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 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

Coordinator

Mr J Cybulski

Prerequisites

615-145 Concepts in Software Development I (or 433-142 and 615-120). Students without 615-145 will need to sit an entry test. Please contact the Department for details.

Semester

1 (view timetable)

Contact

36 lectures (3 per week), 12 tutorials (1-hour per week), laboratory work (2-hours per week)

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

End-of-semester written examination of 2-hours (70%); group projects taking approximately 40 hours per team member (30%). Successful completion of this subject requires a pass in the exam and the practical portion of the assessment.

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