Please note! Course description is confirmed for two academic years, which means that in general, e.g. Learning outcomes, assessment methods and key content stays unchanged. However, via course syllabus, it is possible to specify or change the course execution in each realization of the course, such as how the contact sessions are organized, assessment methods weighted or materials used.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

After taking this course, you are able to

  • analyze the architecturally significant requirements and scenarios based on the stakeholder concerns for an open-ended, complex problem,
  • design a high-level architecture that tries to address the architecturally significant requirements and scenarios; the design is created iteratively and as team work,
  • model and document the design and design decisions using multiple views and viewpoints and in a consistent fashion,
  • evaluate whether the high-level architecture design addresses the scenarios, and
  • analyze and present all aforementioned orally.

Credits: 5

Schedule: 10.01.2024 - 26.04.2024

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Fabian Fagerholm

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    The course content in a nutshell: How to design a software architecture that meets the needs of its stakeholders. The course takes a practical hands-on approach: the content is applied in the project work that lasts throughout the course.

Assessment Methods and Criteria
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Project work, weekly learning tasks, self and peer evaluation, optional exam.

Workload
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Contact sessions 30 h, project work 65 h, individual work 35 h

DETAILS

Study Material
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Lectures, reading material.

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Teaching Language : English

    Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Spring III - V
    2023-2024 Spring III - V