SWEN90016 Software Processes and Management (University of Melbourne): rated 2.7/5 overall across 4 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
SWEN90016 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology in Software Engineering. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 软件过程与管理
Type: Graduate coursework subject
Subject area: Software Engineering
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
Level: Graduate coursework Level 9
Handbook year: 2026
AIMS The aim of this subject is to introduce students to the software engineering principles, processes, tools and techniques for analysing and managing complex software projects. INDICATIVE CONTENT Topics covered include: software engineering processes; project management; planning and schedulin.
SWEN90016 has 4 scored reviews: overall 2.7/5 · usefulness 5.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 StudentVIP review (average 5.0 stars); 3 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 1.9/5).
On Reddit: "Did you enjoy Software Processes and Management (SWEN90016)? Because that's my no 1 for most boring and most useless subject ever."
On Reddit: "Every subject I took except COMP90055 (research project) had an exam. Yeah, all those exams related to theory/maths. (SWEN90016 though...the theory of project management???) The last semester was busy in the sense that I started looking for jobs; preparing for interviews takes u…"
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Q: Is SWEN90016 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 4 reviews: usefulness 5.0/5, overall 2.7/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches SWEN90016, and when is it offered?
A: SWEN90016 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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