Course Description

This course is part the series of software engineering workshops designed to teach students to work in teams and apply their knowledge to solve real-life problems. This workshop builds on the foundational theoretical knowledge of first year core course COMP1531, as well as the second-year workshop SENG2021. Students in this course are exposed to a series of modern technologies and tools that are used in industry to build robust, performant and scalable software services in the context of an enterprise DevOps environment. Alongside a development of technical maturity, students explore ideas surrounding leadership in a Software Engineering context through working in a team and individual reflection. The course has a number of industry sponsors that include Atlassian, GitHub, AWS and Optiver.

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Understand and explore the architecture of cloud-based microservice and API-based software systems. ☁️

2. Explore and work with modern DevOps and software toolchains used in industry development. 🔨

3. Synthesise and adapt large-scale software systems to changes in requirements, evolutions in technology, and the need for scalability. 🏗️

4. Develop skills in leadership and management in a dynamic Software Engineering environment. 🏈

5. Deepen the ability to plan, design, implement, test and document quality software in an agile environment. ♻️