FIT3011 Enterprise Programming is an elective unit that extends the programming techniques learned in the core units of the Application Development and Networks major of the Bachelor of IT and Systems. It represents a practical preparation for those students wishing to commence their careers with an emphasis on programming.

This unit has been updated as part of the requirements to amend all unit objectives to become learning outcomes before 2015 under the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF).

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

This is a third level elective in the Applications Development and Networks major of the Bachelor of Information Technology and Systems (BITS). It builds on knowledge acquired in Java programming, database and web programming units and extends programming knowledge and skills developed in core units of the major for students wishing to work as programmers.

On successful completion of this unit students should be able to:

• Describe the various ways in which a database application may be scaled to the enterprise level, including: applications being split between clients and servers; servers being split between application servers and database servers; application servers being split into clusters of application servers;
• Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of single-tier, two-tier and multi-tier architectures;
• Manage enterprise applications, including: performance problems due to network latency and bandwidth; security problems when transmitting data over an untrusted network; transactional problems when transactions must be distributed over multiple servers;
• Recommend appropriate enterprise programming techniques or alternative simpler solutions.
• Configure an enterprise application and application server to take advantage of advanced capabilities such as: hot deployment; clean shutdown; clustering; farming; load balancing; automatic fail-over;
• Design and implement an enterprise application that makes appropriate use of the following: DBMSs; distributed components; messaging services; security (authentication, authorisation and encryption); transactions; fat clients; thin (web) clients;
• Utilise appropriate software tools (both GUI and command-line) for rapid enterprise application development;
• Deploy an enterprise application on distributed platforms (client and server) using appropriate cross-platform technologies;
• Integrate appropriate libraries with an enterprise application and run on an application server with little additional coding effort.

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This unit covers: Distributed database systems: clients, servers, application servers; Database servers, clusters of servers; Distributed database architectures: single-tier, two-tier, multi-tier; Implementation issues: performance, security, transactions; Enterprise application server capabilities: hot deployment, clean shutdown, clustering, farming, load balancing, automatic fail-over; Enterprise application coding: DBMS access, distributed components, messaging services, authentication, authorisation, encryption, transactions; and Enterprise application software development tools. Access to the University's computer systems through an Internet service provider is compulsory for off-campus students.

On-campus and Off-Campus Learning(OCL)

Examination (3 hours): 60%; In-semester assessment: 40%

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 GCO1812 or FIT2034 or equivalent