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COMP8180 Systems and Software Safety

COMP8180 is only available under certain award programs.

Offered By Research School of Computer Science
Academic Career Graduate Coursework
Course Subject Computer Science
Offered in Autumn Session, 2012 and Autumn Session, 2013
Unit Value 6 units
Course Description

This course is intended to cover the major issues surrounding the determination of safety criticality and how such a determination affects the various systems and/or software project activities. Techniques for determining hazardous requirements and how to deal with them, together with techniques for establishing the safety faults within design and code will be described and demonstrated.

Indicative Assessment

Class participation and assignment ()

Course Classification(s) AdvancedAdvanced courses are designed for students having reached 'first degree' level of assumed knowledge, which provide a deep understanding of contemporary issues; or 'second degree' and higher levels of knowledge; or for transition to research training programs.
Areas of Interest Computer Science and Software Engineering
Assumed Knowledge and
Required Skills

The knowledge and skills that come from a bachelor degree in some branch of engineering, including software engineering.

Requisite Statement

Enrolment in either Master of Computing or Master of Engineering

Other Information

Further information about the purpose, content, assessment and scheduling of COMP8180 can be found at  http://cs.anu.edu.au/student/comp8180/

The information published on the Study at ANU 2012 website applies to the 2012 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2011 website.

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