This is a core unit in the Bachelor of Information Technology and Systems with a major in Systems Development, and the Bachelor of Software Engineering introduced as part of the faculty restructure for 2006.

This unit has been updated as part of a 2009 review and comparison of data with current Handbook, Syllabus + and Callista data.

January 2015: Unit Learning Outcomes (Objectives) updated using the recommended style and wordings.

4 February 2015: updated one learning outcome (demonstrate understanding) to AQF style and confirmed with CE. Formatted learning outcomes as numbers.

30/11/2017 - Unit disestablished at FEC 5/17 Item 7.3.

This unit is core in the Systems Development major of the BITS degree, and the BSE degree. It follows on from the two first year programming units. This unit introduces students to practical Software Engineering concepts and skills, and expands their view and experience of software processes to include software maintenance, all of which are important in the development of commercial systems.

Students undertaking a Systems Development major need to understand how large systems are designed and built, and the processes and practices that ensure high quality, even for small systems.

At the completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. Write and analyse programs in a new programming language
2. Apply fundamental object-oriented concepts such as inheritance, polymorphism and information hiding
3. Describe, analyse, debug and perform maintenance on large existing OO programs
4. Perform a variety of SQA activities including reviews and testing
5. Use and explain the application of SE principles in designing and implementing large systems
6. Describe and apply industry standards for process measurement and improvement
7. Compare and apply industry standard version control systems
8. Complete and document an end-to-end set of software engineering tasks in a team

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This unit develops students understanding of and skills in professional Software Engineering practices at the personal level. Students experience work in a team environment and extend their programming skills by learning a new object oriented language and maintaining a system that is larger than their experience in prior units. Students develop skills in estimating, monitoring, reviewing and reporting on practical projects.

On-campus

Examination (2 hours): 40%; In-semester assessment: 60%

Minimum total expected workload equals 12 hours per week comprising:

(a.) Contact hours for on-campus students:

(b.) Additional requirements (all students):

FIT

FIT1007 or FIT1008 or FIT1015 or CSE1303 or CSE1203 or BUS2011 or FIT2034