Module Database Search
| MODULE DESCRIPTOR | |||
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| Module Title | |||
| Concurrent Programming | |||
| Reference | CM3113 | Version | 4 |
| Created | September 2023 | SCQF Level | SCQF 9 |
| Approved | April 2005 | SCQF Points | 15 |
| Amended | April 2024 | ECTS Points | 7.5 |
| Aims of Module | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| To provide the student with knowledge of concurrent programming techniques and to develop the student's ability to design, implement and verify effective and secure software solutions within a concurrent programming development environment. | |||
| Learning Outcomes for Module | |
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| On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to: | |
| 1 | Interpret user requirements and develop a concurrent solution as a collection of interacting threads of execution. |
| 2 | Explain concurrent interactions within the overall design and select an appropriate combination of synchronisation mechanisms to handle these interactions. |
| 3 | Defend the application of analytic rigour to verify correctness of an overall design approach. |
| 4 | Contrast the use of the facilities that provide support for multi-threading and synchronisation in a concurrent programming environment. |
| Indicative Module Content |
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| Key concepts of multi-threaded programming including: thread attributes, thread life history, scheduling. Indivisible operations, race conditions, safety and liveness, formal approaches to verifying correctness of a concurrent design. Synchronisation primitives based on use of: shared variables, test and set primitives, semaphores, monitors. Generic concurrent programming problems and their solution: mutual exclusion, resource allocation, event ordering, interthread communication. Client Server systems and secure connections using Java Sockets. Security issues in concurrent systems. |
| Module Delivery |
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| Key concepts are introduced and illustrated through the medium of lectures. Self-paced tutorial questions and solutions are made available via the Virtual Learning Environment. In the accompanying laboratory sessions the student will progress through a series of design and implementation exercises intended to test the student's understanding of the lecture content and to develop proficiency in the practical application of concurrent programming skills. |
| Indicative Student Workload | Full Time | Part Time |
|---|---|---|
| Contact Hours | 30 | N/A |
| Non-Contact Hours | 120 | 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 | |||||
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| If a major/minor model is used and box is ticked, % weightings below are indicative only. | |||||
| Component 1 | |||||
| Type: | Examination | Weighting: | 50% | Outcomes Assessed: | 2, 3 |
| Description: | This is a closed book examination. | ||||
| Component 2 | |||||
| Type: | Coursework | Weighting: | 50% | Outcomes Assessed: | 1, 4 |
| Description: | This is a coursework including analysis, implementation and testing of a concurrent system. | ||||
| MODULE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR | ||||||||
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| Explanatory Text | ||||||||
| The calculation of the overall grade for this module is based on equal weighting of C1 and C2. The minimum grade required to obtain a pass is D. | ||||||||
| Examination: | ||||||||
| Coursework: | A | B | C | D | E | F | NS | |
| A | A | A | B | B | C | E | ||
| B | A | B | B | C | C | E | ||
| C | B | B | C | C | D | E | ||
| D | B | C | C | D | D | E | ||
| E | C | C | D | D | E | E | ||
| F | E | E | E | E | E | F | ||
| NS | Non-submission of work by published deadline or non-attendance for examination | |||||||
| Module Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Prerequisites for Module | CM2100 Advanced Software Design and Development or equivalent. |
| Corequisites for module | None. |
| Precluded Modules | None. |
| INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY | |
|---|---|
| 1 | GOETZ Brian., 2006. Java Concurrency in Practice. Addison-Wesley. |
| 2 | GONZALEZ Javier F., 2016. Mastering Concurrency Programming with Java 8. Packt Publishing. |
| 3 | FREISEN Jeff, 2015. Java Threads and the Concurrency Utilities. Apress. |
| 4 | The Java Tutorials: Oracle Java Documentation available via https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/essential/concurrency/ |