Object Oriented Software Development

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2016:

170 hours

One of the following:

VCE Algorithmics units 3/4

None

None

433-254 Software Design

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AIMS

Developing medium and large scale software systems requires analysis and design prior to implementation. This subject introduces students to software design, with specific focus on object-oriented design, and the implementation of designs using an object-oriented programming language. The subject aims to lay the foundations to software design, and is the first subject of a sequence of subjects that teaches the students the concepts in software design.

INDICATIVE CONTENT

Topics covered include:

• Object-oriented programming techniques
• Object-oriented design concepts and modelling
• Design patterns and their applications
• Object-oriented frameworks.

INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES (ILO)

On completion of this subject the student is expected to:

1. Apply software design principles to object-oriented design
2. Develop object-oriented models for a medium-sized software system
3. Evaluate design trade-off of different designs
4. Implement an object-oriented design in a suitable language
5. Use commonly available object-oriented design frameworks for application development
6. Apply knowledge of basic science and engineering fundamentals

• Project work during semester requiring approximately 30 - 35 hours of work in total (30%). This consists of two projects. The first one is due around week 7, (10%). The second project is due around week 11, (20%)
• A mid-semester test (10%)
• 2-hour end-of-semester written examination (60%).

Hurdle requirement: To pass the subject, students must obtain at least:

• 50% overall
• 15/30 in project work; and
• 35/70 in the mid-semester test and end-of-semester written examination combined.

Assessment addresses all Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)

None

This subject potentially can be taken as a breadth subject component for the following courses:

• Bachelor of Arts
• Bachelor of Commerce
• Bachelor of Environments
• Bachelor of Music

You should visit learn more about breadth subjects and read the breadth requirements for your degree, and should discuss your choice with your student adviser, before deciding on your subjects.

On completion of this subject, students should have the following skills:

• An ability to apply knowledge of basic science and engineering fundamentals
• In-depth technical competence in at least one engineering discipline
• An ability to undertake problem identification, formulation and solution
• An expectation of the need to undertake lifelong learning, and the capacity to do so.

This subject is available as breadth in the following Bachelors courses: Arts, Commerce, Environments and Music.

This subject is available for science credit to students enrolled in the BSc (both pre-2008 and new degrees).

LEARNING AND TEACHING METHODS

The subject comprises two one lectures and one two hour workshop each week. Weekly readings are assigned from the textbook. The subject also includes two individual projects and a mid-semester examination.

INDICATIVE KEY LEARNING RESOURCES

At the beginning of the year, the coordinator will propose a textbook that will be made available through University Book Shop and library. The current suggested textbook is Walter Savitch: Absolute Java. Pearson Education International. 4th Edition (or 5th Edition). Additional learning material will be made available on the learning management system (LMS) site for the subject.

CAREERS / INDUSTRY LINKS

The software industry is a large and steadily growing industry, and is constantly looking for competent software engineers. This subject teaches the software engineering design principles and lays the foundation for developing core software design skills required by industry practitioners.