Project: Foundations

You apply an iterative development methodology, collaborating in a team, to design, realise, and evaluate a simple software solution that meets a prescribed specification and demonstrates industry standards for good quality.

• Insight into the needs of the users and development of requirements in a given context.
• Translation from requirements to design
• Translation from the design to code
• Alignment of tasks in relation to the group
• Reflection on professional skills and growth

• You will be allocated to a team where you will complete the project following an agile project management approach
• You will be given a specification for the software that must be developed, particularly an educational game for 9-12 year olds
• You will communicate with different stakeholders, including subject matter experts as well as end users
• You will will implement the software using TypeScript within a given framework
• You will follow the software development lifecycle from paper prototypes to final delivery
• You will present your project in a team as various stages, including the final deliverable
• You will make use of agile activities, including sprint planning, standups, and retrospectives and guided by a lecturer and/or teaching assistant
• You will be guided and assessed on your contribution to the project technically as well as reflection on the development of your professional skills