1997 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

Course structure
The duration of the course will normally be two years (four
semesters). To qualify for the award of Bachelor of Applied
Science (Computer Science), students must accumulate a
minimum of 200 credit points (100 credit points per fulltime
academic year). Five subjects will generally be taken
during each academic semester, with a total of between 15 -
17 hours per week contact time (including lectures, classes,
tutorials and laboratory sessions). The typical student's
average weekly workload during semester is expected to be
50 hours.
Full-time course
First Year
Semester1
Credit points
ESlOO Object-Oriented Software Development 1 10
ES104 Professional Skills for Software Engineers 10
ES305 Database 10
SMl 11 Engineering Mathematics 1 10
Non-Computing Elective 10
sem 2
ES200 Object-Oriented Software Development 2 10
ES204 Software Engineering 1 10
ES407 Data Communications 10
ES409 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence 10
SM119 Mathematics for Technology 10
Second Year
sem 1
ES300 Object-Oriented Software Development 3 10
FS304 Software Engineering 2 10
ES306 Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction 10
ES524 Professional Issues in Software Engineering 10
Computing Elective 10
sem 2
ES402 Systems Programming 10
ES406 Graphical User Interface Development 10
ES603 Software Team Project 10
Computing Elective 10
Computing Elective 10
Computing electives are offered in the follm'ng subjects:
Advanced Software Engineering
ES514 Formal Methods
ES614 The Personal Software Process
Computer Graphics
ES518 Computer Graphics and Virtual Reality
ES618 Computer Graphics and Animation
Client-Server Systems
ES507 Local Area Networks
ES605 Advanced Database
Knowledge-Based Systems
ES509 Knowledge-Based Systems Engineering
ES609 Soft Computing
Multimedia Systems
ES508 Multimedia Technology
ES608 Multimedia Development
Programming Languages
ES500 Compiler Design
ES6OO Programming Paradigms
At least two computing electives must be chosen from the
same subject area.
The non-computing elective may be chosen from areas such
as marketing, accounting, ~r~anisational behaviour, physics,
electronics and mathematics.
Availability of elective subjects is subject to resources and
demand.
Application procedure
Refer to pages 54 and 106.
Further information
Further information may be obtained from the School of
Computer Science and Software Engineering: telephone
(03) 9214 8180, email csseinfo@win.edu.au, or from our
World Wide Web site http://www.csse.swin.edu.au/; the
Divisional Office, telephone (03) 9214 5255; or the
Information Office, telephone (03) 9214 8444. International
Students should, in the first instance, contact the
International Student Unit, telephone (03) 9214 8647.
2075 Computer Science and
Psychology
Continuing students only.
Year 3
Semester 1
AY312
SM378
SQ306
SQ604
Semester 2
AY319
AY320
SQ407
SQ412
SQ633
The Psychology of Personality
Design and Measurement 3A
Human-Computer Interaction
Object Oriented Programming
Psychological Measurement
Psychological Foundations of Counselling
Data Communications
Systems Programming
Computer Science Team Project
2063 Computer Science and
Software Engineering
1996 VTAC course code-34438
The Bachelor of Applied Science (Computer Science and
Software Engineering) is one of the most popular computer
science courses in Victoria, and entry to the course is
increasingly competitive.
The course has a core which combines studies in computer
science and software engineering. This core provides an
extensive education in contemporary approaches to the
analysis, design and implementation of large scale computer
systems along with a sound understanding of the traditional
aspects of computer science, such as hardware and operating
systems.
The duration of the course will normally be three years (six