School of

Technology
Unit: Application Engineering
Unit Level: H2
Unit Code: AEG
Student Name: Date of Iue: !" #ay $%!&
Student ID: Date of Su'miion: %( Augut $%!&







Coure)or* +egulation

1 All coursework must be submitted via stponline.co.uk
2 Please check the submission date and time and ensure that coursework is submitted on
time.
3 Requests for an extension must be in accordance with the uidelines set out in the
collee reulations! with the necessar" documentar" evidence to support "our request.
Refer to #he $tudent Handbook.
% &eneral uidelines for submission of coursework'
a( All work must be word)processed and must be of a *ood+ standard.
b( ,ocument marins should not be more than 2.-cm or less than 1.-cm.
c( .ont si/e in the rane of 11 to 1% points distributed to includin headins and bod"
text. Preferred t"peface to be of a common standard such as Arial! 0alibri or #imes
1ew Roman for the main text.
c( All work completed includin an" software constructed ma" not be used for an"
purpose other than the purpose of intended stud" without prior written permission
from $t Patrick2s 0ollee.

+emem'er to *eep evidence of your u'mitted coure)or*,
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-lagiarim is presentin somebod" else2s work as "our own. 4t includes' cop"in
information directl" from the 5eb or books without referencin the material6 submittin 7oint
coursework as an individual effort6 cop"in another student2s coursework6 stealin
coursework from another student and submittin it as "our own work. $uspected
plaiarism will be investiated and if found to have occurred will be dealt with accordin to
the procedures set down b" the 0ollee. Please see "our $tudent Handbook for further
details of what is 8 isn2t plaiarism.
Aignment
.rief
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Learning Outcomes (LO) and assessment requirements
The Assignment Brief consists of THREE elements;
Part I - A Group Presentation
Part II - A Report
Part III - A Case Study
Part I: Group Presentation (week ! week "#$ % &#" (a$' &#( (a$
The Aim o the Presentation is or you to demonstrate !hat you ha"e #earnt a$out App#ication
%ngineering (A%G)& 'ou are e(pected to carry out some tas)s and to pro"ide arguments or
!hat you ha"e done and to contrast it !ith other options&
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Outcomes Assessment requirements
To achieve each outcome a learner must
demonstrate the ability to:
a) *n+erstan+ the tra+itional
an+ mo+ern approaches to
+e,eloping information
s-stems
a& Critica##y assess the $eneits and #imitations o the
traditiona# systems*sot!are de"e#opment #ie
cyc#es (S+LCs)
$& %"a#uate dierent inormation systems
de"e#opment methodo#ogies (IS+,s)
.) /riticall- assess the
application of mo+ern
metho+ologies for
+e,eloping information
s-stems
a& Assess the $eneit and #imitation o the agi#e
princip#es
$& %(amine agi#e methods !hich no! $eing used in
the sot!are de"e#opment industries&
c& Be a.le to appl- I/01I2
metho+ to +e,elop an
information s-stem
a& Produce an ana#yse and design document or a
gi"en scenario
$& %"a#uate the agi#e princip#es !hich you ha"e used
during the de"e#opment process
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General Rules:
Students shou#d orm a group o --. students and chose their topic rom the #ist $e#o!/ $eore
the end o !ee) 0& (,ore than one group can present in the same !ee))
3eek Topics
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i& +escri$e and e(p#ain ho! you !ou#d se#ect a sot!are
+e"e#opment Cyc#e
ii& +escri$e and e(p#ain the $est method o se#ecting a
de"e#opment approach
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i& Identiy the use o System +e"e#opment ,ethodo#ogies
ii& 3ustiy the "arious Inormation System +e"e#opment
,ethodo#ogies
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i& Ana#yse the Agi#e ,aniesto and its Princip#es
ii& %(p#ain Light 5eight methodo#ogies and 6P methodo#ogies
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i& Compare and contrast +S+, and R9P
ii& Compare and contrast Scrum and ICO:I6
Group Presentations % 4che+ule 5 6e,elopment
Sessions !i## ta)e p#ace each !ee) starting rom 5ee) 1 and !i## in"o#"e groups o t!o to
three students presenting an agreed piece o !or)& It !i## $e a presentation o 7; minutes
together !ith ; minutes or questions and ans!ers&
'ou are required to de#i"er 7 presentation during the 77 !ee)s o this unit< i you do not gi"e
a presentation on the e(pected session/ -our gra+e on that component of the assignment
will .e 7referre+8)
'ou are e(pected to research your topic using an appropriate se#ection o sources< the St
Patric)=s #i$rary/ a good se#ection o on-#ine academic artic#es and e-$oo)s on #ine&
0n the +a- of -our presentation -ou are e9pecte+ to;
> ?e on time/ ready or a prompt e(position
> +emonstrate that you ha"e $een a$#e to coordinate your group !or)
> %(p#ain/ contrast and discuss your topic
A## group mem$ers are e(pected to participate equa##y in the presentation< !hi#e this is a
group acti"ity/ all marks will .e in+i,i+ual&
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The presentation !i## orm part o the porto#io !hich you are $ui#ding during the duration o
this unit and !i## contri$ute to!ards the ina# grade& 'our s#ides and*or supporting materia#
are to $e su$mitted !ithin the same o#der as the other assessed components&
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Part II: Report ! &#" (.$' &#( (.$) ("### wor+s$
7& Compare and contrast the Traditiona# Structure ,ethodo#ogies "s& Traditiona# O$@ect
Oriented ,ethodo#ogies
-& %(amine and critica##y e"a#uate at #east three agi#e methods&
Part III: /ase 4tu+- ! &#: (a$' &#: (.$)
%+A %nergy supp#ies $oth gas and e#ectricity to most properties in the 9B& ,eters or gas
and e#ectricity/ insta##ed in the properties/ co##ect data to ca#cu#ate each customer=s $i## or
e#ectricity and gas&
?i##s are sent to the customer e"ery three months $ased on e#ectricity*gas used& The company
can $i## the customer e"en i it is una$#e to gain access to the meter&
Customers !ho $uy $oth gas and e#ectricity are gi"en a -;C discount& I the customer agrees
to $e $i##ed "ia e-$i## rather than the posta# system they shou#d register !ith their detai#s& A
;C discount is oered& There !i## $e an additiona# ;C discount i the customer pays $y
direct de$it&
Pro+uce the following for the gi,en scenario;
7& Aunctiona# Requirement !ith use case mode##ing (9se case diagram and 9se case
scenario)&
-& Re#e"ant ro$ustness diagrams
.& Initia# sequence diagrams
D& C#ass diagram
;& Test cases or comp#ete system
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Aement Guideline
9ach :nit will be raded as a Pass! ;erit! ,istinction! Referred or 5ithheld
A -a is awarded for the achievement of all <earnin =utcomes aainst the specified
Assessment Criteria.
A #erit or Ditinction is awarded for hiher level achievement.
4f all <earnin =utcomes have not been achieved the work is +eferred,
5here there is some doubt or concern reardin the oriin of some of the content! the
work is /ithheld, #he student will then be interviewed to ascertain oriinalit".
A -a &rade is achieved b" meetin ALL the requirements defined in the
Assessment 0riteria for the :nit.
In order to achieve a #erit a tudent mut0
:se a rane of methods and techniques to collect! anal"se and process
information8data
Appl" and anal"se detailed knowlede and skills! usin relevant theories and
techniques
0oherentl" present and communicate work usin technical lanuae
accuratel"
In order to achieve a Ditinction a tudent mut0
0heck validit" when collectin! anal"sin and processin complex
information8data
9valuate and s"nthesise relevant theories and techniques to enerate and
7ustif" valid conclusions
$how an individual approach in presentin and communicatin work
coherentl"! usin technical lanuae fluentl"
Adopt and correctl" use a reconised referencin scheme e.. Harvard
Referencin
#he Aignment .rief details all Assessment 0riterions aainst which the coursework
will be assessed
#he Aignment .rief also specificall" indicates which of the above rade descriptors
have been incorporated within the activities to be assessed! in order that a student can
achieve a ;erit or ,istinction
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+eporting of Student Grade
5hen a :nit has been assessed &rades are reported on the 1nline E 2 Learning Sytem.
$tudents can obtain the rade awarded b" viewin the Su'miion In'o3.
&rades are reported accordin to the followin6
-?@ indicates -a
>?@ indicates #erit
A?@ indicates
Ditinction
3?@ indicates
+eferred
?@ indicates
/ithheld
A percentae mark within one of the boundaries indicates further work would be required to
achieve the next hihest rade e.. >?@ indicates that a Pass has been achieved! with
additional work Baccordin to the rade descriptors( a ;erit could have been achieved.
C" viewin the Report the 1riginality can be obtained.
0lickin on the &rade;ark tab will reveal the 4uic*#ar*
comments.
0lickin on the General Comment tab will reveal the comments
made b" the Assessor and 4nternal Derifier
#hrouhout "our report "ou should show a creative and individual approach in presentin
and communicatin work coherentl"! usin technical lanuae fluentl".

Also ensure that "our assinment submission includes'

1. A 0over sheet with "our $tudent 4nformation on it.
2. Eour description about the course works ob7ective.
3. An" computer)enerated files are included in a labelled 0,8flash drive.
D& Ciblioraph" and references to show evidence of knowlede acquired from external
sources Bbut NOT Wikipedia!!!(
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