Real-world software development is a complex and dynamic activity involving people, technology and processes interacting within a complex environment of clients, users and other stakeholders while being observant of technological, physical, social, legal, and ethical constraints.This course will empower students with the ability and confidence necessary to exercise critical thinking and professional judgment to select and apply appropriate knowledge, practices and tools to the development of non-trivial software systems. This will be achieved by introducing students to important design methodologies. We will build on previous programming courses to deepen and broaden students' knowledge and understanding of the practices and tools used to build large software systems within complex environments. We will use real-world examples such as distributed, high-integrity, web-based systems where rigorous software engineering can demonstrably enhance business value.Students will learn how practices and tools can be adapted to suit specific project needs and contexts. Knowledge, practices and tools considered in this course will include process models, requirements engineering, design, modelling and user experience.Software engineering design methodologies evolve over time. In this course, students will study the details of one or more design methodologies and critically assess their applicability to modern software systems.
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Requisite and Incompatibility
To enrol in this course you must have successfully completed or be currently studying COMP6442 or COMP2100. Incompatible with COMP2120.
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
Discuss the breadth and nature of the software engineering process, including project management activities, and distinguish various phases of the process.
Evaluate other people's code contributions using modern formal code inspection approaches.
Compare correct techniques for ensuring and assessing the quality of software.
Assess the issues in constructing large software systems from their components, including considerations of cyber security and user-centred design, and evaluate the nature and design of these components.
Employ group working skills in solving software development problems;
Analyse and evaluate IT-related scenarios with reference to the software engineering code of ethics and professional practice.
Published offerings
Future offerings are indicative. Only recognised 2027 sessions with a published class number are offered in the enrolment demo.
| Year | Session | Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
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| 2027 | Second Semester | 10109 | 26 Jul 2027 | 02 Aug 2027 | 31 Aug 2027 | 29 Oct 2027 | In Person | N/A |
| 2028 | Second Semester | 10864 | 24 Jul 2028 | 31 Jul 2028 | 31 Aug 2028 | 27 Oct 2028 | In Person | N/A |
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