Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- explain the role and importance of modelling in software development
- make and defend decisions regarding the appropriate use of modelling throughout the software development life-cycle
- demonstrate the practical application of several general purpose modeling languages
- design and demonstrate the practical application of domain specific modeling languages
- integrate a set of models to form effective software specifications
- describe concepts involved in the verification and translation of specifications
- demonstrate the translation of specifications to form executable software
- explain and analyse emerging model-driven development techniques
Other Information
Information can be found at the following link regarding this course:
https://cs.anu.edu.au/courses/comp8190/
It will be updated to reflect 2016 soon.
Indicative Assessment
On-line quizes (10%); Mid-Semester
On-Line Examination (20%); Team-based workshop exercises (40%); Learning
Portfolio (30%). This course does not use Turnitin.
The ANU uses Turnitin to enhance student citation and referencing techniques, and to assess assignment submissions as a component of the University's approach to managing Academic Integrity. While the use of Turnitin is not mandatory, the ANU highly recommends Turnitin is used by both teaching staff and students. For additional information regarding Turnitin please visit the ANU Online website.
Workload
Week 1 - one 2-hour lecture, 6 hours independent study Weeks 2 through 6 - online study and quizes, 6 hours per week Mid-Semester break - 7 days intensive workshop. Six hours per day plus 1 hour independent study per day. Weeks 7 through 9 - 10 hours of independent study and group work per week.Requisite and Incompatibility
Preliminary Reading
Mellor & Balcer (2002), Executable UML - A foundation for Model-Driven Architecture.
Specialisations
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 2
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2022 | $4740 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2022 | $6000 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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