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FIT3077

Software engineering: architecture and design ( 6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL)

Undergraduate
(IT)

Leader: Sita Ramakrishnan

Offered:
Not offered in 2006.

Synopsis: This unit builds on introductory units to analysis and design. It provides the professional software engineer with advanced knowledge and skills in high-level architectural design, its theoretical foundations, industrial best practice, and, relevant application context. In the the software life-cycle, software architecture sits between analysis/specification and design/implementation. The field of software architecture has come of age with a thriving research community and numerous high-level models, methods, tools and practices widely used in industry.

Assessment: Exam 60%, practical assignment 40%

Contact Hours: One 2 hour lecture per week

Prerequisites: FIT2001, FIT2004, FIT2022