Monash University Handbook

This unit introduces students to object-oriented design principles and their application to the construction of quality software. Students will learn the fundamental concepts that underlie modern object-oriented languages, and will learn how to implement their designs using at least one. Students will also learn how to use standard notation to illustrate their designs.

Outcomes

At the completion of this unit, students should be able to:

iteratively construct object-oriented designs for small to medium-size software systems, and describe these designs using standard software engineering notations including UML class diagrams (in conceptual and concrete forms), UML interaction diagrams and, if applicable, UML state diagrams;
evaluate the quality of object-oriented software designs, both in terms of meeting user requirements and in terms of good design principles, using appropriate domain vocabulary to do so;
implement object-oriented designs in an object-oriented programming language such as Java, using object-oriented programming constructs such as classes, inheritance, abstract classes, and generics as appropriate;
use available language tools, such as debuggers and profilers, and good programming practice to debug their implementations systematically and efficiently;
use software engineering tools including UML drawing tools, integrated development environments, and revision control to create, edit, and manage artifacts created during the development process.

Assessment

Examination (2 hours): 40%; In-semester assessment: 60%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload equals 12 hours per week comprising:

Contact hours for on-campus students:
- Two hours lectures
- Two hours laboratories
Additional requirements (all students):
- A minimum of 2-3 hours of personal study per one hour of lecture time in order to satisfy the reading, tute, prac and assignment expectations.