Assignment: Principles of Software Engineering
Objective:
The purpose of this assignment is to enable students to demonstrate their ability to interpret a set of laws that are part of the principles of software engineering, to evaluate principles of software engineering aspects within an industry in relation to the various elements covered, to apply them to a case drawn from technical and academic literature and to communicate the key issues through a written academic report.
Description of assignment:
Software Failure and the Laws of Software Engineering.
it is required to read a given case study of a software system failure and then analyse and discuss the failure and apply the laws given in the text showing clearly how the application of the laws might have lessened or even prevented the failure.
There are five files attached:
BlackoutFinal.pdf, Causes.pdf, blackout-learner-version.pdf, LaprieFTCS25.pdf and Swfailure.pdf.
The main document is BlackoutFinal.pdf
Find and include full references (in APA style) for all the documents that you use (including any texts) in your report.
Your report should clearly show the following and be well presented:
1. Cover Page
2. Abstract
3. A clear description of the system.
4. Detailed failure symptoms of the system.
5. Analysis of these failures.
6. Discussion and recommendations based on laws in the textbook.
7. References
*Important* Plagiarism
It is important to learn from the work of others and you are encouraged to explore the library, World Wide Web resources and have discussions with other students. However, work for the assessment must be entirely your own work.
Plagiarism is the presentation of the expressed thought or work of another person as though it is one's own without properly acknowledging that person.
You must not allow other students to copy your work and must take care to safeguard against this happening. In cases of copying, normally all students involved will be penalised equally; an exception will be if you can demonstrate the work is your own and you took reasonable care to safeguard against copying.
Plagiarism is a serious offence. As set out in the University Regulation 6.1.1. students who are caught plagiarising will, for a first offence, be given a zero mark for that task. A second offence will result in a failing grade for the course involved and any subsequent offence will be referred to the Student Discipline Committee.
Federation University General Guide to Referencing:
The University has published a style guide to help students correctly reference and cite information they use in assignments. A copy of the University's citation guides can be found on the university's web site. It is imperative that students cite all sources of information. The General Guide to Referencing as well as the Assignment Layout and Appearance Guidelines can be accessed online at:
http://federation.edu.au/students/learning-and-study/online-help-with/study-skills-and-writing-guides