Undergraduate - UnitFIT3013 - Formal specification for software engineering

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6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Information Technology
Offered	Clayton Second semester 2013 (Day)

Synopsis

Review of set theory, the predicate calculus, relations, relational algebra and formal specification concepts; algebraic and model based specifications; the role of formal specifications in software engineering. The Event-B notation, the role of proof obligations and refinement, the LTL and CTL temporal logics, the model checking approach and techniques.

Outcomes

At the completion of this unit students will be able to -

Articulate the role and importance of formal modelling and verification;
Develop Event-B specifications;
Apply Rodin to analyse an Event-B specification and verify proof obligations;
Distinguish and evaluate the trade-offs in system modelling using Event-B and LTL;
Develop basic LTL specifications and formulate LTL properties;
Apply a model check to verify LTL properties.

Assessment

Examination (2 hours): 50%; In-semester assessment: 50%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Yuan-Fang Li

Contact hours

2 hrs lectures/wk, 1 hr tutorial/wk

3 x 2 hrs laboratories during the semester for hands-on practice with Rodin and Event-B.

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Software engineering
Systems development

Prerequisites

FIT2004 and one of MAT1830, MTH1112 or MAT1077

A knowledge of set theory, predicate logic, graph, automata and declarative programming is assumed, together with some experience in dealing with the first two.

Prohibitions

CSE4213

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

http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/units/fit3013