302975 (v.1) Systems Programming and Design 561

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Area:	Department of Computing
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	3.0
Lecture:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Practical:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):	10081 (v.4) Foundations of Computer Science 501 or any previous version
Syllabus:	Character set and Files. Structure of a Windows program. Files, Mainline, Create a window. Structure of a Windows program. Menu and call back function. Compile a GUI program. Help Files. Add commands to generic program. Dialog Box and RC files. Alter a Help file. Drawing to the screen. Clipboard and global memory. Input parameters for arrow head. MFC Application class arrow head to clipboard. MFC Menu, Dialog Box. MFC Application. Text Output. MFC Menus and dialog. Threads. Write text to screen. Dynamic Link Library. Threads. DLL.
Unit Outcomes:	On successful completion of this unit students will gain an understanding of the system calls for an operating system in some detail. They will be able to be able to read technical information about an operating system, have developed skills at solving technical problems using information directly from the manuals and they will have explored object oriented interfaces to an API. The operating system to be studied is MS-Windows Win-32 and MFC version 4 is the class interface to the API.
Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.
Unit References:	Simon, R., Gouker, M. & Barnes, B., 1996, 'Windows 95 WIN32 Programming API Bible, Book 1 of The Complete Programmer's Reference', Waite Group Press, 1996. Simon, R., 1996, 'Windows 95 Common Controls & Messages API Bible, Book 2 of The Complete Programmer's Reference', Waite Group Press, 1996. Simon, R., Davis, T., Eaton, J., & Goertz, M., 'Windows 95 Multimedia & ODBC API Bible, Book3 of The Complete Programmer's Reference', Waite Group Press. Microsoft, 2000, 'Microsoft Win32 Developer's Reference Library', Microsoft Press. Schildt, H., 2000, 'Windows 2000 Programming from the Ground Up', Osborne. Schildt, H., 1998, 'MFC Programming from the Ground Up', 2nd edition, Osborne. Pandolfi, F., Oliver, M., Wolski, M., 1996, 'Microsoft Foundation Class 4 Bible', Waite Group Press. Stroustrup, B., 1997, 'The C++ Programming Language', Addison-Wesley. http://www.computing.edu.au/units/spd361
Unit Texts:	R. Simon, 2000, 'Microsoft Windows 2000 API', SAMS, Indianapolis.
Unit Assessment Breakdown:	Assignment One 10%. Assignment Two 25%. Final Examination 65%.
Year Location Period Internal Area External Central External 2004 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y