Software Process Improvement (PG)

Postgraduate | 2026

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Area/Catalogue
COMP 5038
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Course ID
203309
Level of study
Level of study
Postgraduate
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Unit value
6
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Course level
5
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
Inbound study abroad and exchange
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Yes
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University-wide elective course
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Single course enrolment
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Course data is interim and subject to change

Course overview

This course is a guided study of software process grounded by practical personal experience. All software engineering is based on one or more processes that guide how software is developed with particular time, cost or quality goals. Process improvement aims to learn from current practice and objectively assess potential improvements. This will be explored by practicing a simplified form of the Personal Software Process and studying a number of process related topics drawn from: the goal question metric paradigm; appropriate automation; configuration management; project tracking and control; quality assurance; cost of quality; continuous integration; DevOps; software distribution; Infrastructure, Platform and Software as a Service; leveraging social media and the internet.

Course learning outcomes

  • Articulate a critical view of the Personal Software Process
  • Articulate a critical view of their own software development process
  • Write essays following the structure of a scientific paper
  • Apply the PSP to their work The above course learning outcomes are aligned with the Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competency Standard for the Professional Engineer.

Prerequisite(s)

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Corequisite(s)

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Antirequisite(s)

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