IN9140 – Smart Processes and Agile Methods in Software Engineering
Course description
Schedule, syllabus and examination date
Course content
The course will give a solid fundament for participating in and manage the software projects of an organization and for improving the way such projects are conducted.
Learning outcome
After taking the course you:
- know the fundamentals of development processes, principles and methods, and their effects
- know the basics of smart processes in systems development, which will usually include Lean and agile principles,
- understand the relationship between quality of software projects and the quality of the systems that are being developed
- know principles, frameworks and method for improvement of development processes,
- have obtained an understanding of measurements and empirical-based knowledge as a basis for development of high-quality IT systems,
- will be a professional and skilled participant and facilitator in a team that develop IT systems.
- will understand how to use research methods such as experiments, case studies and surveys for evaluating the effect of initiatives for software process improvements.
Admission to the course
PhD candidates from the University of Oslo should apply for classes and register for examinations through?Studentweb.
If a course has limited intake capacity, priority will be given to PhD candidates who follow an individual education plan where this particular course is included. Some national researchers’ schools may have specific rules for ranking applicants for courses with limited intake capacity.
PhD candidates who have been admitted to another higher education institution must?apply for a position as a visiting student?within a given deadline.
Overlapping courses
- 10 credits overlap with IN5140 – Smart processes and agile methods in software engineering.
- 10 credits overlap with INF5181 – Process improvement and agile methods in systems development (continued).
- 10 credits overlap with INF9181 – Process improvement and agile methods in systems development (continued).
- 10 credits overlap with INF5180 – Software Product and Process Improvement in Systems Development (discontinued).
- 10 credits overlap with INF9980 – Product and Process Improvement in Systems Development (discontinued).
- 9 credits overlap with IN331.
- 8 credits overlap with ITLED4220 – Prosessforbedring og smidige metoder i systemutvikling (discontinued).
Teaching
2 hours of lectures and 2 hours of lab-groups.
It's highly recommended to attend the first lecture as important information will be given.
Submission of compulsory assignments is required.?Read more about requirements for submission of assignments, group work and legal cooperation under guidelines for mandatory assignments.
Examination
4 hours?written digital exam. All mandatory assignments must be approved before you can take the exam.
It will also be counted as one of?your three?attempts to sit the exam for this course, if you sit the exam for one of the following courses: IN5140,?INF5181,?INF9181,?INF5180,?INF9980,?ITLED4220,?IN331
Examination support material
No examination support material is allowed.
Language of examination
You may write your examination paper in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English.
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a pass/fail scale. Read more about the grading system.
Resit an examination
Students who can document a valid reason for absence from the regular examination are offered a postponed examination at the beginning of the next semester.Re-scheduled examinations are not offered to students who withdraw during, or did not pass the original examination.
More about examinations at UiO
- Use of sources and citations
- Special exam arrangements due to individual needs
- Withdrawal from an exam
- Illness at exams / postponed exams
- Explanation of grades and appeals
- Resitting an exam
- Cheating/attempted cheating
You will find further guides and resources at the web page on examinations at UiO.