THE UNIVERSITY of EDINBURGH

DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2011/2012
- ARCHIVE for reference only
THIS PAGE IS OUT OF DATE

University Homepage
DRPS Homepage
DRPS Search
DRPS Contact
DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Informatics : Informatics

Undergraduate Course: Enterprise Computing (INFR09012)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Informatics CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) Credits10
Home subject areaInformatics Other subject areaNone
Course website http://www.inf.ed.ac.uk/teaching/courses/ Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionEnterprise computing is the name given to distributed computing as practised in medium-sized or large organisations where the need to share data between physically-distributed sites is the primary motivator for the creation of a distributed system. The course is biased towards the acquisition of practical skills rather than an investigation of the theoretical limitations of distributed systems. The aim is to treat the dominant relevant technologies in depth rather than to give a more superficial survey of a larger number of technologies. The technologies studied are based on XML (the eXtensible Markup Language) as a data representation language and Java as a companion programming language for distributed programming.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements Successful completion of Year 3 of an Informatics Single or Combined Honours Degree, or equivalent by permission of the School.
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
1 - This course provides an introduction to the design and implementation of distributed computing systems and encourages an understanding of semi-structured data. This understanding is demonstrated by being able to construct small-scale examples of systems which use these components.
2 - The intellectual skills encouraged by the course include the ability to reason about the effect of design on remote evaluation, recovery from failures and performance. These skills can be applied in the design of new enterprise systems or the modification of existing ones.
3 - The practical skills acquired in the course include understanding XML parsing technology, client-server systems and multi-tier systems, Java distributed programming techniques and Web services. Students demonstrate their understanding of this technology through essay-based examination questions and programming exercises undertaken as coursework.
4 - The transferrable skills acquired in the course include design of distributed computing systems and modern data structuring methods. Students display these skills through being able to use the APIs and technology of the Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) platform productively.
Assessment Information
Written Examination 75
Assessed Assignments 25
Oral Presentations 0

Assessment
There will be a single assessed practical work which will be a group-based exercise.
Visiting Student Variant Assessment
Written Examination 75
Assessed Assignments 25
Oral Presentations 0

Assessment
There will be a single assessed practical work which will be a group-based exercise.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Nigel Goddard
Tel: (0131 6)51 3091
Email: Nigel.Goddard@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Tamise Totterdell
Tel: 0131 650 9970
Email: t.totterdell@ed.ac.uk
Navigation
Help & Information
Home
Introduction
Glossary
Search DPTs and Courses
Regulations
Regulations
Degree Programmes
Introduction
Browse DPTs
Courses
Introduction
Humanities and Social Science
Science and Engineering
Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Other Information
Timetab
Prospectuses
Important Information
 
© Copyright 2011 The University of Edinburgh - 16 January 2012 6:16 am