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54306 Human-Computer Interaction
10.0 credit points
No. of hours per week: three hours
Instruction: lectures and seminars
Assessment: two assignments and one exam
A second-year subject of the degree course in computer
science, a third-year elective of the degree course of
mathematics and computer science, a fourth-year elective of
the degree course in computing and instrumentation.
Subject aims
The aim is to introduce students to the process of user
interface design.
Subject description
Technology: usability of inputloutput devices and interaction
styles.
Methodologies: Formal, cognitive and usability approaches to
developing appropriate human-computer interaction.
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Theories: theoretical foundations of HCI.
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B 54310 Advanced C
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No. of hours per week: three hourr
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Instruction: a combination of lectures and
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Assessment: one assignment and a final
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Subject aims
To introduce common data structures and algorithms in C;
to extend the skill of programming in C.
Subject description
Abstract data types; recursion; dynamic memory allocation;
standard abstract data types (stacks, queue, tables, linked
lists, trees etc.); searching and sorting; algorithm efficiency.
An introduction to C+ + may be included.
54314 Software Engineering - Systems
Analysis
10.0 credit points
No. of hours per week: three hours
Instruction: a combination of lectures and tutorial
sessions
Assessment: assignment andlor projects and a
final examination
This is a second-year subject for the degree of mathematics
and computer science.
Subject aims
Software engineering is the study of organisational and
technical issues associated with the development of largescale
software systems. This subject surveys a variety of
process models, management and development methods
and techniques common to software engineering.
SQ402 Operating Systems
10.0 credit points
No. of hours per week: three hours
Prerequisites: 54300 Data Structures and
Algorithms
Instruction: lectures and laboratory and tutorial
sessions
Assessment: a mid-semester test, an exam and
lab-based exercises
A second-year subject of the degree courses in computer
science, mathematics and computer science and computing
and instrumentation.
Subject description
To introduce the student to the fundamental concepts of an
operating system and how a modern operating system is
structured using these concepts. Students will look at the
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, inputloutput,
deadlocks, distributed systems and distributed file systems
will be covered. Case studies will be taken from the UNIX.
MS-DOS, Amoeba and Mach operating systems.
SQ404 Systems Analysis
10.0 credit points
No. of hours per week: three hours
Instruction: a combination of lectures and tutorial
sessions
Assessment: assignments andlor projects and a
final examination
A second-year subject of the degree courses in computer
science and mathematics and computer science, a final year
elective of the degree course in computing and
instrumentation.
Subject aims
Software engineering is the study of organisational and
technical issues associated with the development of largescale
software systems. This subject surveys a variety of
process models, management and development methods
and techniques common to software engineering.
54407 Data Communications
10.0 credit points
No. of hours per week: three hours
Instruction: a combination of lectures and
practical sessions
Assessment: assignments and a final examination
A second-year subject of the degree courses in computer
science and software engineering, and computing and
instrumentation, a final-year subject of the degree course in
mathematics and computer science.
Subject description
An introduction to the fundamental concepts in modern
computer-to-computer communications. Topics covered
include physical aspects of data communications, data link
control, terminal base networks, communication protocols,
distributed computer systems, local area networks, public
data networks, Telecom Australia data communication
services, OSI - Open Systems Interconnection.
5Q411 COBOL Programming
10.0 credit points
No. of hours per week: three hours
Instruction: lecture and practical classes
Assessment: assignments and exam
A final-year elective of the degree courses in computer
science, mathematics and computer science and computing
and instrumentation.
Subject aims
The aim is to introduce the COBOL language and its
problem solution domain.
Subject description
Introduction to structured programming: COBOL overview;
file, record and data definition; file processing; modularity -
perform; arithmetic; move, editing, If; validation, testing,
debugging; control groups; tables; strings; subprograms;
sort.