UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

ITO5136 Software engineering

Faculty of Information Technology

ITO5136 Software engineering is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Information Technology. It isn't offered in 2022. It needs ITO4131, ITO4137 and ITO4136 and unlocks 4 units.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2022
Other periods
Monash Online

This is the 2022 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Requisites

Enrolment rules

This unit is only available to students enrolled into C4009 Graduate Certificate of Computer Science, C5008 Graduate Diploma of Computer Science and C6008 Master of Computer Science.

Equivalent units

The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.

Overview

This unit provides an introduction to the discipline of software engineering at the postgraduate level. The emphasis is upon a broad coverage of various aspects of software engineering. We assume the students will at this stage have adequate programming skills and are able to put theories to practice. The notion of a software system as a model or approximation of a desired system is introduced, and used as a way of describing such things as the software life cycle and its various models, programming by contract, design and testing issues, maintenance, reuse, complexity, divide and conquer strategies, metrics and measurement, project management and software legacy.

Offerings in 2022

Teaching periodCampusMode
Teaching period 3Monash OnlineOnline
Teaching period 6Monash OnlineOnline

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    Describe the breadth and nature of the software engineering process and distinguish various phases of the process;

  2. 2

    Create and develop the required artefacts during each phase of the software engineering process;

  3. 3

    Differentiate and evaluate the software engineering techniques used to produce the artefacts;

  4. 4

    Assess the issues in constructing large software systems from its components, and the nature and design of these components;

  5. 5

    Employ group working skills in solving software development problems; and

  6. 6

    Analyse and evaluate IT-related scenarios with reference to the software engineering code of ethics and professional practice.

Workload and teaching

  • Teaching approachOnline learning

A minimum of 144 hours over the 6 week teaching period should be used to complete assignments, participating in discussions, private study and revision.

Contacts

Chief Examiners
Dr Chakkrit Tantithamthavorn

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for ITO5136?

You need ITO4131, ITO4137 and ITO4136 before you enrol. Enrolment rules also apply.

What can I take after ITO5136?

ITO5136 is a prerequisite or corequisite for 4 units, including ITO5032, ITO5129, ITO5171 and ITO5221.

When is ITO5136 offered?

ITO5136 has no offerings listed in the 2022 handbook.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
5
Study level
Postgraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Information Technology
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 2
Study abroad
Not available