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product risk analysis; costlbenefit analysis; development of
system test plans and implementation plans; software quality
assurance; software standards; project team practice -
requiring analysis, design and implementation with full
documentation, of a software product.
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54705 Database
12.5 credit points
No. of hours per week: four hours
Instruction: a combination of lectures, tutorials,
and laboratory sessions
Assessment: one assignment, tutorial and
laboratory exercises, and a final examination
A subject of the graduate diploma of applied science
(computer science).
E. Subject aims
To supply the practical skills and knowledge to design most
O" databases used in industry; to provide the foundation to
g evaluate existing database management systems; to teach
proficiency in SQL.
a Subject description
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n, The theory and process of database design, including -
database architecture; data modelling; relational theory;
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0 logical and physical design; relational, network, hierarchical
and object-oriented databases; SQL.
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54710 Advanced C Programming
12.5 credit points
No. of hours per week: four hours
Instruction: a combination of lectures and
laboratory sessions
Assessment: two assignments and a final
examination
Subject aims and description
To introduce dynamic memory allocation in C; to introduce
Abstract Data Types and to examine some of the common
ADTs, eg. lists, stacks, queues and binary trees; to introduce
critical examination of algorithm efficiency and examine
some common searching and sorting algorithms; to
introduce the C+ + language and the ideas of objectoriented
software design.
Dynamic memory allocation in C; recursion; searching and
sorting; introduction to ADTs; standard ADTs (list stack,
queue, table, tree); the C+ + language; object-oriented
software design.
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~ ~ 7 1 4 Systems Analysis and Software
Engineering
12.5 credit points
No. of hour; per week: four hours
Instruction: a combination of lectures and
tutorials
Assessment: two assignments and a final
examination
A subject of the graduate diploma of applied science
(computer science).
Subject aims
To study the problems confronting the software engineer in
the development of modern computer software.
Subject description
Software development lifecycles; requirement analysis;
software design; implementation and installation; quality
assurance; documentation.
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54727 Communications
12.5 credit points
No. of hours per week: four hours
Instruction: a combination of lectures, tutorials
and laboratory sessions
Assessment: assignments and a final examination
A subject of the graduate diploma of applied science
(computer science).
Subject aims
To introduce the fundamental concepts and components
involved in data communications; to develop an
understanding of communication protocols and computer
networks.
Subject description
Historical evolution of computer communications and
standards organisations; basic communications theories and
terminologies; the physical layer - transmission media,
signal types, interface standards; the link layer - error
control, flow control, link management; terminal based
networks - statistical multiplexes, concentrators, frontend
processors, terminal network protocols (Bisynch and HDLC);
introduction to the IS0 Basic Reference Model to the IS0 -
the Seven Layer Model, comparison of proprietary network
architectures; public data networks - characteristics, packetswitched
data networks, circuit-switched data networks,
ISDN, standards, overview of Telecom Australia services
(Austpac, Datel, DDS, Megalink Services); local area networks
- characteristics, topology and access method, the
CSMAlCD and Token passing ring protocols, LAN
management, network planning management - internetworking,
performance evaluation, management and security
issues; electronic mail and ED1 systems.
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sQ903 Honours Reading Unit
12.5 credit points
No. of hours per week: four hours
Instruction: a combination of lectures, seminars
and individual consultation
Assessment: seminar and essays
A unit in the Bachelor of Applied Science (Honours in
Computer Science).
Subject aims
To introduce the student to methods of research and
communication of the results of research.
Subject description
Covers literature reviews, writing papers, reports, thesis, etc.