Course Guide - Edith Cowan University

CSD5206
15 Credit Points
Game Enhancement Technologies
FACULTY OF COMPUTING, HEALTH AND SCIENCE
Prerequisite :
CSP5105 Introduction to 3D Game Programming
Students will focus on the development and realistic
representation of non-static real world objects in a computer game
environment. Techniques relating to the creation, representation,
behaviour and movement of objects in a gaming simulation are
discussed. Concepts such as game physics are also introduced.
Techniques for skeletal animation and inverse kinematics are
implemented. Interactive entities and game AI are also examined.
CSD5302
20 Credit Points
Graphics Development Systems 1
FACULTY OF COMPUTING, HEALTH AND SCIENCE
Programming two-dimensional and three-dimensional computer
graphics; geometrical transformations; interaction techniques;
graphics algorithms; graphic standards; user interface design. (A
working knowledge of the C programming language is assumed).
CSD5403
20 Credit Points
Computer Animation
FACULTY OF COMPUTING, HEALTH AND SCIENCE
Creation of computer animation sequences using a range of
techniques and tools. The theory and practice of: three
dimensional object modelling including parametric representation
techniques; object rendering including reflection models and ray
tracing; three dimensional animation including key frame systems,
procedural animation and simulation.
CSG120T
15 Credit Points
Operating Systems
FACULTY OF COMPUTING, HEALTH AND SCIENCE
Prerequisite :
ENS4103 Computer Systems and Hardware
Functions of operating systems; multiprocessing; file, device,
memory and processor management; deadlocks; concurrency;
protection and security; network and distributed system structures.
CSG220U
15 Credit Points
Project Methods and Professionalism
FACULTY OF COMPUTING, HEALTH AND SCIENCE
This unit develops students' expertise in: the software
development lifecycle; software project management techniques
including planning, risk and configuration management; quality
assurance; verification and validation software; and software
requirements definition and design specification. The unit further
studies management issues involved in computing together with
technical issues related to measurement and assessment of
processes. Future developments together with social issues
relating to ethics, professionalism and the law are also considered.
CSG4103
15 Credit Points
Internetworking 1
FACULTY OF COMPUTING, HEALTH AND SCIENCE
This unit comprises one half of the Cisco Certified Network
Associate (CCNA) curriculum. It covers networking fundamentals
from a mainly Cisco perspective. Hands-on experience is
provided in connecting and configuring Cisco switches and
routers. This unit must be studied concurrently with
Internetworking 2 (CSG4104).
CSG4104
Internetworking 2
FACULTY OF COMPUTING, HEALTH AND SCIENCE
15 Credit Points
This unit comprises one half of the Cisco Certified Network
Associate (CCNA) curriculum. It covers networking fundamentals
from a mainly Cisco perspective. Hands-on experience is
provided in connecting and configuring Cisco switches and
routers. This unit must be studied concurrently with
Internetworking 1 (CSG4103).
CSG4106
15 Credit Points
Introductory Computer Forensics
FACULTY OF COMPUTING, HEALTH AND SCIENCE
This unit introduces students to the forensic tools, techniques and
methods needed to recover digital evidence from a variety of
devices. Modern forensic computing involves the preservation,
identification and analysis of computer and digital based evidence
stored in the form of magnetically encoded information on various
devices and media. Computer or digital evidence is often not
examinable by conventional computing access methods, so
specialised software tools, techniques and processes must be
employed to preserve and recover this evidence in a forensically
valid manner.
CSG4107
15 Credit Points
Wireless Information Devices
FACULTY OF COMPUTING, HEALTH AND SCIENCE
Prerequisite :
CSG4220 Wireless Networking
This unit introduces students to the technologies behind wireless
devices that are used to provide information for and about an
object. Technologies examined will include RFID tags and smart
cards. The basic way these devices work and exchange
information will be examined. Applications for these devices,
such as location, inventory and security will be discussed. The
methods used to locate devices or objects, such as GPS and
triangulation, will be examined. Privacy issues associated with the
use of RFID tags will also be discussed.
CSG4111
15 Credit Points
Introduction to Knowledge Management
FACULTY OF COMPUTING, HEALTH AND SCIENCE
This unit examines the role of information policy in organisations.
The impact of information policy on the management of
information and knowledge resources in organisations is
considered in detail as well as technological, social, political and
economic forces that shape its adoption and implementation .
Knowledge management, what it is and how it is used in
contemporary organisations is considered.
CSG4130
Applied Communications
FACULTY OF COMPUTING, HEALTH AND SCIENCE
15 Credit Points
This unit introduces students to current and proposed
telecommunications and networking infrastructures and their
application in business and communications services. With a
primary focus on the Internet and World Wide Web, students
examine in detail the principles, processes and technologies
associated with data communications and computer networking,
applications of the major carriage media, communications
standards and emerging broadcast and narrowcast technologies
based on communications channels.
CSG4151
15 Credit Points
Computer Installation and Maintenance
FACULTY OF COMPUTING, HEALTH AND SCIENCE
This unit provides the basic skills necessary to perform computer
systems installation and maintenance. A computer system refers
to microcomputer based hardware and software. No knowledge of
electronics is needed, however it is expected that students will
have some prior knowledge and experience in the use of
computers.
CSG4152
15 Credit Points
Network Installation and Maintenance
FACULTY OF COMPUTING, HEALTH AND SCIENCE
This unit provides the basic knowledge and skills necessary to
perform network installation and maintenance. This is a practical
‘hands on’ unit in which students are taught to configure network
devices (hub, switch, router) and administer network resources.
The workshops allow students to configure and test their own
network.
206 ECU Postgraduate Course Guide 2007