System Design & Development

This course is intended to provide students with an in-depth knowledge of the systems development process with particular emphasis on the design and implementation stages of the life cycle. There is a strong practical component to the course, where students will use object - oriented tools to design and construct a working system. This course is designed to build on the skills acquired in INF2009F Systems Analysis. Students will be taught the object - oriented approach to design using UML notation, including interaction, package and design class diagrams, dialog and user interface design, and controls and security design. Program development, iterative methodologies and systems implementation will be covered, as well as issues of quality assurance, training and documentation. The programming language to be taught is Visual C#.net.

DP requirements: 80% attendance at workshops and practical?s completion of all deliverables, year-mark of 45%. Completed at least 80% of quizzes and tutorials. Submitted at least 80% of class exercises. Submitted all project work.

Assessment: The final grade is derived from results of Class Exercises 3%, Workshops (Coding and Theory) 5%, Tutorials 5%, a Mid-September test 12%, Project 25% and Final Examination 50%. Sub-minimum of 45% for the final examination.

The University of Cape Town awards credits based on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) to determine course and contact hour recommendations per course. 1 NQF credit represents roughly 10 notional hours of work which includes study time, assignments and examinations. Notional hours may very per courses depending on the course level and modality therefore, CEA recommends using NQF credits as a basis to determine U.S. equivalencies (1 NQF=.222 semester credits)