308717 (v.1) Software Engineering for Embedded Systems 352


Area: Department of Computing
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 3.0
 
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
 
Lecture: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Tutorial: 1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Co Requisite(s): 4521 (v.5) Computer Communications 252
 
Syllabus: This unit will not be available until 2006. In-depth treatment of software engineering for embedded systems and ubiquitous and pervasive computing environments. Emphasis is placed on design and testing of software for resource constrained computing devices including personal digital assistants and mobile phones. Particular issues considered are memory and CPU constraints, human interface design and testing, and other topics related to reliability and mobility. Topics include design principles, abstractions, real time kernels, software architectures, system specification, programming languages, operating system, debugging and testing.
 
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Field of Education: 031305 Computer Engineering
Funding Cluster: 08 - Engineering, Science, Surveying
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Essential
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2005 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y        
2005 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y        
Area
External
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.
Central
External
refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area
Partially
Online
Internal
refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
Fully
Online
refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External