FZA3077 Software engineering: Architecture and design
Faculty of Information Technology
FZA3077 Software engineering: Architecture and design is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Information Technology, offered in 2022 in Semester 1 at South Africa. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2022
- Semester 1
- South Africa
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
The 2027 handbook has no page for FZA3077. This is its 2022 entry, the latest one.
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Requisites
Before FZA3077
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After FZA3077
No unit lists FZA3077 as a prerequisite in the 2022 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prerequisite: FIT2099 or (FIT2001 and (FIT2004 or FIT2024 or FIT2081) or (FZA2001 and FZA2081)
Equivalent units
The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.
Overview
This unit builds on introductory units to analysis and design. It provides the professional software engineer with advanced knowledge and skills in high-level architectural design, its theoretical foundations, industrial best practice, and relevant application context. In the software life-cycle, software architecture sits between analysis/specification and design/implementation. The field of software architecture has come of age with a thriving research community and numerous high-level models, methods, tools and practices widely used in industry.
Offerings in 2022
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester - South Africa | South Africa | On campus |
Assessment
- Assignment 1Assignment20%
- Assignment 2Assignment45%
- Assignment 3Assignment35%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Model and design flexible software at the architectural level using various tools and techniques;
- 2
Analyse and design software systems taking into consideration various quality attributes and requirements;
- 3
Take requirements for simple systems and develop software architectures and designs at a high level;
- 4
Use configuration management tools effectively;
- 5
Apply a variety of design patterns, frameworks and architectures in designing software;
- 6
Locate and use off-the-shelf components in the construction of software.
Workload and teaching
- Lectures12 hours
- Workshops24 hours
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled online and face to face learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated reading and preparation for scheduled activities. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning and online engagement.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Stella Ouma
- Unit Coordinators
- Mr Brian Maodza
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for FZA3077?
FZA3077 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is FZA3077 offered?
In 2022, FZA3077 runs in Semester 1 at South Africa.
How much work is FZA3077?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does FZA3077 have an exam?
No. FZA3077 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.
More details
- Credit points
- 6
- Level
- 3
- Study level
- Undergraduate
- Faculty
- Faculty of Information Technology
- Type
- Coursework
- EFTSL
- 0.125
- Student contribution
- SCA Band 2
- Study abroad
- Not available
- Handbook years
- 20212022