School: Science

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Fundamentals of Software Engineering
  • Unit Code

    CSI6108
  • Year

    2017
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    20
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Jitian XIAO

Description

This unit deals with the phases associated with software development, including software requirements definition, software design, and the delivery and maintenance of coded systems.As well as the software development process, the unit also explores emerging trends in modern software engineering practice.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded CSI5140

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply concepts and strategies associated with each phase in the engineering of software.
  2. Demonstrate best practice in software processes and in the quality of the developed software by applying appropriate concepts, strategies and techniques in the various phases of software engineering.
  3. Develop appropriate artefacts/deliverables for each phase involved in the engineering of software.
  4. Evaluate the main concepts and issues associated with emerging trends such as collaborative software engineering and component-based software engineering.
  5. Specify the ethical issues associated with software engineering and describe the personal, social and professional responsibilities of a software engineer.

Unit Content

  1. Collaborative software engineering and emerging trends.
  2. Component-based software engineering.
  3. Introduction to software engineering.
  4. Legal and ethical issues.
  5. Maintenance and configuration management.
  6. Process improvement and metrics.
  7. Software engineering techniques for cost estimating and risk management.
  8. Software life cycles models.
  9. Software project management and quality assurance.
  10. Testing, verification and validation.

Additional Learning Experience Information

The main mode of learning will be through formal lectures with follow-up sessions involving workshop activities, case studies and seminars.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentCumulative tutorial work 20%
ReportTeam software engineering specification report30%
Examination ^End of semester examination50%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentCumulative tutorial work 20%
ReportTeam software engineering specification report30%
Examination ^End of semester examination50%

^ Mandatory to Pass

Core Reading(s)

  • Sommerville, I. (2011). Software engineering. (9th ed.). Boston: Pearson.

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Science

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Fundamentals of Software Engineering
  • Unit Code

    CSI6108
  • Year

    2017
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    20
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Jitian XIAO

Description

This unit deals with the phases associated with software development, including software requirements definition, software design, and the delivery and maintenance of coded systems.As well as the software development process, the unit also explores emerging trends in modern software engineering practice.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded CSI5140

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply concepts and strategies associated with each phase in the engineering of software.
  2. Demonstrate best practice in software processes and in the quality of the developed software by applying appropriate concepts, strategies and techniques in the various phases of software engineering.
  3. Develop appropriate artefacts/deliverables for each phase involved in the engineering of software.
  4. Evaluate the main concepts and issues associated with emerging trends such as collaborative software engineering and component-based software engineering.
  5. Specify the ethical issues associated with software engineering and describe the personal, social and professional responsibilities of a software engineer.

Unit Content

  1. Collaborative software engineering and emerging trends.
  2. Component-based software engineering.
  3. Introduction to software engineering.
  4. Legal and ethical issues.
  5. Maintenance and configuration management.
  6. Process improvement and metrics.
  7. Software engineering techniques for cost estimating and risk management.
  8. Software life cycles models.
  9. Software project management and quality assurance.
  10. Testing, verification and validation.

Additional Learning Experience Information

The main mode of learning will be through formal lectures with follow-up sessions involving workshop activities, case studies and seminars.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentCumulative tutorial work 20%
ReportTeam software engineering specification report30%
Examination ^End of semester examination50%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentCumulative tutorial work 20%
ReportTeam software engineering specification report30%
Examination ^End of semester examination50%

^ Mandatory to Pass


Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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