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MODULE DESCRIPTOR
Module Title
Software Design and Development
Reference CM1113 Version 3
Created September 2023 SCQF Level SCQF 7
Approved March 2021 SCQF Points 15
Amended April 2024 ECTS Points 7.5

Aims of Module
To provide students with an introduction to the principles of structured software development including the design, implementation and testing of programs.

Learning Outcomes for Module
On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to:
1 Identify the main structural and functional elements of a programming language used in a software development task.
2 Employ a structured approach to the design of programs when constructing software solutions to problems.
3 Take account of the appropriate use of standard collection structures and algorithms when solving programming problems.
4 Employ appropriate strategies for testing solutions to software development problems.

Indicative Module Content
Software Basics: Variable, data types, declarations and expressions, iterative and conditional programming constructs, methods. Modelling and Design: Iterative design strategies. OO Concepts: Encapsulation, abstraction, data hiding, inheritance, polymorphism, code reuse. Security aspects of object oriented software development. OO Programming: Classes and objects, arrays, simple data structures, Application Programming Interfaces.

Module Delivery
The module will be delivered through a mixture of lectures and laboratory sessions.

Indicative Student Workload Full Time Part Time
Contact Hours 40 N/A
Non-Contact Hours 110 N/A
Placement/Work-Based Learning Experience [Notional] Hours N/A N/A
TOTAL 150 N/A
Actual Placement hours for professional, statutory or regulatory body    

ASSESSMENT PLAN
If a major/minor model is used and box is ticked, % weightings below are indicative only.
Component 1
Type: Coursework Weighting: 100% Outcomes Assessed: 1, 2, 3, 4
Description: An extended software development coursework carried out in a student-led development team.

MODULE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR
Explanatory Text
The calculation of the overall grade for this module is based on 100% weighing of C1. An overall minimum grade D is required to pass the module.
Module Grade Minimum Requirements to achieve Module Grade:
A The student needs to achieve an A in C1
B The student needs to achieve a B in C1
C The student needs to achieve a C in C1
D The student needs to achieve a D in C1
E The student needs to achieve an E in C1
F The student needs to achieve an F in C1
NS Non-submission of work by published deadline or non-attendance for examination

Module Requirements
Prerequisites for Module None.
Corequisites for module None.
Precluded Modules None.

INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY
1 SCIORE, E., 2019. Java Program Design. Apress, Berkeley, CA ISBN-13: 978-1-4842-4143-1 https://doi-org.ezproxy.rgu.ac.uk/10.1007/978-1-4842-4143-1
2 DAVIS, A., 2020. Modern Programming Made Easy., Apress, Berkeley, CA. ISBN-13: 978-1-4842-5568-1. https://doi-org.ezproxy.rgu.ac.uk/10.1007/978-1-4842-5569-8
3 THOMAS, D. and HUNT, A., 2019. The Pragmatic Programmer: Your journey to mastery, 20th Anniversary Edition. Addison Wesley. ISBN-13: 978-0135957059
4 SOMMERVILLE, I., 2015. Software Engineering. 10th Ed. Pearson.
5 VICKERS, P., 2008. How to Think like a Programmer: Problem Solving for the Bewildered. Cengage Learning EMEA. ISBN-13: 978-1408065822
6 Charatan, Q., 2019, Java in Two Semesters, Springer, ISBN-13: 978-3-319-99419-2 https://doi-org.ezproxy.rgu.ac.uk/10.1007/978-3-319-99420-8
7 Sage, K., 2019, Concise Guide to Object-Oriented Programming, Springer, ISBN-13: 978-3-030-13303-0 https://doi-org.ezproxy.rgu.ac.uk/10.1007/978-3-030-13304-7
8 OGIHARA, M., 2018, Fundamentals of Java Programming, Springer, ISBN-13: 978-3-319-89490-4 https://doi-org.ezproxy.rgu.ac.uk/10.1007/978-3-319-89491-1

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