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.
Minimum total expected workload equals 12 hours per week comprising:
(a.) Contact hours for on-campus students:
(b.) Additional requirements (all students):
CSE3308
FIT2001 and (FIT2004 or FIT2024 or CSE2304)
David Squire
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Nik Nailah Abdullah
Robyn McNamara
Resmi Hasankolli
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| Week | Activities | Assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | No formal assessment or activities are undertaken in week 0 | |
| 1 | Introduction to FIT3077; What is Software Architecture?; Object-Oriented Analysis using UML | |
| 2 | Object-Oriented Analysis using UML | Assignment 1 specification available |
| 3 | Principles of Object-Oriented Analysis and Design; Design Patterns | |
| 4 | Principles of Object-Oriented Design | Assignment 1 due Friday |
| 5 | Principles of Object-Oriented Design | Assignment 2, Stage 1 specification available |
| 6 | Design Principles and Design Patterns | |
| 7 | Analysis Patterns; Refactoring | |
| 8 | Software Architecture; Architectural Structures | |
| 9 | Documenting Software Architectures; The Model-View-Controller Architectural Pattern | Assignment 2, Stage 1 due Monday; Demonstrations of Stage 1 solutions in lab time |
| 10 | Architecture and Design with COTS components | |
| 11 | Software Product Lines: Re-using Architectural Assets | |
| 12 | Service Orientation; Service-Oriented Architecture | Assignment 2, Stage 2 due Monday; Final interviews in lab time |
| SWOT VAC | No formal assessment is undertaken in SWOT VAC | |
| Examination period | LINK to Assessment Policy: http://policy.monash.edu.au/policy-bank/ academic/education/assessment/ assessment-in-coursework-policy.html |
*Unit Schedule details will be maintained and communicated to you via your learning system.
Examination (3 hours): 40%; In-semester assessment: 60%
| Assessment Task | Value | Due Date |
|---|---|---|
| UML Design Assignment | 20% | Friday Week 4 |
| Team Software Architecture Assignment | 40% | Stage 1: Monday Week 9; Stage 2: Monday Week 12 |
| Examination 1 | 40% | To be advised |
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Teams will be assessed on the basis of their submitted design documentation and code, as well as an interview. Both team members will be required to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of all parts of their design.
Designs and code will be assessed for quality, including extensibility and appropriate use of design patterns. Completeness of code functionality with respect to the problem requirements will also be assessed.
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Fowler M.. (2003). UML Distilled. (3rd Edition) Addison-Wesley.
Gamma E., Helm R., Johnson R., Vlissides J. M.. (1994). Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software. (1st Edition) Addison-Wesley.
Fowler M.. (1996). Analysis Patterns: Reusable Object Models. (1st Edition) Addison-Wesley.
Fowler M., Beck K., Brant J., Opdyke W., Roberts D.. (1999). Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code. (1st Edition) Addison-Wesley.
Bass L., Clements P. and Kazman R.. (2003). Software Architecture in Practice. () Addison-Wesley.
Allen, P and Schlamann, H.. (2006). Service Orientation: Winning Strategies and Best Practices. () Cambridge University Press.
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