1997 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

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and sdb; shell programming (differences between Bourne
and C shell); systems programming (low level I/O, accessing
the file system, creating and controlling processes,
communication between processes, device control
networks); system administration.
SQ703 Software Development Project
12.5 credit points per semester (25 credit points in total)
Two hours (lectures) per week in semester one and two hours
(project supervision) per week for two semesten Hawthorn
Instruction: combination of lectures, project supervision
and software project development practice Assessment: by
deliverables, e.g. project plan, requirements definition and
design document, as well as the actual software. An individual
assignment may also be required
A subject of the Graduate Diploma of Applied Science
(Computer Science).
0 b jectives
By the end of the subject, the student should have detailed
knowledge of project management theory, and be able to
apply that theory to the management of software
development projects; have knowledge and experience in
three to five person group projects, which, although
technically of only moderate complexity, requires students
to exercise significant project management skills.
Content
Software development life cycle; project planning,
estimation and control; project communication; project
progress measurement and evaluation; politics of projects;
project and product risk analysis; codbenefit analysis;
development of system test plans and implementation plans;
software quality assurance; software standards; project team
practice riquihng analysis, design and impleAentation with
full documentation, of a software product.
SQ705 Data base
12.5 credit points 4 hoursper week Hawthorn
Instruction: combination of lectures, tutorials, and laboratory
sessions Assessment: one assignment, tutorial and
laboratory exercises, and a final examination
A subject of the Graduate Diploma of Applied Science
(Cornouter Science).
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C, Objectives
8 TO supply the practical skills and knowledge to design most
0 databases used in industry; to provide the foundation to
3. eevaluate existing database management systems; to teach
proficiency in SQL.
Content
The theory and process of database design, including
database architecture; data modelling; relational theory;
logical and physical design; relational, network, hierarchical
and object-oriented databases; SQL.
SQ710 Data Structures and Algorithms
12.5 credit points 4 hoursper week Hawthorn
Prerequisites: SQ700 *Instruction: combination of lectures
and laboratory sessions *Assessment: two assignments and a
final examination
A subject in the Graduate Diploma of Applied Science
(Computer Science).
Content
To introduce dynamic memory allocation in C; to introduce
Abstract Data Types and to examine some of the common
ADTs, eg. lists, stacks, queues and binary trees; to introduce
critical examination of algorithm efficiency and examine
some common searching and sorting algorithms; to
introduce the C + + language and the ideas of objectoriented
software design.
SQ727 Data Communications
12.5 credit points 4 hours per week *Hawthorn
Instruction: combination of lectures, tutorials and laboratory
sessions *Assessment: assignments and a final examination
A subject of the Graduate Diploma of Applied Science
(Computer Science).
Objectives
To introduce the fundamental concepts and components
involved in data communications; to develop an
understanding of communication protocols and computer
networks.
Content
Historical evolution of comouter communications and
standards organisations; basic communications theories and
terminologies; the physical layer transmission media, signal
types, interface standards; the link layer error control, flow
control, link management; terminal based networks
statistical multiplexes, Concentrators, front-end processors,
terminal network protocols (Bisynch and HDLC);
introduction to the IS0 Basic Reference Model to the IS0
the Seven Layer Model, comparison of proprietary network
architectures; public data networks characteristics, packetswitched
data networks, circuit-switched data networks,
ISDN, standards, overview of Telecom Australia services
(Austpac, Datel, DDS, Megalink Services); local area
networks characteristics, topology and access method, the
CSMA/CD and Token passing ring protocols, LAN
management, network planning management
internetworking, performance evaluation, management and
security issues; electronic mail and ED1 systems.