Practical Course on Agile Software Development (WS2021)

Teaching Staff: Philip Makedonski
Type: 
Practical Course

Organisation

  • Timeframe:
    • 3-week block course (online)
    • 23.03.2022 - 12.04.2022 - Cancelled! Next edition planned for September 2022
  • Modules:
    • M.Inf.1803: Practical Course in Software Engineering (not graded)
    • B.Inf.1803: Fachpraktikum I (not graded)
    • B.Inf.1804: Fachpraktikum II (not graded)
    • B.Inf.1805: Fachpraktikum III (not graded)
  • Workload:
    • 6 ECTS / 4SWH for M.Inf.1803
    • 5 ECTS / 3SWH for B.Inf.1803, B.Inf.1804, and B.Inf.1805
  • Language:
    • English
  • Registration:
    • Registration for the course in Stud.IP is required in order to be able to access course materials and facilitate efficient course organization and coordination.
    • At most 15 students can join the course.
    • The minimum number of participants for the course is 6.
  • Further requirements
    • Attendance during the entire course is mandatory.
    • Solid programming skills in Java are required.
    • The course takes place online, it is required to use a computer where additional software may need to be installed.
  • Participant selection
    • The attendance in the first session is mandatory.
    • If you do not attend in the first session, you cannot participate in the course.
    • If there are more than 15 people in the first session, we chose the participants for the course at random out of all present students.

Goals (from the module description)

Participants in the course should expect the following learning outcomes upon successful completion of the course:

  • Learn to become acquainted with up-to-date methods and software tools
  • Learn to select methods and tools for given practical problems in software engineering
  • Learn to apply methods and tools for given practical problems in software engineering
  • Learn to assess methods and tools for given practical problems in software engineering by performing experiments

Content

The Practical Course on Agile Software Development covers the following topics:

  • Brief overview of Agile Software Development methods and practices
  • Closer look and hands-on experience with selected methods and practices, such as Scrum, eXtreme Programming, Kanban, etc.
  • Familiarisation with a selection of available tools to support Agile Software Development
  • Application of selected methods and practices on dedicated projects with the help of selected tools 
  • Reporting on experiences and continuous improvement
  • Learning on three levels: processes and practices, project-specific domain knowledge, implementation- and tool-specific aspects

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