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

Coordinator

Prerequisites

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

Semester

Contact

Subject Description

Survey of major programming paradigms, including object oriented programming techniques. Discussion of the software development life cycle and the tools available to facilitate software development.

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;
• be able to design, write, test, and debug non-trivial programs;
• be able to use a range of software development tools.

Assessment

A mid-semester practical exam and end-of-semester written examination of 2-hours each; group projects taking approximately 40 hours per team member. The weighting of the assessment components will be announced at the commencement of the subject. Successful completion of this subject requires a pass in both the exam and the practical portion of the assessment.