32555 Fundamentals of Software Development

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32555 Fundamentals of Software Development

Subject description

This subject provides a foundation in modern software development, covering the theoretical and practical aspects of software modelling and development methods, tools, and techniques. You will learn how to analyse, design, develop, and evaluate software programs that implement realistic but manageably small-scale software requirements. Teaching is delivered through pre-recorded lectures and demos, hands-on workshops, and mini-lectures in these workshops. You are encouraged to practice peer learning and collaboration within and outside the classroom; however, you must complete the individual tasks and your part of the group tasks independently. By completing this subject, you will understand the importance of foundational software development practices and be able to apply programming skills to build software that meets the defined criteria.

Subject learning outcomes (SLOs)

1. Analyse and document system requirements based on user needs and context. (B.1)

2. Use a range of modelling and programming techniques and tools to propose software system for users. (C.1)

3. Design a software system to meet the specified user requirements. (C.1)

4. Create software programs to address the specified user requirements. (D.1)

5. Apply appropriate testing techniques to ensure the quality of the software system. (D.1)

Teaching and learning strategies

Students will learn foundation level software development practices through online lectures and hands-on workshops (tutorials and labs). Students will prepare for the workshops by listening to online lectures and studying related material to effectively participate in the workshop activities. In workshops, the software modelling and development methods, tools, and techniques will be demonstrated by the tutors before being applied by students to different scenarios. Feedback is regularly provided throughout the teaching sessions in several different formats: discussions of the workshop questions, feedback on the software models and programs developed in the laboratory and as a part of the formal assessment tasks. As the subject progresses, students gain sufficient foundational level competence to complete software development tasks within a small range of acceptable solutions.

Content (topics)

Topics covered are:

1. Software Development Process

2. Systems Requirements, Use Case Models

3. Objects and Classes

4. Systems Design: Class Diagrams

5. Model-Driven Code Generation

6. Object Oriented Programming

7. User Interface Design

8. Software Testing