The course's material is quite weird and not interesting. It covers just software planning and design, so it's not quite useful to learn and very little practical use in work places. The project is actually quite intricate and has a heavy workload however it's also only 20% of the final grade. But you can't ignore it as the grading of the project is quite harsh. The grade curve is abysmal since the midterm and finals are easy, so you need to get everything absolutely correct to get A-range.