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MITS5002 Software Engineering Methodology Assignment - Research Report, Victorian Institute of Technology, Australia

Objective(s) - This assessment item relates to the unit learning outcomes as in the unit descriptor. This assessment is to reflect on a given project practices whilst considering various factors in component driven development or broad software engineering process and practices. This also covers research in software engineering areas/topics as listed in following section.

INSTRUCTIONS - In assignment 1 you were required to do a 5-10 minutes presentation on a recent academic paper on a topic related to Software Engineering or Software Engineering Methodologies. Some possible topics included but were not limited to:

1. Software Engineering for Data Warehouse systems

2. Risk Analysis in Software Engineering

3. Project Management methodologies

4. Advances in Prototyping for software engineering

5. Cleanroom methodology

6. Test Driven methodologies

7. Advanced human Interfaces

8. Artificial Neural Networks (applied to software engineering)

9. Cloud Computing (in relation to software engineering)

10. Agent Oriented Software Engineering

Assignment 2 requires writing a report or critique on the paper that you chose in Assignment 1 to Presentation and Participation component above.

Your report should be limited to approx. 1500 words (not including references). Use 1.5 spacing with a 12-point Times New Roman font. Though your paper will largely be based on the chosen article, you should use other sources to support your discussion or the chosen papers premises. Citation of sources is mandatory and must be in the IEEE style.

Your report or critique must include:

1. Title Page

2. Introduction: Identification of the paper you are critiquing/ reviewing, a statement of the purpose for your report and a brief outline of how you will discuss the selected article (one or two paragraphs).

3. Body of Report: Describe the intention and content of the article. If it is a research report, discuss the research method (survey, case study, observation, experiment, or other method) and findings. Comment on problems or issues highlighted by the authors. Report on results discussed and discuss the conclusions of the article and how they are relevant to the topics of this Unit of Study.

4. Conclusion: A summary of the points you have made in the body of the paper. The conclusion should not introduce any 'new' material that was not discussed in the body of the paper. (One or two paragraphs)

5. References: A list of sources used in your text. They should be listed alphabetically by (first) author's family name. Follow the IEEE style.