FIT3037 (Software Engineering) has been introduced as a core unit for Bachelor of Information Technology and Systems with a major in Applications Development and Networks from semester 1, 2006 as a result of program changes arising from the FIT Strategic Review.

06/01/2017: Admin - updating unit learning outcomes (objectives) to align with the Handbook.

This unit has been updated as part of a 2009 review and comparison of data with current Handbook, Syllabus + and Callista data.

28/4/2021 - Unit disestablished at FEC 2/21 Item 6.2

This is a core unit in the Applications Development and Networks major in Bachelor of Information Technology and Systems (BITS). It will also be available as an elective of the major in Business Information Systems. It is designed as an umbrella unit to bring together all the different aspects of the analysis, design, production and maintenance of software systems that students had previously learnt in a number of earlier units. Specifically, these previously learned techniques are put in the context of the creation of very large software projects and the effect that scale and complexity have on these techniques. In addition, a number of new techniques are introduced to ensure that the student has a well-rounded knowledge of the overall field of modern software engineering. This includes real-time analysis, formal methods specification, re-engineering and system configuration.

1. explain the continuing software crisis, problems encountered in the development of large software systems: poor quality, late delivery and budget overruns and the techniques used in software engineering to counter these problems;
2. describe the role of software lifecycle models in project control and planning;
3. describe and assess methods for software estimations and real-time systems;
4. implement strategies for testing software;
5. apply techniques for scheduling and control of large projects;
6. construct and validate a software specification;
7. describe large software systems using appropriate language and technical specification techniques to suit the intended audience

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In this unit students will learn about many aspects of working with a large team on large projects to produce quality software products on time and within budget. The student will gain an appreciation of the tools and techniques used to develop software systems within a group context. Topics to be studied include: software development lifecycle models; sizing, estimation, planning and control of projects; functional specification and design of real-time systems; formal specification and design using Z; integration and testing strategies, configuration management; reuse and re-engineering.

On-campus and Off-Campus Learning (OCL)

Examination (3 hours): 55%; In-semester assessment: 45%

2 hrs lectures/wk, 2 hrs tutorials/wk

Off-campus learning: 12 hours private study and communicating with the lecturer and fellow students through email, newsgroups and web pages.

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