400-level

SENG401
Software Engineering III
Description
This course will build on SENG201 and SENG301, deepening study of design and quality assurance in software projects.
Occurrences
Semester One 2024
Points
15 points
Prerequisites
SENG301 and SENG302
Restrictions
COSC427
SENG402
Software Engineering Research Project
Description
The Software Engineering Research Project gives students in-depth experience in researching complex, open-ended software engineering problems, and developing and evaluating potential solutions. Participants work individually or in teams to investigate and develop solutions for a complex real-world problem. There may be the opportunity to work on a project in conjunction with industry. At the end of this course you will have practiced the skills required to develop solutions for complex problems involving the development of substantial software solutions of significant complexity. You will also be comfortable with dealing with vague (and often conflicting) customer requirements, working under pressure and providing technical leadership.
Occurrences
Whole Year 2024
Points
30 points
Prerequisites
SENG301, SENG302 AND Approval into the BE(Hons) Software Engineering programme.
SENG403
Software Process and Product Quality
Description
This course introduces software quality key concepts, practices, methodologies and techniques present through the software lifecycle.
Occurrences
Semester One 2024
Points
15 points
Prerequisites
SENG301 and approval by Head of Department
SENG404
Software Requirements and Architecture
Description
This course explores software requirements and software architecture in the software development and software product life cycle.
Occurrences
Semester One 2024
Points
15 points
Prerequisites
(1) SENG301, or (2) Subject to approval by Head of Department
SENG406
Software Security
Description
Building secure software is an intricate task that involves careful design of both preemptive and corrective measures. This course will cover the secure development lifecycle where students will learn about techniques to model security threats, follow secure coding standards and perform security-focused testing to prevent software to expose vulnerabilities. Students will learn how to combine tools of various natures to identify threats as part of a continuous integration pipeline. The course also addresses data privacy and governance issues, including (indigenous) data sovereignty principles.
Occurrences
Semester Two 2024
Points
15 points
Prerequisites
SENG201 and ENCE260, or approval by the Head of Department
Restrictions
COSC424
SENG442
Special Topic
Description
Special Topic in Software Engineering
Occurrences
Semester Two 2024
Points
15 points
Prerequisites
Subject to the approval of the Director of Studies

Not Offered Courses in 2024

400-level

SENG405
Model-Driven Software Engineering
Description
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to model-driven software engineering practices where models (e.g., software component or activity diagrams, state or flow charts,...) are not used as documentation and reasoning artefacts solely, but are first class products from which other modelling, simulation artefacts or executable source code can be produced. Students will first learn about appropriate methodologies and suitable tooling support for model-driven software engineering. Then, they will develop team work skills as software language engineers where they will create their own software language and implement a dedicated development environment. Last, they will conduct a scientifically-grounded empirical evaluation of a domain specific language framework developed by their peers. The course will use a mix of theoretical lectures (e.g., language engineering, model notations, knowledge management, ontologies) and practical labs (using e.g., Arduinos, testing frameworks) to put in practice both software language engineering and model-driven engineering techniques. The assignments will be executed in pairs and presented to the whole class. The final examination will be an open book exam.
Occurrences
Not offered 2024, offered in 2021 , 2022 , 2023
For further information see SENG405 course details
Points
15 points
SENG442
Special Topic
Description
Special Topic in Software Engineering
Occurrences
SENG442-24S1 (C)
Semester One 2024 - Not offered
For further information see SENG442 course details
Points
15 points
Prerequisites
Subject to the approval of the Director of Studies