Software Design COMP 301

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Software Design (COMP 301)

• Course Outline

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Software Design

• Introduction to software design
• Methods of software design
• Software design is a creative rather than an
  analytic process
• Collaborative work as part of a team

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Lecturer

• Nelishia Pillay
• Room F3
• Telephone [phone]
• E-mail pillayn32_at_ukzn.ac.za
• Web page http//titan.cs.unp.ac.za/nelishiap/co
  mp301.htm

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Timetable

• Monday 0840 - 0935
• Tuesday 1125 - 1210
• Tuesday 1230 - 1315
• Wednesday(Prac) 1410 - 1645

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Tests

• There will be two tests during the semester.
  Tentative dates for the tests are listed below
• Test 1 2 September 2009
• Test 2 14 October 2009

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Project

• Divided into teams
• Develop software for a client
• Teams will have a meeting once a week (during
  practicals)
• Attendance at meetings
• Tutorials
• Assessment of the project will be throughout the
  semester
• Final project presentation and submission 21
  October

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DP and Final Mark Calculation

• DP requirements
• Attendance at practicals
• A class mark of at least 40
• Class mark 0.5 x project 0.5 x average
  obtained for tests.
• Three-hour written examination
• Final mark 0.5 x class mark 0.5 x exam mark

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Topics Covered

• What is software design?
• Requirements, planning and teamwork revisited.
• Object-oriented design using UML
• Design patterns
• User-interface design
• Software testing
• Software deployment

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Prescribed Text Book

• Head First Design Patterns, Eric and Elisabeth
  Freeman, O Reilly publishers.
• Books available from Mrs Wilson, F13 first come
  first serve basis R550.
• Copy of the book is from Short Loan.