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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 object-oriented software
design.
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5~714 Systems Analysis and Software
Engineering
12.5 credit points
No. of hours per week: four hours
Instruction: a combination of lectures and
E! tutorials
5. Assessment: assignments and examination
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To study the problems confronting the software engineer in
m the development of modern computer software.
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Software development lifecycles; requirement analysis;
;n software design; implementation and installation; quality
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Q 59727 Communications
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g. 12.5 credit points
0 3 No. of hours per week: four hours
Instruction: a combination of lectures, tutorials
and laboratory sessions
Assessment: assignments and a final examination
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, front-end 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 CSMN
CD 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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S Q ~ O ~ Honours Reading Subject
12.5 credit points
No. of hours per week: four hours
Instruction: a combination of lectures, seminars
and individual consultation
Assessment: seminars and essays
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.
54904 The Software Process
12.5 credit points
No. of hours per week: two hours
Instruction: combination of lectures and seminars
Assessment: assignments and a final examination
Subject aims
To study process management activities necessary to the
successful engineering of large-scale software systems.
Subject description
Software standards; schedule and cost estimation; risk
management; software quality management, software
metrics; software configuration management; software
process assessment.
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~ ~ 9 0 6 Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
12.5 credit points
No. of hours per week: two hours
Instruction: combination of lectures, seminars
and laboratory sessions
Assessment: two assignments and a final
examination
Subject aims
To appreciate the need for, and the role and characteristics of,
human-computer interaction.
Subject description
Introduction - points of view, scope and objectives of HCI,
metarnodels of HCI; HCI technology - human-machine fit
and adaptation, the user interface useability and its
components, input/output devices, interface objects, dialogue
styles, genre, architecture, enhancedladaptive interaction;
HCI theory; modelling - psychological foundations of user
interfaces, types of uses, human information processing,
language, communication and interaction, formal models,
cognitive models, social models, ergonomic models,
applications; HCI research methods - experiments and
experimental design, measurement in the behavioural
sciences, data collection methods, data analysis methods; HCI
application: organisational impact; HCI future developments.
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