Complex Software Systems

In this semester we will learn how to design, implement and validate a high quality software systems according to the industry best practices. The measurable qualities of the system will be expressed in non-functional requirements as set by stakeholders.

In this semester, we will use a strategy of research based learning. Students will be challenged to solve a real world problem with real world stakeholders and have to perform research in order to tackle this problem. The complex context of the problem is essential to learn how to solve real world problems based on industry best practices.

As a preparation for your graduation, much of the knowledge will be acquired by research based learning: together with other students, you acquire fundamental knowledge on several topics by answering research questions you formulated based on the context of your projects.

You must demonstrate that you translate general best practices into the context of the project you are working on. There must be a clearly documented trail of thought and sound decisions taken that support the quality of the solution that you are developing. In an individual project you will demonstrate that you can translate gained knowledge from the research into an individual project context. Finally, there is the professional group project where you will work with multiple students on one shared software application that has properties of an enterprise application. This group project is to apply or deepen your technical knowledge. Groups project is meant to prove your proficiency in professional and technical learning outcomes. Big part of the challenge is to apply the gained knowledge in the context of the group project.

Foundation software semesters and an internship in the software field are strongly recommended. After this semester you are well prepared for graduation in Software direction or an applied master program.