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Software Development with UML and Java 3

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IT-SDJ3

Version

3.0

Offered by

ICT Engineering

ECTS

5

Prerequisites

Condition for following IT-SDJ3 is that you have followed the courses IT-SDJ1 and IT-SDJ2, or similar courses at your home institution.

● IT-SDJ1
● IT-SDJ2

The course must be passed before graduation.

Main purpose

The students should be introduced to basic theory of distributed systems and be able to design and implement a distributed system.
 

Knowledge

The students will be able to
  • describe various distributed system types (e.g. client/server, peer-to-peer)
  • explain the 3-tier architecture
  • explain various distributed communication methods
  • list examples of distributed algorithms

 

Skills

The students will be able to
  • use various distributed communication methods (e.g. web services, message queues)
  • argue the choice of middleware for a given distributed system

 

Competences

The students will be able to
  • design the architecture of a distributed system using the 3-tier model
  • design and implement a distributed system on different platforms using various middleware
 

Topics

  • client/server systems
  • peer-to-peer systems
  • 3-tier architecture
  • web services middleware
  • object orientation in distributed system
  • indirect communication protocols

 

Teaching methods and study activities

The semester has 56 classroom lessons. These lessons consist of exercises and teacher presentations. The total workload of the student is expected to be around 140 hours.
 
Referring to the Study Activity Model, the workload is distributed as follows:
 
CATEGORY 1
Participation of lecturer and students
Initiated by the lecturer
42 hours - 30%

·     Lessons, scheduled
·     Exercises in class
·     Project guidance
·     Exam
 

CATEGORY 2
Participation of students
Initiated by the lecturer
42 hours - 30%

·     Exercises
·     Project and group work
·     Homework

 
CATEGORY 3
Participation of students
Initiated by students
42 hours - 30 %

·     Self-study
·     Group work
·     Literature search
·     Preparation for exam

 

CATEGORY 4
Participation of lecturer and students
initiated by students
14 hours - 10 %

·     Study guidance

 

Resources

Coulouris & Dollimore & Kindberg & Blair, Distributed Systems -- Concepts and Design, Fifth Edition, Addison-Wesley, 2012.
Notes

Evaluation

Permit criteria for attending examination:
  • At least 75 % attendance
 

Examination

Oral Examination

The examination is a joint exam with IT-SEP3.

Group presentation followed by individual examination.

Group presentation of the IT-SEP3 project - 5 minutes per person.

Individual examination - 25 minutes including examination in IT-SEP3 and IT-SDJ3.
 
Allowed tools: All
 
Internal exam.

 

Grading criteria


 

Additional information

 

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Responsible

Ole Ildsgaard Hougaard (OIH)

Valid from

8/1/2021 12:00:00 AM

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