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COMP9201: Software Construction and Design 1
2025 unit information
This unit introduces the foundations of software design and construction. It covers the topics of modelling software (UML, CRC, use cases), software design principles, object-oriented programming theory (inheritance, polymorphism, dynamic subtyping and generics), and simple design patterns. The unit aims to foster a strong technical understanding of the underlying software design and construction theory (delivered in the lecture) but also has a strong emphasis of the practice, where students apply the theory on practical examples.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Engineering
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Computer Science |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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None |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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INFO3220 or SOFT2201 |
| Assumed knowledge:
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COMP9103 or COMP9003 (or equivalent UoS at a different institution) |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. explain processes and elements in object-oriented design
- LO2. apply object-oriented design approaches to software design
- LO3. apply object-oriented design principles to implementation using an OO programming language
- LO4. object oriented theory including inheritance, polymorphism, dynamic binding, subtyping and generics
- LO5. discuss and apply basic testing techniques and code review to software systems
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| Session | MoA ? | Location | Outline ? |
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Semester 2 2025
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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