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9.1.6 ISYS1088—
Systems
Architecture
9.1.7 COSC1182—
Usability
Engineering
Chapter 9: Software Engineering
Typical test tools will be discussed. In particular we will learn how to apply many of the
tools that come with IBM's Rational Suite TestStudio product in order to gain a solid
understanding of how testing is done in practice.
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
• A knowledge of basic high school/first level math including algebra, binary
arithmetic, boolean logic, and elementary statistics
• 6 months’ programming experience in any high level computer language
For more information on the course, go to www.rmit.edu.au/courses2006/004186.
Note: This is a Masters-level course.
Course Description
As the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) states: “For all but the most trivial system,
success will be elusive if you fail to pay careful attention to its architecture: the way the
system is decomposed into constituent parts and the ways those parts interact.” The
primary aims of this course are to provide you with a sound understanding of architecture
concepts, functions, tasks and techniques, and to expose you to the practical aspects of
architecture through the analysis of case studies and design assignments. It also aims
to enable you to understand what is required at a high level to evaluate, communicate
and document architectures.
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
• You will be expected to understand key processes, knowledge and capabilities
equivalent to those acquired in ISYS1117 Software Engineering Analysis and
Design and COSC1321 Computing Fundamentals.
For more information on the course, go to www.rmit.edu.au/courses2006/004187.
Note: This is a Masters-level course.
Course Description
Usability is the extent to which a product can be used by specified users to achieve
specified goals with effectiveness, efficiency and satisfaction in a specified context of
use (ISO 9241-11 1998). Usability engineering is a set of behavioural research methods
and techniques that can be applied at every stage of the software development lifecycle,
to improve the usability of the developed product by conducting usability studies that
analyse users’ needs or evaluate the product’s usability.
This course introduces you to concepts, methods and techniques that you can apply to
design and conduct usability studies, building on your practical experience with software
system analysis and design, and with writing and testing code. You will learn the theory
and practice of various approaches, methods and techniques, and apply these to
acquire practical experience in conducting usability studies for interactive systems.
Tutorial activities provide the skills you need to complete the major assignment, where
you design a usability test of an interactive system, recruit suitable participants, conduct
the test, and analyse and report on your findings.
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
• Practical experience with software system analysis and design, equivalent to
ISYS1117 Software Engineering Analysis and Design
• Practical experience with writing and testing code, equivalent to COSC1321
Computing Fundamentals
For more information on the course, go to www.rmit.edu.au/courses2006/004199.
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