1997 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

linkage between established theory and that of practice. In
particular, the subject compliments a strong case study
approach to management education with research and practice
about management processes, and with particular emphasis on
the relationship between effective strategy formulation and
entrepreneurial management. The emphasis is on formulating
and implementing strategic intent - the identification of desired
corporate positioning and the means of getting there.
Recommended read in^ -
Mintzberg, H. and Quinn, J.B. Strategy Process: Conccpts
Contracts Cases, 2nd edn, Prentice Hall, 1991
Porter, M.E. The Competitive Advantage of Nations
ES100 Object-Oriented Software Development 1
10 credit points 5 hours per week Hawthorn
Prerequisite: nil Instruction: lectures and laboratory sessions
Assessment: assessed laboratory exercises, assignments and
final examination
A first year subject in the Bachelor of Applied Science and
Bachelor of Software Engineering
Objectives
To introduce basic concepts of object-oriented analysis and
design; to introduce object-oriented programming using
C+ +; to study the main features of the software
development process in an object-oriented framework.
Content
Responsibility driven design; contracts: pre and post
conditions and assertions; introduction to C+ +; control
structures; streams; introduction to object-modelling;
introduction to objects and classes in C+ +; introduction to
class libraries; use of an 00 CASE tool.
Recommended Reading
Deitel, H. & Deitel, P. Ct t How to Program, Prentice-Hall,
Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1994.
Perry, J. & Levin, H.. An Introduction to Olject-Oriented Design
in C+ +, Addison-Wesley, Reading, Ma, 1996.
ES104 Professional Skills for Sohare
Engineers
10 credit points 32 hours per semester Hawthorn
Prerequisiste: nil Instruction: lectures, workshops
Assessment: assignments class participation, lecturer and
student self
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c A first year subject in the Bachelor of Applied Science and
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Bachelor of Software Engineering
n Objectives
2. To enable students to develop communicative competence
- and improve analytical skills; to provide students with an
awareness of the need for clear and coherent communication
in industry; to equip students with communication skills
current in industry which have immediate application in
their degree course.
Content
Use of catalogues, CD ROM and other library facilities; intext
quoting and compilation of bibliographies; business
correspondence - letters, memos, faxes, email; team building
- group dynamics; oral presentation skills; report writing;
resumes and letters of application; interview skills; non
verbal communication; meeting skills and documentation;
user/technical documentation manuals; personal
development issues (study skills, learning approaches etc).
Recommended Reading
Dwyer, J., i%e Business Communication Handbook, Prentice Hall,
Sydney, 1993.
Elder, B., Communication Skills, MacMillan, Melbourne, 1994.
ES107 Computer Systems 1
10 credit points 3 hours per week *Hawthorn
Prerequisiste: nil Instruction: lectures and laboratory
sessions Assessment: assessed laboratory exercises,
assignments and final examination
A first year subject in the Bachelor of Applied Science and
Bachelor of Software Engineering.
0 bjedives
To introduce the fundamental concepts of computer
systems; to introduce the DOS, Windowsa and UNIXa
operating systems.
Content
Functions and components of computers; history of
computing; data representation;computer hardware;
operating systems; introduction to UNMa operating
system; UNMH file management; commands & filters;
shell programming; data communicaitons; computer
software; security, privacy & ethics; emerging technology;
the internet.
Recommended Reading
Capron & Peron, Computers &Information Systems, 4th Edition,
Benjamin/Cummings, 1995.
Sobell, M.G, UNIXSystem V: A Practical Guide, 3rd Edition,
Benjamin/Cummings, 1994.
ES200 Object-Oriented Soffware Development 2
10 credit points 4 hours per week *Hawthorn
Prerequisites: ESIOO Instruction: lectures and laborato ry
sessions Assessment: assessed laboratory exercises,one team
assignment and final examination
A first year subject in the Bachelor of Applied Science and
Bachelor of Software Engineering
0 bjedives
To present advanced concepts of object-oriented analysis
and design; to present intermediate-level concepts of the
C+ + language.
Content
Advanced object modelling (including inheritance); task
scripts and use cases; the dynamic model; C + + inheritance
and run-time polymorphism; + + techniques to implement
associations; C pointers; recursion; introduction to
algorithm complexity; C+ + templates and container
classes; dynamic object creation and destruction; linked
lists.