SFT5510

Software systems engineering

C Mingins

6 points - 4 hours per week - First semester - Caulfield - Prerequisites: SFT3021 or equivalent.

Objectives At the completion of this subject students should be able to apply the principles and models in the specification and design of software systems; know the process of refining specifications into code; and be able to use CASE tools and supported methods.

Synopsis This subject introduces a number of concepts a systems engineer needs for modelling systems. It presents a number of mathematically-based textual notations as well as commercial CASE Tools and supported methods for modelling and analysing software systems. It examines how to move from a high-level specification to implemented code.

Assessment Assignments: 60% - Examination: 40%

Recommended texts

Booch G Object-oriented analysis and design with applications Benjamin-Cummings, 1994
Garlan D and Shaw M An introduction to software architectures in Advances in software engineering and knowledge engineering vol. 1, 1993
Walden K and Nerson J-M Seamless object-oriented software development Prentice-Hall, 1994

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