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ITEC200: Foundations of Software Engineering
This unit provides a thorough presentation of the fundamentals of software development as an engineering discipline. It establishes conceptual foundations, which lie in discrete mathematics, and builds upon them to provide a thorough understanding of a wide range of issues surrounding data structures and algorithms. We examine topics such as algorithmic complexity; efficiency and optimisation; formal specification; program correctness; testing methodologies; verification proofs; and code refinement. The practical components of the unit are designed to provide students with a working understanding of modern approaches to professional systems development practice. In particular they emphasise topics such as defensive programming; data abstraction; code re-use; tool-supported debugging; profiling and verification; test scaffolds; and version control.
| Credit Points: | 4 |
| Contact Hours: | |
| When Offered: | E1 - Evening; Offered in the first half-year |
| Staff Contact(s): | Postgraduate Professional Development Program Staff |
| Prerequisites: |
(ITEC100(P) or ITEC101(P)) and admission to GDipIT or GradCertIT |
| Corequisites: | |
| NCCW(s): | COMP225, COMP229, ISYS201, ISYS254 |
| Unit Designation(s): | |
| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Department of Computing |
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