1 Semester

36 hours per week

Hawthorn, Sarawak

Nil

Credit Points: 12.5 Credit Points

Related Course/s:

Aims & Objectives:

On completion of this unit, students will be able to:

• identify the stakeholders and their needs in a given scenario.
• by analysing a scenario, produce a problem statement that identifies the issues that need resolution.
• given a scenario, produce a vision statement and a set of software attributes, such that the identified problems can be addressed.
• given a scenario, problem statement, and vision statement, explain the main reasons for developing software and produce the models, design, prototype, and test report.
• describe the activities involved in software development process models.
• work collaboratively and use techniques to facilitate teamwork
• clearly communicate and document problems and software solutions.

Teaching Methods:

Lecture (24 hrs), Tutorial (24 hrs).

Assessment:

Assignments and examination.

Generic Skills Outcomes:

The graduate attributes which relate to this unit of study help to produce graduates who:

• Are capable in their chosen professional, vocational or study areas
• Are adaptable and manage change.
• Are aware of environments.
• Operate effectively and ethically in work and community situations

Content:

Problem analysis:

• Motivations of software development.
• Goals of each stakeholder.
• Problem statement.

• Conceptual solution
• Vision statement
• Functional and non-functional software requirements.
• Software modelling with UML
• Software design, prototyping and testing

• Nature of software development, processes and lifecycle models