SYSTEM DESIGN AND METHODOLOGIES

CSE3SDM

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

The aim of this subject is to impart to students knowledge and skills in developing a software system for meeting user requirements. Topic covered include: overview of software engineering, requirements engineering, user and system requirements, requirements versus Specification, case studies on requirements analysis, functional and non-functional requirements, domain requirements, metrics for requirements, scenarios, Use Case analysis, UML, software architecture, types of software architectures, architectural versus design, architectural styles, software product lines, documenting Software Architectures using techniques like views and viewpoints, software design, enterprise architecture, Zachman Framework, 4+1 Framework, Agile development method, Agile versus Waterfall methodology, Extreme programming, and Scrum development methodology.

School: Engineering and Mathematical Sciences (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Richard Lai

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG

Exchange Students: No

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: CSE5DES OR CSE2DES OR CSE2ISD

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: CSE4SAR, CSE4SPM, CSE5SDM AND students admitted in any Graduate Diploma or Masters by Coursework course

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Be able to analyse and compare between user and system requirements and between functional and non-functional requirements of a software system for meeting user needs

02. Be able to relate the principles of system and requirements engineering to how they together contribute to building a computer-based system

03. Be able to compare the different types of software architectures.

04. Be able to compare between Agile and Water Fall Development methodologies and understand how to apply the Scrum methodology to Agile software development.

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Richard Lai

Class requirements

Laboratory ClassWeek: 11 - 22
One 2.00 hours laboratory class per week on weekdays during the day from week 11 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

LectureWeek: 10 - 22
Two 1.00 hour lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
Exam (1 hour)	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	30	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4
Problem solving tasks (1,300-words)Assessment feedback takes time as the class enrolment is about 100 each year	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	24	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4
Laboratories (1,000-words)	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	20	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4
Tutorial exercises (900-words)	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	18	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4
Nine x 10 minutes Quizzes (approximately 200-words in equivalence)	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	8	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4

Chisholm 311 (Chisholm Institute), 2020, Semester 1, Day