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SQSOO
Concurrent Programming
10 credit points
No. of hours per week: three hours
Prerequisite: SQ300 Data Structures and
Algorithms
Instruction: lectures and laboratory sessions
Assessment: assignment and examination
Subject description
A study of the logical problems of concurrency; mutual
exclusion; safety and liveness; mechanisms to control
concurrency; semaphores; monitors; shared memory and
message passing; the CSP model; concurrent programming in
Ada; concurrency in real-time and distributed systems.
Unix Systems Programming
10 credit points
No. of hours per week: three hours
Prerequisite: 54402
Instruction: a combination of lectures and
laboratory work
Assessment: examination (70%) and assignment
(30%)
Subject description
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The subject examines the UNlX operating system by
consideration of the use of some of the more common
system calls. It deals with the area of low level 110, the file
system, process creation and control, signals,
communications and device control. The subject has an
applications focus, stressing the use of the operating system
to accomplish application objectives.
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54503 Software Practice 3
10 credit points in semester one and 20 credit
points in semester two
No. of hours of instruction per week: four hours
in semester one, and one hour in semester two
Instruction: lectures and practical work
(in first semester) and group project assessment
Subject description
This subject requires that students, working in large teams,
undertake a large scale software development project,
preferably industrially based. Software development,
documentation and system evaluation must be completed.
The project will require students to exercise advanced
management and technical development skills.
SQSI I Declarative Programming
10 credit points
No. of hours per week: three hours
Prerequisites: 54310 or SQ300
Instruction: lectures, tutorials and laboratory
sessions
Assessment: programming assignments and exam
Subject aims
By the end of the subject, students should understand the
salient features of functional andlor logic programming. (The
balance between the two may vary from year to year). They
should be able to develop programs from specifications and
appreciate the mathematical properties of such programs.
Subject description
A selection from: functional programming in a modern
functional language (Haskell, Miranda).
derivation of functional programs
logic programming foundations
programming in Prolog
applications of logic programming
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5~523 Industry based Learning
50 credit points
A six-month period of industry based learning occurring as
part of the third year of the course leading to the degree of
Bachelor of Applied Science (Computer Science and Software
Engineering). Students are supervised by a member of the
academic staff and are required to submit a report to their
employer and to their supervisor.
54527 Computer Architecture
10 credit points
No. of hours per week: three hours
Prerequisite: 54207
Instruction: lectures and tutorials
Assessment: assignment and final exam
Subject aims
To introduce computer architecture principles.
Subject description
Concept of multi-level machines; computer structure; CPU
organisation; microprogrammed CPU4; microprocessors;
memory devices; inputloutput devices; bus structures.
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~ ~ 5 3 3 Team Project
20 credit points
No. of hours per week: three hours for two
semesters
Instruction: Lectures and practical work
Assessment: Assignments and examination
Subject description
In this subject, students will apply the software engineering
skills acquired throughout the degree, to a substantial group
software development project. Student groups will choose
from a range of projects and they will then have to analyse
the project's requirements, design and then develop the
system to the best of their ability in the time available. Subject
to the approval of the lecturer, students may generate their
own project.