Course content

The course consists of a project dealing with a specific theme within the area Services and Systems Engineering. The area encompasses system architectures and the development of distributed services, including the administration of applications, step-wise design, programming and installation of net-based services as well as multimedia systems and model-based engineering technologies.

Learning outcome

A. Knowledge:
1) Profound knowledge on the subject topic of the project.
2) Good knowledge on related topics.
3) Good knowledge on related literature.

B. Skills:
1) Excellent skills in using the techniques, systems and tools required for the project.
2) Good skills in literature searches and information acquisition.
3) Good skills in carrying out a independent project work of some size, including to prepare a plan with milestones and to report progress.
4) Good skills in giving a oral summary presentation of the project and its results.
5) Good skills in writing up a final report according to (best) common practice.

C General competence:
1) Good understanding of scientific methods.
2) Good understanding of practical project work.

Learning methods and activities

Individual (or group) project work with supervision.

Compulsory assignments

• Oral presentation

Recommended previous knowledge

The NTNU courses TTM4160 Software Design for Distributed Real-Time Systems, TTM4128 Networks and Service Management, as well as at least one of the courses TTM4120 Dependable Systems or TTM4155 Teletraffic Theory, or a similar basis.

Course materials

To be decided.

Credit reductions