Overview

The aim of this unit is to expose students to techniques for realising high quality of contemporary software systems using a range of activities in the lifecycle of software engineering, including requirements, planning, and testing.

Requisites

Prerequisites
COS60004 Creating Web Applications

OR
COS60006 Introduction to Programming
OR
COS60010 Technology Inquiry Project
OR
Admission to MA-ITPC1 Master of Information Technology (Professional Computing)

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
29-July-2024
27-October-2024
Last self-enrolment date
11-August-2024
Census date
31-August-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
13-September-2024
Results released date
03-December-2024
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
03-March-2025
01-June-2025
Last self-enrolment date
16-March-2025
Census date
31-March-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
24-April-2025
Results released date
08-July-2025
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
04-August-2025
02-November-2025
Last self-enrolment date
17-August-2025
Census date
31-August-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
19-September-2025
Results released date
09-December-2025

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Demonstrate understanding of theoretical aspects of software and system quality
  • Demonstrate understanding of important activities which facilitate realisation of high-quality software systems
  • Write programs in scripting language
  • Identify algorithms which are suitable for testing a variety of quality attributes
  • Adapt suitable scripts to execute different test tasks

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Live Online
Lecture
1.00 12 weeks 12
On-campus
Class
1.00 12 weeks 12
Online
Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning
1.00 12 weeks 12
Unspecified Activities
Independent Learning
9.50 12 weeks 114
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
Assignment 1Individual 10 - 30% 1,2,3 
Assignment 2Individual 10 - 40% 1,2,3,4,5 
In-Class ExercisesIndividual 10 - 30% 1,2,3,4,5 

Content

  • Quality assurance
  • Quality of services and related features
  • Requirements, modelling, planning and testing
  • Writing of test scripts
  • Application of appropriate techniques and tools to software testing

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.