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COIT13235 Enterprise Software Development
Enterprise Software Development
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General Information

Overview

This unit introduces you to the practical issues involved in the design and implementation of robust enterprise software applications enabling business-to-business and business-to-customer operations. You will learn data persistence and management of persistent objects extending your knowledge of object-oriented programming. You will learn to use well-known design patterns to build portable, highly available and maintainable software applications that require integrated use of several open-source tools. You will work in a small team to design and develop a 3-tier enterprise system with a data persistence tier, business logic layer, and a web-based presentation tier. Issues and consequences of complex computing will be discussed in the context of enterprise computing architecture and technology.

Details

Career Level: Undergraduate
Unit Level: Level 3
Credit Points: 6
Student Contribution Band: 8
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load: 0.125

Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Prerequisite:  (COIT11237 - Database Design & Implementation and COIT12200 - Software Design & Development) OR (COIT12167 - Database Use and Design and COIT12200 - Software Design & Development)

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

Offerings For Term 2 - 2025

Brisbane
Cairns
Melbourne
Online
Rockhampton
Sydney

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Class and Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Class Timetable

Bundaberg, Cairns, Emerald, Gladstone, Mackay, Rockhampton, Townsville
Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney

Assessment Overview

Assessment Grading

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of 'pass' in order to pass the unit. If any 'pass/fail' tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully ('pass' grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the 'assessment task' section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.

Previous Student Feedback

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Feedback from In-class student feedback

Feedback

More exercises would be helpful as students enjoy practical exercises.

Recommendation

Add more lab practice exercises where appropriate, especially in the last 2 weeks.

Feedback from Unit Coordinator

Feedback

Students are not assessed on enterprise programming until halfway through the term.

Recommendation

Change the first assessment from a purely written report into a practical plus report and use the practical part of Assessment 1 as formative.

Unit Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
  1. Investigate and compare major enterprise software architectures and analyse the effectiveness of enterprise software systems for business operations involving diverse groups of stakeholders with varying needs
  2. Use contemporary enterprise software development tools and techniques to design and develop appropriate solutions for business operations
  3. Implement and build multi-tiered enterprise software systems in a distributed service-oriented architecture
  4. Work collaboratively in a team contributing to productive complex software development.

The Australian Computer Society (ACS) recognises the Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA). SFIA provides a consistent definition of ICT skills. SFIA is adopted by organisations, governments and individuals in many countries and is increasingly used when developing job descriptions and role profiles.
ACS members can use the tool MySFIA to build a skills profile at https://www.acs.org.au/professionalrecognition/mysfia-b2c.html
This unit contributes to the following workplace skills as defined by SFIA 8. The SFIA code is included:
  • Programming/Software Development (PROG)
  • Data modelling and design (DTAN)
  • Database design (DBDS)
  • Software design (SWDN)
  • Systems design (DESN)
  • Testing (TEST)
  • Systems integration and build (SINT)
  • Release and deployment (RELM)
  • Application support (ASUP)

Alignment of Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Graduate Attributes
N/A Level
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Professional Level
Advanced Level

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes

Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Reflective Practice Assignment - 20%
2 - Practical and Written Assessment - 30%
3 - Practical and Written Assessment - 50%

Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes

Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Communication
2 - Problem Solving
3 - Critical Thinking
4 - Information Literacy
5 - Team Work
6 - Information Technology Competence
7 - Cross Cultural Competence
8 - Ethical practice
9 - Social Innovation
10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures
Textbooks and Resources

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