Software Development Practices
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 49 Hours - Blended
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.
Aims and objectives
This unit of study aims to introduce students to structured programming and design.
| Unit Learning Outcomes | |
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| On successful completion of this unit students will be able to: | |
| # | Unit Learning Outcome Description |
| ULO1 | Evaluate how agile working practices can support application development |
| ULO2 | Generate an application prototype using web and programming languages, and applying best practice methods |
| ULO3 | Interpret applications using Java and its libraries |
| ULO4 | Generate data visualisations using Java statements |
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment and content.
Teaching methods
| Hawthorn | |||||
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| Activity Type | Activity | Total Hours | Number of Weeks | Hours Per Week | Optional - Activity Details |
| Face to Face Contact | Workshop | 21 | 6 weeks | 3.5 | |
| Face to Face Contact | Seminar | 28 | 8 weeks | 3.5 | Blended |
| Unspecified Learning Activities | Independent Learning | 101 | 8 weeks | 12.63 | |
| Total Hours: | 150 | Total Hours (per week): | 19.63 | ||
| Swinburne Online | |||||
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| Activity Type | Activity | Total Hours | Number of Weeks | Hours Per Week | Optional - Activity Details |
| Online | Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning | 150 | 10 weeks | 15 | |
| Total Hours: | 150 | Total Hours (per week): | 15 | ||
Assessment
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Content
- Creating webpages
- Software Development Requirements and planning
- Managing the development of your prototype
- Styling and prototyping activities
- Programming Concepts
- Programming and Development
- Cloud computing and solutions architecture
- Becoming a high-performing developer
Study resources
- References.
References
A list of reading materials will be made available in the Unit Online