SWE - Mythical Man Month - Assignment & Rubric

Mythical Man Month Assignment

This assignment concerns the book The Mythical Man Month (MMM) by Fred Brooks, Jr. Please read the book in its entirety, paying special attention to the issues of conceptual integrity and building and maintaining large systems.

Respond to what you've read by writing a 750-word essay that addresses the basic concern of how to be more successful when developing large software systems. Assume that your audience has already read this book, so there is no need to repeat what is given there. Provide a critical review and analysis in which you identify Brooks' main contributions (paraphrased in your own words), assess the value of the contributions, and evaluate the efficacy of his recommendations.

Include an annotation attached to the front of the artifact. The document should use professional language, be proof-read for grammar and spelling, properly indicate all direct quotes (of which there should be very few), and be typed or printed.

Assessment Rubric

Points	Content		Annotation	Structure
Points	Issues	Critical Thinking	Annotation	Structure
3	Identifies concepts from MMM relevant to large system development Addresses conceptual integrity Comments on the value and effectiveness of Brooks' observations and recommendations	Demonstrates critical analysis and review Personalized	Meaningful title Accurate description of artifact Reflection is insightful, goes beyond the obvious Does more than summarize what is presented in the artifact	Meets professional language standards for word usage, grammar and spelling Approximately 750 words Printed or typed
2	Missing several main concepts Inadequate treatment of conceptual integrity Unsupported comments concerning evaluation	Weak analysis More summarization than analysis	Title not meaningful or description unclear Restates the reading or assignment	Contains some errors in word usage, grammar or spelling Overly long or short Printed or typed
1	Obvious attempt to address conceptual integrity Incomplete coverage or unclear	Obvious attempt to do some analysis	Title and description missing or unclear Attempt made at reflection, but unclear	Many errors in word usage, grammar or spelling Inappropriate length Not printed or typed
0	Missing or off task	Missing or off task	Missing or off task	Missing or unintelligible