1997 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

SQ306 Human-Computer Interaction
10 credit points 3 hoursper week Hawthorn
Prerequisites: SQ103 or SQ314 Instruction: lectures and
seminars Assessment: two assignments and one exam
A subject in the Bachelor of Applied Science
0 b jedives
The aim is to introduce students to the process of user
interface design.
Content
Technology: usability of input/output devices and
interaction styles; interfaces; multimedia.
Methodologies: Formal, cognitive and usability approaches
to developing appropriate human-computer interaction.
Theories: theoretical foundations of HCI.
Recommended Reading
Preece, J. Human Computer Interaction. Addison Wesley, 1993
SQ310 Data Structures and Algorithms (in C)
10 credit points 3 hours per week Hawthorn
Prerequisites: SQ120 or SQ2lO Instruction: combination of
lectures and laboratory sessions Assessment: assignments
and a final examination
A subject in the Bachelor of Applied Science
0 b jedives
To introduce common data structures and algorithms in C;
to extend the skill of programming in C.
Content
Abstract data types; recursion; dynamic memory
aallocation; standard abstract data types (stacks, queue,
tables, linked lists, trees etc.); searching and sorting;
algorithm efficiency. An introduction to C + + may be
included.
SQ313 Software Engineering
10 credit points 4 hoursper week Hawthorn
Prerequisites: SQ103 and SQlOO Instruction: combination
of lectures, seminars, and laborato ry workshops.
Assessment: assignments, laboratory exercises, and a final
exam
A subject in the Bachelor of Applied Science (Computer
Science and Software Engineering)
Ob jedives
To study project management theory and related software
engineering principles, including tools, techniques, and
software development strategies in managing medium to
large scale software development projects.
Content
Current topics include project planning and estimation;
software documentation standards; failure of conventional
projects; project monitoring and control, productivity
improvement techniques, structured and prototyping
project life cycles, project feasibility study, software
requirements analysis, components of design activity, steps
of implementation, software acceptance test generation,
quality control, project risk management, Computer Aided
Software Engineering (CASE), Integrated Project Support
Environments (IPSE), software maintenance, safety critical
systems.
SQ314 Software Engineering - Systems
Analysis
10 credit points 3 hoursper week Hawthorn
Prerequisites: SQ120 or SQ2lO or SQlOO Instructian:
combination of lectures and tutorial sessions Assessment:
assignment and/or projects and a final examination
A subject in the Bachelor of Applied Science.
Objectives
To study the problems confronting the software engineer in
the development of modern computer software
Content
Software development lifecycles; requirement analysis;
software design; implementation and installation; quality
assurance; documentation
SQ316 Human Computer Interaction
A first year subject in the Bachelor of Applied Science
(Multimedia Technology)
Ob jectives
To introduce the fundamental concepts in human computer
interface design.To introduce the methodologies and
practices in managing the development of the user interface.
Content
Introduction: definition, the role and nature of HCI
HCI Technology - I/O devices and styles
HCI Engineering: - the user interface development process
HCI Theories: Cognitive Modelling
Computer Supported Co-Operative Work (CSCW)
Future directions in HCI
SQ402 Operating Systems
10 credit points 3 hours per week Hawthorn
Prerequisites: SQ117 and SQlOO or SQl2O or SQllO
Instruction: lectures and laboratory and tutorial sessions
Assessment: mid-semester test, an exam and labbased exercises
Within the Bachelor of Applied Science this is a fourth year
elective in the computer science and software engineering
and computing and instrumentation courses
Obiedives and Content
To introduce the student to the fundamental concepts of an
operating system and how a modern operating system is
structured usine these conceDts. Students will look at the
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data structures and algorithms of real operating systems and
the effect these have on the programs and environments of
the operating system. Issues such as processes and multitasking,
memory management, file systems, input/output,
deadlocks, distributed systems and distributed file systems
will be covered. UNIX will be used to provide an in-depth
case study of a real operating system.
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