Level & Prerequisites
Projekt M-Lab: Innovationslabor fĂĽr App Entwicklung
Masterprojekt M-Lab: Innovationslabor fĂĽr App Entwicklung
Prerequisites:
- Passed the courses Software Engineering I and II
- Basic knowledge in at least one object oriented programming language (e.g. Java, Swift or Objective-C)
- High motivation and commitment
Course Description
View previous iterations:
M-Lab 2020/21
- M-Lab 2019/20
- M-Lab 2018/19
- M-Lab 2017/18
- M-Lab 2016/17
In this teaching and innovation laboratory students develop innovative Apps in small teams, under real conditions and tight project deadlines, for real customers from industry, society and the public sector. They experience the latest technologies and development tools, and the theory and methods of software engineering and project management. They also make valuable experience in teamwork and in communication with the “clients”.
M-Lab consists of two parts: a practical part and a theoretical part. In the practical part, the teams will work on a software project and go through all phases of software development, including problem definition, requirements gathering, analysis, design, implementation, integration, testing, software delivery and presentation. A company, an association, or an authority will provide the project goals. In the theoretical part, each project phase of the software life cycle will be discussed and reflected. The topics will be timed to correspond to the expected project progress of the team. The teams will give a presentation on each topic (e.g., requirements analysis) and the theoretical elements (e.g., methods, tools, procedures) that are suited best for the project and why. Their challenges, current and past project decisions, as well as the alternative options they have considered, will be discussed and reflected with the teaching assistants and the other teams.
The students may have different major fields of study, such as computer science, human-machine communication, IT Management and Consulting, or business computer science. Students from other disciplines with computer science as a minor may also participate.
Teaching Staff
Prof. Dr. Walid Maalej
Lecturer, Program Manager
Dr. Farnaz Fotrousi
Co-Lead Instructor
Lloyd Montgomery
Co-Lead Instructor
Abir Bouraffa
Instructor
Tim Puhlfürß
Instructor
Clients & Student Teams
Project Website đź”—
ARIC
- Jannis Granzow
- Simon Kirsanov
- Hamed Mohammadi
- Jonas Ribback
- Oliver Wandschneider
- Adrian Westphal
Project Website đź”—
Hamburg Messe + Congress
- Virginia Castens
- David Dam
- Lennard Danielsen
- Christian Rodrigues
- Larissa Rutzen
- Jan Strich
- Laura Wenderoth
Project Website đź”—
HaspaNext
- Benjamin Barghi
- Colin Frugte
- Gerrit Hartmann
- Lena Jacobs
- Ibrahim Ethem Yilmaz
- Naima Zafar
Project Website đź”—
UKE
- Corvin Biebach
- Maximilian Brosius
- Fynn-Ole Menk
- Anni Reinert
- Noah Scheld
- Arne Struck
- Mudassar Zahid
Syllabus
(Under Construction - Subject to Change)
| Date | Time | Location | Topic | Milestone | |
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| W01 | 2021.10.14 | 14:00 - 18:30 | Online |
Course Introduction, Ice Breaker & Tutorial Welcome to M-Lab! Time to learn about the course, your peers, and the course frameworks/platforms/languages |
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| W02 | 2021.10.21 | TBA | B-201 | Kickoff with Customers Presentations by Customers followed by a Meet&Greet |
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| W03 | 2021.10.28 | 15:00 - 17:00 | Online | Collaborative Software Engineering GIT, GitLab, and Agile Practices |
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| W04 | 2021.11.04 | 15:00 - 17:00 | Online |
Prototypes Mockups, Prototypes |
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| W05 | 2021.11.11 | 15:00 - 17:00 | B-201 |
Requirements Engineering Requirements Gathering Methods, Interviews, Surveys, Observation, Requirement Quality, User Study |
Milestone 1 Deliverables (in GitLab) |
| W06 | 2021.11.18 | 15:00 - 17:00 | Online |
Usability for Mobile Usability Patterns, Screen Design, Usability Guideline, Usability Testing |
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| W07 | 2021.11.25 | 15:00 - 17:00 | Online |
System & Object Design Architecture, Object Model, Patterns, Reuse, Frameworks, APIs |
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| W08 | 2021.12.02 | 15:00 - 17:00 | Online |
Testing and Quality Management Unit Testing, System Testing, Usability Testing, Code Inspections, Bug Predictions |
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| W09 | 2021.12.09 |
14:00 - 17:00 | B-201 |
Design Review Presentation of System Design |
Milestone 2 Deliverables (in GitLab) |
| W10 | 2021.12.16 | 15:00 - 17:00 | Online |
Build and Release Management Continuous Integration, Configuration Management, Build and Release Management |
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| W11 | 2022.01.06 | 15:00 - 17:00 | Online |
Rollout and Delivery Management How To Package, Publish And Present Apps |
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| W12 | 2022.01.13 |
Development-Centric Pre Release Sprint |
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| W13 | 2022.01.20 |
Development-Centric Dryrun of Final Exhibition Presentation with Supervisor |
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| W14 | 2022.01.27 |
TBA | B-201 |
Final Exhibition Final Presentations of Projects, Client Acceptance Test |
Milestone 3 Deliverables (in GitLab) |
Previous Project Clients, Websites, & Trailers
Project trailers from last year's M-Lab iteration (see MAST YouTube-Channel for further trailers)
Funding & Awards
Winning project in Unseren Hochschulen 2015
Winning project in MINTernational
Best Practice in Club MINTernational
Previous Industry Partners
Literature
Object-Oriented Software Engineering Using UML, Patterns, and Java (3rd Edition).
Bernd Bruegge and Allan H. Dutoit:
Prentice Hall, 2014.
Mobile Design Pattern Gallery: UI Patterns for Smartphone Apps.
Theresa Neil:
O’Reily Media, Inc., 2014.
iOS Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide
(6th Edition)
Christian Keur, Aaron Hillegass:
Pearson Education, 2017.