ECTS - Agile Software Development Approaches
Agile Software Development Approaches (SE571) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agile Software Development Approaches | SE571 | Area Elective | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 
| Pre-requisite Course(s) | 
|---|
| N/A | 
| Course Language | English | 
|---|---|
| Course Type | Elective Courses | 
| Course Level | Natural & Applied Sciences Master's Degree | 
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face | 
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture. | 
| Course Lecturer(s) |  | 
| Course Objectives | The course objective is to teach the fundamental principles and practices associated with each of the agile development methods. A variety of agile methods will be described, but the focus will be on Scrum and Extreme Programming. | 
| Course Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course; 
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| Course Content | Introduction to agile methods; extreme programming (XP); Lean, Scrum; Crystal; feature-driven development (FDD); Kanban; dynamic systems development method (DSDM); architecture and design issues in agile software methods. | 
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agile Manifesto, Traditional and Agile Approaches | Course Notes | 
| 2 | Scrum | Course Notes | 
| 3 | Agile Project Management | Course Notes | 
| 4 | eXtreme Programming (XP) | Course Notes | 
| 5 | Requirements and User Stories | Course Notes | 
| 6 | Refactoring | Course Notes | 
| 7 | Midterm Exam | |
| 8 | Test Driven Development | Course Notes | 
| 9 | Open and Agile Unified Processes | Course Notes | 
| 10 | Lean Software Development | Course Notes | 
| 11 | Waste Management, Kaizen and Kanban | Course Notes | 
| 12 | Feature-Driven Development | Course Notes | 
| 13 | Dynamic Systems Development Method (DSDM) | Course Notes | 
| 14 | Crystal Methodologies | Course Notes | 
| 15 | Scaling Agile and Selecting an Agile Methodology | Course Notes | 
| 16 | Final Exam | 
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Course Notes and online resources will be provided | 
|---|---|
| Other Sources | 2. Agile Software Development Ecosystems by Jim Highsmith, Addison-Wesley 2002, ISBN 0201760436 | 
| 3. The Art of Agile Development" by James Shore and Shane Warden, O'Reilly Media; 1 edition (November 2, 2007)- ISBN-10: 0596527675 | |
| 4. "Succeeding with Agile: Software Development Using Scrum" by Mike Cohn, Addison-Wesley Professional; 1 edition (November 5, 2009), ISBN-10: 0321579364 | 
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade | 
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - | 
| Laboratory | - | - | 
| Application | - | - | 
| Field Work | - | - | 
| Special Course Internship | - | - | 
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - | 
| Homework Assignments | 2 | 20 | 
| Presentation | - | - | 
| Project | 1 | 30 | 
| Report | - | - | 
| Seminar | - | - | 
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 20 | 
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 30 | 
| Toplam | 5 | 100 | 
| Percentage of Semester Work | |
|---|---|
| Percentage of Final Work | 100 | 
| Total | 100 | 
Course Category
| Core Courses | X | 
|---|---|
| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses | 
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Gains the ability to apply advanced computing and/or information knowledge in solving software engineering problems. | X | ||||
| 2 | Develops solutions using different technologies, software architectures and life-cycle approaches. | X | ||||
| 3 | Gains the ability to design, implement, and evaluate a software system, component, process, or program using modern techniques and engineering tools for software engineering practices. | X | ||||
| 4 | Gains ability to gather/acquire, analyze, interpret data and make decisions to understand software requirements. | X | ||||
| 5 | Gains skills of effective oral and written communication and critical thinking about a wide range of issues arising in the context of working constructively on software projects. | X | ||||
| 6 | Gains the ability to access information to follow current developments in science and technology, conducts scientific research in the field of software engineering, and conducts a project. | X | ||||
| 7 | Acquires an understanding of professional, legal, ethical and social issues and responsibilities related to Software Engineering. | |||||
| 8 | Acquires project and risk management skills and gains awareness of the importance of entrepreneurship, innovation, and sustainable development, as well as international standards and methodologies. | X | ||||
| 9 | Understands the impact of Software Engineering solutions in a global, environmental, societal and legal context while making decisions. | |||||
| 10 | Gains awareness of the development, adoption, and ongoing support for the use of excellence standards in software engineering practices. | X | ||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 4 | 64 | 
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 4 | 64 | 
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | 1 | 30 | 30 | 
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 3 | 7 | 21 | 
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 20 | 20 | 
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 30 | 30 | 
| Total Workload | 229 | ||
