get a total of 11-13 cr. The primary teaching language is English. The number of participants is limited. Candidates are invited to an online interview after registering.
Year Semester Date Period Language In charge
2010 autumn 13.09-22.10. 1-1 English

Lectures

Time Room Lecturer Date
Mon 10-16 B119 Pekka Abrahamsson 13.09.2010-13.09.2010

General

Software Factory Project is a 7-week intensive software development course. Participants will develop a software prototype using the latest development tools and methods (eg. Scrum, Kanban, TDD, Ruby on Rails, etc.). Participants have the opportunity to directly influence the project activity and chosen methods. The course also includes participation in software production research as a research subject. The course is intensive but you are rewarded with course credits and a unique experience!

The course lasts 7 weeks during which participants work for a minimum of 4 days per week (mon-thu) in the Software Factory room in Exactum. The work time is always 6h/day.

The course is connected to the Software Factory Work Experience course, which yields 5-7 credits. The remaining 5 credits are given for the Software Factory Project course.

The course is international and the primary teaching language is English.

Only a limited number of participants are admitted. Admission is based on an interview (by email or in person) to which participants are invited after registering.

Updates

3.9.2010: The project start has been moved from 6.9. to 13.9.

Important dates

13.9.2010: Project kickoff.

29.10.2010: Project end

In addition to this, there will be a separate debriefing session that we agree upon separately.

Completing the course

To complete the course, participants must be present during agreed times and participate actively in the project work. The course uses an expert- and peer-grading system to assign grades to each participant. Participants are required to participate in the peer-grading.