Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Object Oriented Software Design

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

ISYS1083

City Campus

Postgraduate

140H Computer Science & Information Technology

Face-to-Face

 Sem 1 2006,
Sem 1 2007,
Sem 1 2008,
Sem 1 2009,
Sem 1 2010,
Sem 1 2011,
Sem 1 2012,
Sem 1 2013,
Sem 1 2014,
Sem 1 2015,
Sem 1 2016

ISYS1083

City Campus

Postgraduate

171H School of Science

Face-to-Face

 Sem 1 2017,
Sem 1 2018,
Sem 1 2019,
Sem 1 2020,
Sem 1 2021

ISYS1083

City Campus

Postgraduate

175H Computing Technologies

Face-to-Face

 Sem 1 2023,
Sem 1 2024

ISYS1084

City Campus

Undergraduate

140H Computer Science & Information Technology

Face-to-Face

 Sem 1 2006,
Sem 1 2007,
Sem 1 2008,
Sem 1 2009,
Sem 1 2010,
Sem 1 2011,
Sem 1 2012,
Sem 1 2013,
Sem 1 2014,
Sem 1 2015,
Sem 1 2016

ISYS1084

City Campus

Undergraduate

171H School of Science

Face-to-Face

 Sem 1 2017,
Sem 1 2018,
Sem 1 2019,
Sem 1 2020,
Sem 1 2021

ISYS1084

City Campus

Undergraduate

175H Computing Technologies

Face-to-Face

 Sem 1 2023,
Sem 1 2024

Course Coordinator: Dr Xiaoyu Xia

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925

Course Coordinator Email: xiaoyu.xia@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: -

Course Coordinator Availability: via email


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Enforced Pre-Requisite Courses

Successful completion of the following course/s:

One of the following:

Note: it is a condition of enrolment at RMIT that you accept responsibility for ensuring that you have completed the prerequisite/s and agree to concurrently enrol in co-requisite courses before enrolling in a course.

For information go to RMIT Course Requisites webpage.

Recommended Prior Study

You should have satisfactorily completed or received credit for the following course/s before you commence this course:

•              COSC1295 Advanced Programming (Course ID 004316)

If you have completed prior studies at RMIT or another institution that developed the skills and knowledge covered in the above course/s you may be eligible to apply for credit transfer.

Alternatively, if you have prior relevant work experience that developed the skills and knowledge covered in the above course/s you may be eligible for recognition of prior learning.

Please follow the link for further information on how to apply for credit for prior study or experience.


Course Description

In this course you will apply the Object-Oriented Software Design Paradigm to the development of a complete software system. The primary focus of this course is the coverage of specific Object-Oriented Design Patterns from established pattern catalogues and a comparison of common Software Architectures. Additionally, Object-Oriented Software Engineering principles such as Refactoring and Design by Contract will be applied to form a continuous software quality process.

If you are enrolled in this course as a component of your Bachelor Honours Program, your overall mark will contribute to the calculation of the Weighted Average Mark (WAM).

See the WAM information web page for more information.


Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

Program Learning Outcomes

This course is an option course so it is not required to contribute to the development of program learning outcomes (PLOs) though it may assist your achievement of several PLOs.

For more information on the program learning outcomes for your program, please see the program guide.

 


Upon successful completion of this course you should be able to:

  1. Explain the differences between Structured Design and Object-Oriented design.
  2. Identify and mitigate the risks associated with the development of large-scale software projects.
  3. Apply the UML design notation as part of the OO development process.
  4. Explain and document diagrammatically specific Design Patterns from established pattern catalogues and apply them to novel design problems.
  5. Apply the process of Refactoring to continuously improve a software product.
  6. Apply Design by Contract to produce robust self-verifying software modules.


Overview of Learning Activities

Teaching staff inputs: Syllabus material will be presented, explained and illustrated with demonstrations, examples and problems in lectures, laboratories or online. Problem solving exercises, assignments and discussions are designed to develop your analytical skills, drawing on knowledge and frameworks covered in lectures.

Your inputs as learners: Your active and constructive participation in lectures, and discussions is expected in addition to weekly private study, completion of laboratory exercises and careful planning and completion of assessment tasks.

The emphasis of this course is on understanding the underlying concepts and not the ability to rote learn material. This is reflected in the presentation of lectures and in the assessment tasks.

Attendance:
While a minimum attendance standard is not compulsory, non-attendance may seriously jeopardise the chances of success in this course. Clearly, non-attendance at an assessment will result in failure of that assessment. Where visa conditions apply, attendance is compulsory.


Overview of Learning Resources

You will make extensive use of computer laboratories and relevant software provided by the School. You will be able to access course information and learning materials through the myRMIT and may be provided with copies of additional materials in class or via email. Lists of relevant reference texts, resources in the library and freely accessible Internet sites will be provided.

Use the RMIT Bookshop’s textbook list search page to find any recommended textbook(s).  


Overview of Assessment

There are no hurdle requirements in this course.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task 1: Timed Written Interview Simulation
Weighting 25%
This assessment supports CLOs 1, 5, 4

Assessment Task 2: Lab 1
Weighting 35%
This assessment supports CLOs 3, 5, 6

Assessment Task 3: Lab 2 
Weighting 40%
This assessment supports CLOs 1, 2, 3, 4

If you have a long-term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.