Monash University Handbook 2011 Undergraduate - Unit

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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 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.

Objectives

At the completion of this unit students will have -
A knowledge and understanding of:

• modelling and design of flexible software at the architectural level. Basics of model-driven architecture;
• Architectural styles and patterns, Middleware & application frameworks;
• product lines. Design using COTs software;
• configurations and configuration management;
• in-depth look at software design, design patterns;
• design of distributed systems using middleware;
• design for qualities such as performance, safety, reusability etc;
• evaluation and evolution of designs, reverse engineering.

• apply variety of design pattern;
• appreciate analysis fundamentals;
• analyse well-formedness (completeness, consistency, robustness, etc);
• analyse correctness (eg. static analysis,simulation etc.);
• analyse quality requirements (eg. root cause analysis, safety, usability, security, etc.).

• take requirements for simple systems and develop software architectures and designs at a high level;
• use configuration management tools effectively;
• apply a variety of frameworks and architectures in designing software.

Assessment

Examination (3 hours): 40%; In-semester assessment: 60%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr David Squire

Contact hours

2 hrs lectures/wk, 1 hr laboratory/wk

Prerequisites

FIT2001 (or CSE2305) and FIT2004 (or CSE2304)

Prohibitions

CSE3308

Additional information on this unit is available from the faculty at:

http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/units/fit3077