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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Science : Information Systems

615-240 Concepts in Software Development II

Note:

Students enrolled in the single BSc or a combined BSc course will receive Science credit for the completion of this subject.

Credit Points:

12.5

Prerequisite/s:

615-145 Concepts in Software Development I or (433-142 and 615-120).

Timetable:

Semester 1

Contact:

Three one hour lectures, a one hour tutorial, and two hours of laboratory work per week

Objectives:

At the completion of this subject, students should:

  • be familiar with the use of common high-level language constructs;

  • be familiar with the concepts of both procedural languages and some object-oriented languages;

  • be able to select an appropriate language for a given problem;

  • have a basic understanding of distributed computing;

  • be able to design, write, test, and debug non-trivial programs;

  • be able to use a range of software development tools.

Content:

Survey of major programming paradigms, including those for parallel and distributed computing. Discussion of the software development life cycle and the tools available to facilitate software development.

Assessment:

Mid-semester and end-of-semester written examinations of up to two hours each; individual projects and group projects taking approximately 25 hours together. The weighting of the assessment components will be announced at the commencement of the subject.
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