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Overview
By studying this module you will develop your ability to deliver software artefacts fit for a real-world organisational context, alongside a wide range of postgraduate skills.
Vocational relevance
By studying this Software Development module at The Open University UK you will work towards a software system for an organisation with which you are familiar. As such you will be interacting with other people in that organisation and this may help to raise your professional profile.
Programme Structure
The module is structured as follows:- Block 1: Software development and early life-cycle: In this block you will learn the principles and techniques of early software lifecycle, from requirements and domain analysis to software specification. You will engage with a number of practices, including capturing and validating requirements, and UML (Unified Modelling Language) modelling with activity and class diagrams.
- Block 2: Design and code: This block focuses on the principles and techniques of software design, construction, testing and version control. You will engage with a number of design practices, including applying design patterns and UML modelling with interaction and state diagrams. You will also engage in software construction and testing in Java.
- Block 3: Software architectures and systems integration
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 8 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Language
English
Credits
30 alternative credits
Delivered
Online
Disciplines
Software Engineering View 43 other Short Courses in Software Engineering in United KingdomAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- It is expected that you will hold a bachelors degree (or equivalent) in computing or a related discipline, or alternatively have at least three years relevant industry experience.
- You should also have experience of object-oriented software development from previous study or professional work and an understanding of what UML is. A basic working knowledge of Java is expected and some Java coding tasks will be part of the assessment.
- If this is your first postgraduate module, it is important for you to appreciate the substantial differences between undergraduate and postgraduate study. These differences are motivated by the need for masters-level education to prepare you to specialise, perhaps as a professional. At postgraduate level, you are expected to synthesise, review, reflect on and evaluate material.
Tuition Fee
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International
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National
2325 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 2325 GBP for the full programme during 8 months.
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