COMP07147 2018 Project 300

Apply project planning and coordinating methodologies (e.g. agile methodology) to a group project.

Determine project requirements and apply research to the analysis of potential solutions.

Plan the project delegating individual tasks and responsibilities.

Develop a prototype and final working solution by adopting an iterative process to the development and testing of the solution.

Choose appropriate tools to aid collaboration, document management, and version control.

Develop a working solution to specification, presenting and defending the deliverables before a review group.

The supervisor will guide and support the team but the project is team driven. 

The assessment of this project work will consist of a group mark (80%) and an individual mark (20%).

Group Mark (100%):

30% of the marks will be awarded at the interim presentation stage at the end of Semester 5. This 30% will be split between 10% for the presentation and 20% for a prototype demonstrating some key elements of the project. The remaining 70% will be allocated as 10% for the final presentation, 20% for the group report and 40% for the final deliverable.  The group report should run to approximately 8000 words.

Where appropriate a screencast and poster may be part of the final deliverable.

Individual Mark (100%):

The reflective individual report of approximately 3000 words consists of a summary of the individual's contribution to the project and a detailed reflection on the project experience and their role within it.

Peer Assessment:

Each team member is asked to rate each of his or her peers according to a number of aspects. The peer assessments are submitted in complete confidence and will not be seen by the other students. Each team member is assessed according to the following aspects:

• Contributing to the team’s work
• Interacting with teammates
• Keeping the team on track
• Expecting quality
• Having relevant knowledge skills and abilities

This peer assessment and the supervisor's input will be considered in awarding the final grade.

Turnitin will be used for submissions.

Students will complete an individual project covering all learning outcomes.

Apply project planning and coordinating methodologies (e.g. agile methodology) to a group project.

• Identify project management and planning processes and put these in place
• Put in place cloud-based reporting structures for the team

Determine project requirements and apply research to the analysis of potential solutions.

• Identify a project and its broad scope
• Assemble facts regarding users and tasks, problem domain
• Document the proposal in detail
• Work out the software/hardware/cloud requirements and costs

Plan the project delegating individual tasks and responsibilities.

• Determine the skill set within the team and consider how to upskill to fill gaps
• Structure the team and allocate tasks
• Rotate the responsibilities throughout the project (team lead etc.)

Develop a prototype and final working solution by adopting an iterative process to the development and testing of the solution.

• Employ appropriate tools to realise low−fidelity prototypes
• Apply quality standards (software, networking, accessibility, security, design patterns etc.)
• Test at each stage, unit, integration, uses and feed the outcomes back into the design
• Record all testing for inclusion in the final report

Choose appropriate tools to aid collaboration, document management, and version control.

• Put in place a Git repository (GitHub)
• Use Google Drive or similar for document management

Develop a working solution to specification, presenting and defending the deliverables before a review group.

• Document all stages of the project in a group project report
• Clearly show in the final report the areas each team member worked on
• The individual report should be very much reflective of the individuals' experiences on the project and of working in a team
• Prepare and deliver a presentation for a review panel outlining all stages of the project and demonstrating where appropriate the final solution/product