CS301

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IT Solution Architecture

Course (UG/PG)

Undergraduate

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Course Description

The IT Solution Architecture course integrates design concepts and methods to develop IT solutions from both the software and system-level perspectives. It focuses on the analysis, design and implementation of an IT solution through which business requirements, software qualities and solution elements are transformed into implementable artefacts. By combining critical analysis with hands-on design and development, the course prepares students to participate effectively in the architecture design and development stages of a software-intensive IT solution project.

It is highly recommended that students are also proficient in IS442 Object Oriented Programming and Java programming language prior to reading this course.

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Understand the importance of software architecture for an IT Solution.

2. Understand the essentials of operating systems and networking for architecture design.

3. Describe your IT architecture using views and software qualities.

4. Understand and apply software design and integration patterns.

5. Understand and apply architectural styles and development strategy

6. Design and develop an IT software solution design,

7. Analyse and evaluate your IT solution design for maintainability quality.

8. Analyse and evaluate your IT solution design for availability quality.

9. Analyse and evaluate your IT solution design for security quality.

10. Analyse and evaluate your IT solution design for performance quality.

Grading Basis

GRD - Graded