School of Computing prospectus 2012 - Walter Sisulu University
School of Computing prospectus 2012 - Walter Sisulu University
School of Computing prospectus 2012 - Walter Sisulu University
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Assessment<br />
and progression<br />
rules<br />
Exclusion from<br />
module<br />
S<strong>of</strong>tware Engineering II<br />
Continuous Assessment (CA) (Compulsory): Two class tests (CT), five<br />
assignments (AA), three tutorial assignments (TA), a practical assessment<br />
(PA), an examination (EA) and a re-examination (RA).<br />
Examination (Compulsory): One examination (EA). The contribution <strong>of</strong><br />
the examination (EA) to the overall assessment (OA) is 40%. OA = 60%(CA)<br />
+ 40%(EA). To qualify for course credit students must obtain an overall<br />
assessment <strong>of</strong> 50%.<br />
Re-examination (Not compulsory): To qualify for re-examination<br />
students must obtain an overall assessment <strong>of</strong> between 40 and 49%.<br />
A student will be excluded from the course after failing the module twice. A<br />
student excluded from a course may be re-admitted after presenting a similar<br />
course from another university for credit.<br />
Module Code Module Name NQF Level Credits Semester<br />
CSI3202 S<strong>of</strong>tware Engineering II 7 14 1<br />
Lectures per week Pracs per week Tutorials<br />
per week<br />
39<br />
Number<br />
<strong>of</strong><br />
weeks<br />
3 x 50 min 1 x 3 hrs 1 x 50 min 14 140<br />
Notional<br />
hours<br />
Content / Syllabus Theory: S<strong>of</strong>tware Engineering principles revisited, Downstream s<strong>of</strong>tware<br />
<strong>Computing</strong> activities, Internet s<strong>of</strong>tware Architectures and Technologies,<br />
N-Tier Architectures, CORBA, J2EE and .NET architectures, Web Services,<br />
Design Patterns, GOF design Patterns, Web Architecture Patterns, UML Object<br />
Diagrams, Challenges and Pitfalls <strong>of</strong> S<strong>of</strong>tware Design, Techniques for design,<br />
Design as decision making and evaluation <strong>of</strong> trade-<strong>of</strong>fs, Examples taken from<br />
Object Oriented Design, Architecture – Driving forces, Various examples, Code<br />
Construction - UML to code, code to UML, Configuration Management –Source<br />
code control and management , Source code processing , Group work support,<br />
Versions and Variants, CVS, Quality Assurance -Defect costs, Reliability,<br />
Standards, Testing – Types <strong>of</strong> test, verification and validation, Black and White<br />
Box testing, Test analysis and generation, Metrics – Examples and uses,<br />
Process and Project metrics, Object orientation metrics.<br />
Practicals: Consist <strong>of</strong> 5 labs based on what is covered during lectures.<br />
Entry Rules Applicant must have Passed all Second Year Modules, CSI2202, CSI2102<br />
Assessment<br />
and progression<br />
rules<br />
Continuous Assessment (CA) (Compulsory): Two class tests (CT), five<br />
assignments (AA), three tutorial assignments (TA), a practical assessment<br />
(PA), an examination (EA) and a re-examination (RA).<br />
Examination (Compulsory): One examination (EA). The contribution <strong>of</strong><br />
the examination (EA) to the overall assessment (OA) is 40%. OA = 60%(CA)<br />
+ 40%(EA). To qualify for course credit students must obtain an overall<br />
assessment <strong>of</strong> 50%.<br />
Re-examination (Not compulsory): To qualify for re-examination students<br />
must obtain an overall assessment <strong>of</strong> between 40 and 49%.<br />
<strong>2012</strong><br />
PROSPECTUS