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Tool-driven project management

Niveau

Second cycle of study, master's degree

Learning outcomes of the courses/module

The participants:
• can identify various project management tools
• can analyze the advantages and disadvantages of common tools, select appropriate ones, and integrate them with one another
• can identify mechanisms of gender roles, bias, and structural disadvantage
• can identify and apply models and methods of workload and resource analysis (work-life balance)

Prerequisites for the course

Not applicable

Course content

- Ways in which software project management can be supported by tools.
- Different areas of project management, such as source code management, bug tracking, testing, and deployment.
- Discussion of tools, such as GitLab for source code management or Jenkins for CI/CD.
- Ways in which individual tools can be integrated with one another.
- Examination of the mechanisms of gender roles, bias, and structural disadvantage, as well as practical approaches to the gender-inclusive design of work and learning environments.
- Introduction to models and methods for analyzing stressors and resources in relation to work-life balance.

Recommended specialist literature

- Sutherland, J.; Sutherland, J.J.: Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time, Random House Business, 2015.
- Martin, C. R.: Clean Agile. Die Essenz der agilen Softwareentwicklung - Zurück zu den Ursprüngen: Die agilen Werte und Prinzipien effektiv in der Praxis umsetzen, mitp Professional, 2020
- Vigenschow, U.; Schneider, B.; Meyrose, I.: Soft Skills für Softwareentwickler, dpunkt-Verlag, 2019
- Skoulikari, A.: Learning Git: A Hands-on Approach to Understanding the Basics of Git, O'Reilly, 2023

Assessment methods and criteria

Written exam

Language

German

Number of ECTS credits awarded

3

Semester hours per week

Planned teaching and learning method

Lecture, group work, presentation, and discussion of assignments

Semester/trimester in which the course/module is offered

1

Type of course/module

Type of course