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About the unit CITS4401 Software Requirements and Design (1st semester 2023)
Unit description:
Requirements and design are important phases of software development because errors or misunderstandings of software requirements or designs are expensive to correct during later stages and may lead to project failure. This unit introduces the theory and practice of software requirements and design. The content comprises (1) requirements engineering (2) software design (3) software architectures; and (4) design patterns and idioms.
Unit outcomes:
Students are able to (1) classify types of software requirements and designs; (2) apply requirements and design processes appropriate for a given scenario; (3) assess quality attributes of given requirements and designs; (4) utilise design patterns and idioms; (5) document software design rationale using discourse conventions of the disciplinee; and (6) select a software architecture appropriate for a particular context.
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Unit is offered in these majors and courses:
Indicative weekly topics:
| week 1 |
Requirements introduction and User stories |
| week 2 |
Requirements elicitation |
| week 3 |
Requirements analysis and use cases |
| week 4 |
Specifying and testing requirements |
| week 5 |
UML class models |
| week 6 |
Dynamic UML models (sequence diagrams and state charts) |
| week 7 |
System design introduction: process, design decisions and their documentation (rationale) |
| week 8 |
Software architectures |
| week 9 |
Software Interfaces |
| week 10 |
Software design patterns |
| week 11 |
Non-OO design methods |
| week 12 |
Unit Review |
Indicative assessment:
Requirements and Design group projects, Take-home tests, Exam
Useful prior experience and background knowledge:
Some experience of programming in an OO language (eg Java) and the structure of software systems
Useful prior programming and software experience:
Java (not essential but useful)
Hardware required for this unit:
Students are able to undertake their laboratory exercises and projects in laboratories in the CSSE building, but most students also complete work on their own laptops.
The following hardware is required to successfully complete this unit:
Any
Software required for this unit:
Students are able to undertake their laboratory exercises and projects in laboratories in the CSSE building, but most students also complete work on their own laptops.
The following software is required to successfully complete this unit:
UML drawing package (choice of free ones available)
Operating system(s) used in this unit:
Different units will use different operating systems for their teaching - for in-class examples, laboratory exercises, and programming projects.
If an operating system is REQUIRED, it will be used when marking assessments.
ANY reasonable platform
This information last updated 6:02am Fri 21st Apr 2023
