COMP2911: Design in Computing

Overview

The Science of computer science. Introduction to Data structures and algorithms.

• This course After completing COMP2911 you should:

  • Work effectively in teams to design and implement solutions to large problems
  • Have an appreciation of the role of design in computing
  • Understand the engineering design process
  • Select and/or design the appropriate algorithms/data structures/class hierarchies when developing software to solve non-trivial new and unfamiliar problems
  Specifically this involves:
  • Understand the fundamentals of Object Oriented (OO) programming.
  • Design OO solutions for larger problems using abstraction and interfaces.
  • Be able to appropriately reuse code using inheritance.
  • Understand the issues involved in designing classes in an OO system.
  • Distinguish between well-designed OO programs and poorly designed OO programs.
  • Be aware of and make appropriate use of the most common design patterns in your class designs.
  • Understand the most common algorithm design methodologies, and their strengths and weaknesses
  • Appreciate when to select existing algorithms and when to design new ones.
  • Be able to design reasonable algorithms to solve a range of problems.
  • Be able to successfully develop large projects in teams using agile methods.
  • Engage in effective pair programming.
  • Follow a style guide and engage in effective code review.
  • Understand and effectively use: program by contract, test driven development, and refactoring.
  • Use an IDE.
  • Program in Java.

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