Content of this coursework Brief
Section Content
A Core information
B Coursework brief and requirements
C Module learning outcomes covered in this
assessment
D Assessment of this coursework
E Additional information from module leader (if
applicable)
Section A: Core information
This assessment is
marked out of
100 marks
% weighting of this
assessment within
total module mark
40%
Word count/page
length – maximum
2000 words
Footnotes, appendices,
tables, figures,
diagrams, charts
included in/excluded
from word count
Excluded from word count
Bibliographies,
reference lists included
in/excluded from word
count
Excluded from word count
Penalty for exceeding
word count/page
length
Yes – 10 percentage points deduction, capped at 40% for Levels
4,5, 6, and 50% for Level 7. Refer to Academic Manual Section
3: Module Assessment – 3.13 Word Counts.
Academic misconduct
(including plagiarism)
Academic Misconduct is defined as any action or attempted
action that may result in a student obtaining an unfair academic
advantage. Refer to Academic Manual Section 9: Student
Academic Misconduct Procedure – 9.2 Definitions.
Submission date Friday 11
th March
Submission time 10:00am UK time
Penalty for late
submission
Yes. Refer to Academic Manual Section 3: Module Assessment –
3.12 Coursework Deadlines & Late Submissions.
Submitting your
assignment
The assignment MUST be submitted to the module submission
link located within this module’s Moodle ‘Submissions’ tab by
the specified deadline. Where the assessment is group work,
each group should nominate ONE (1) person to upload the
submission on behalf of their group. Do NOT submit more
than one submission per group.
Anonymity of identity All assignments are anonymous unless the nature of the
assessment e.g. video, presentation, group work with minutes
attached, is such that anonymity is not possible). Accordingly,
students should NOT include their name, student ID number or
candidate number (or any other identifying information)
anywhere on the assignment or in the saved file name.
Return and status of
marked assignments
At the latest this will be within 4 weeks from the date of
submission but we will endeavour to return it earlier
than this.
Assessments are subject to double marking/scrutiny,
and internal quality inspection by a nominated School
of Management internal assessor. All results when first
published are provisional until confirmed by the
relevant External Examiner and the Examination Board.
No appeals regarding your published mark are available
until after confirmation by that Examination Board.
Section B: Coursework Brief and Requirements
The release of chatGPT by OpenAI in November 2022 has stirred immense interest around the
world with 1 million users signing up in the first 5 days. ChatGPT is the latest
in a line of “large
language models” (LLMs) that will likely have a major impact on business and in particular software
engineering.
Please write an article on the “The impact of chatGPT on software engineering”. Be sure to: –
1. Explain the key features of chatGPT.
2. Discuss the potential opportunities for chatGPT to enhance software engineering.
3. Discuss the impact of using chatGPT on the roles within software engineering.
4. Discuss the challenges and/or risks of integrating chatGPT into a software product.
5. Discuss whether chatGPT has longevity.
The article must end with a conclusion and contain no more than 2000 words. The target audience
for the article anyone currently involved in software engineering. References to supporting
research should be added to a separate appendix which is not included in the 2000 word limit.
NOTE: If chatGPT is used to generate any content for the article, then this content MUST appear in
quotes, with a suitable supporting reference in the appendix.
Section C: Module Learning Outcomes covered in this Assignment
This assignment contributes towards the achievement of the following stated module
Learning Outcomes as highlighted below:
Understand the Agile software engineering approach
Explore potential software architectures
Section D: Assessment of this Coursework
Within each section of this coursework you may be assessed on the following aspects, as
applicable and appropriate to this particular assessment, and should thus consider these
aspects when fulfilling the requirements of each section:
The strengths and quality of your overall analysis and evaluation;
Appropriate use of relevant theoretical models, concepts and frameworks;
The rationale and evidence that you provide in support of your arguments;
The credibility and viability of the evidenced conclusions/recommendations/plans of
action you put forward;
Structure and coherence of your report;
Appropriate and relevant use of, as and where relevant and appropriate, real world
examples, academic materials and referenced sources. Any references should use either
the Harvard OR Vancouver referencing system
Academic judgement regarding the blend of scope, thrust and communication of ideas,
contentions, evidence, knowledge, arguments, conclusions.
Section E: Additional Information from Module Leader
Marking criteria and rubric:
Introduction, Presentation, Structure and References (15%)
Explanation of the key features of chatGPT (15%)
Discussion of the potential opportunities for chatGPT to enhance software engineering (20%)
Discussion of the impact of using chatGPT on the roles within software engineering. (20%)
Discussion of the challenges and/or risks of integrating chatGPT into a software product. (20%)
Discussion on chatGPT’s longevity (10%)