SIT725 - Applied Software Engineering

Unit details

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2022 unit information

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Last updated: 4 March 2022

Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Trimester 3: Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Valeh Moghaddam
Trimester 2: Valeh Moghaddam
Trimester 3: Hourieh Khalajzadeh
Prerequisite:

SIT774.
For students enrolled in S464: Must have completed 16 credit points.
For students enrolled in S470, S506, S507, S508, S535, S536, S538, S577, S677, S735, S737, S739, S770, S778, S779, S789: Nil

Corequisite:

Nil

Incompatible with:

Nil

Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

Scheduled learning activities - campus:

1 x 1 hour online class per week, 1 x 2 hour workshop per week.

Scheduled learning activities - cloud:

Online independent and collaborative learning including optional scheduled activities as detailed in the unit site.

Content

Software solutions are helping to shape industry innovations across the world. In this unit you will learn to apply software engineering principles, tools, and practices in the design and development of a range of innovative software solutions. This unit covers advanced approaches to applying software engineering to application development, planning, analysis and design models and testing.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Apply software engineering principles and methods to modelling, design, implementation, testing and management of software applications.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO2

Use software engineering tools and libraries in designing and implementing software solutions to real world problems, including command line tools, code editors, version control systems, modelling tools, packaging tools, and automated testing frameworks.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving

ULO3

Work effectively as a member of an IT project team around the development and documentation of a software product.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO7: Teamwork

ULO4

Identify knowledge gaps and effectively seek and use appropriate learning resources to acquire necessary knowledge.

GLO6: Self-management

These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Learning portfolio Portfolio 100% Week 12

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Hurdle requirement

To be eligible to obtain a pass in this unit, students must meet certain milestones as part of the portfolio.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: SIT725 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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