1997 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

IT926 Interactive Systems Development
12.5 credit points 2 hours per week Hawthorn
Instruction: combination of lectures, seminars and laboratory
sessions Assessment: two assignments and a final
examination
A subject in the Master of Information Technology.
Obiectives
To Introduce students to the concepts and methodologies
relevant to the systematic analysis and design of interactive
technology.
Content
The role of HCI in systems development; HCI and systems
methodologies; approaaches to user involvement in
development; task/requirements analysis; principles,
guidelines, standards and rules; specification techniques:
formal methods in HCI; design prototyping, wizard of Oz,
storyboarding, animation and video, rapid prototype
im~lementation: , im~lementation fundamental conceDts
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(independence, reuseability), interaction libraries, dialogue
control structure models; evaluation techniques empirical
evaluation, predictive modelling; user interface management
systems; user guidance integrated into user interfaces.
Textbooks
To be advised.
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IT93 1 Object Technology 2
12.5 Credit Points 2 Hours per week Hawthorn
Prerequisite: IT921 .Assessment: Individual and/or team
assignments and examination
A subject in the Master of Information Technology.
0 b jectives
To provide a comprehensive coverage of Object Oriented
(00) design and advanced programming techniques. In
addition, software engineering principles supported by
contemporary 00 programming languages and object
databases will be explored.
Content
Methodologies for 00 design; responsibility driven design;
standard 00 programming practices and mechanisms;
advanced 00 programming styles, strategies and idioms.
Recommended Reading
Booch G., Object Oriented Analysis and Design with Applications,
2nd edn, Addison Wesley, 1994
IT993 Research Project
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25 credit points per semester (total 50 credit points)
Hawthorn 8 hours per week for two semesters
Instruction: guided research Assessment: by thesis.
However, performance of the students is monitored by regular
progress reports on the project to the supervisor. These reports
may be m'tten, oral or both.
A subject in the Master of Information Technology.
Objectives
To give students the opportunity to pursue in greater depth
than in a cluster project subject a topic of interest; to allow
students to fully experience the design and development of a
major research project.
Content
The topic for the project will be selected by the student after
consultation with staff. Prior to commencing their project,
students may be required to undertake a short course of
study in research concepts and methodologies. Students may
be required to present one or more seminars on the subject
of their research and to attend other seminars on related
subjects.
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IT996 HCI Projed
12.5 credit points Two hours per week Hawthorn
Prerequisite: IT906 Instruction: guided research
Assessment : expected to take the form of a written report of
perhaps a total of 10,000 words, which may be varied ifthe
problem includes system implementation
A subject in the Master of Information Technology.
Objectives
To give students the opportunity to pursue a topic of
interest in detail to give students experience in the design
and development of research; to integrate material dealt with
in the taught components of the cluster.
Content
Generally the project shall be undertaken on an individual
basis, and will be goal directed. The project should require
research into a specific problem area (eg. user interface
development standards, practices, methodologies, user
interface programming environments . . .), requiring the
gathering of information from and the reading of relevant
literature. Material gathered must be structured and analysed
with a view to forming and reporting conclusions of
relevance to the specific question posed.
LBC100 Accounting 1
4 hours per week Lilydule Prerequisite: nil Assessment:
examination, computer-based progressive assessment,
assignment
A stage 1 subject in the Bachelor of Business which also
maybe taken in the Bachelor of Social Science and Bachelor
of Applied Science.
Objectives and Content
A basic introduction to accounting concepts, financial
accounting, management accounting and finance.
Accounting theory and practice are examined in an
historical cost accounting system. This subject includes the
following topics: an introduction to accounting and financial
statements; revenue and expenses; cost classification; cost,
flow, profit analysis; planning and evaluating merchandising
activities; internal performance evaluation; working capital
management; capital structure and leverage; cash flow
statements.
Recommended reading
Kloot, L. and Sandercock, E., Accounting. 7l~e Basis for Business
Decisions. Sydney, McGraw-Hill, 1995
LBClOO Learning Guide, Swinburne 1996
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