After successful completion of the course, students are able to design a project idea and develop it step-by-step into a software prototype with corresponding documentation. The students are able to apply the principles of a user-centered design process and to incorporate intermediate evaluation results into the further development process.

The contents will be agreed upon individually with the supervisor.

• Joint development of a concept at the beginning
• Working in single or small groups
• Ongoing support through regular meetings
• Correction of final project report

The overall amount of 6 ECTS may be split up as follows (example):

  2 h Selection Topic
 40 h Create concept and design
 80 h Implementation
 15 h Evaluation
 13 h Finish (documentation, final report)
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150 h Total (6.0 ECTS)

Assessment of the project and final report

Interesting book:

Frederick P. Brooks, The Design of Design: Essays from a Computer Scientist, Addison-Wesley, 2010, 978-0201362985.

Knowledge/interest in software design and implementation in a popular programming language (Java, C++, etc.).