The best work happens when you know that it’s not just work, but something that will improve other people’s lives.
– Satya Nadella, Microsoft Corporation CEO, First letter to employees as Microsoft's CEO
Welcome to Diploma in Software Development Year 2
The aim of this course is to enable students to develop their knowledge and skills in creating and maintaining computer programmes using a variety of design structures and quality assurance methodology in testing procedures.
Year 2
| Course | Course Name | Level | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| CS201 | Elective A | 6 | 15 |
| CS202 | Cross-Platform Development | 6 | 15 |
| CS203 | Investigative Studio I | 6 | 30 |
| CS204 | Elective B | 6 | 15 |
| CS205 | Integrated Studio III- Immersive Technology | 6 | 45 |
Elective A
| Course | Course Name | Level | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| CS201 | Introduction to Game Programming | 6 | 15 |
| CS201A | Foundation of Data Science | 6 | 15 |
| CS201B | Cloud Computing Fundamentals | 6 | 15 |
| CS201C | Networking and Systems Administration | 6 | 15 |
Elective B
| Course | Course Name | Level | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| CS204 | Art Pipeline for Game | 6 | 15 |
| CS204A | Artificial Intelligence | 6 | 15 |
| CS204B | Cloud Application Development | 6 | 15 |
| CS204C | Cybersecurity | 6 | 15 |
Research Database
The EBSCO research database is a great source for projects that require Academic Literature reviews or for general sources of information.
Best Practice Guides
Below are best practice guides that you will need throughout this course and for your assessments.
- Treaty of Waitangi
- Unified Modeling Language
- Visual Design
- Web Coding
- Version Control
- Website/ App Proposal
Replit.com
As you progress through this course, you will occasionally encounter embedded Repls that are hosted on Replit.com.
Replit.com is a collaborative online IDE that supports more than 50 languages, and a Repl is an instance of a project hosted on Replit.com.
You can use Replit.com to work on projects and assessments delivered during this course, share examples in the forums, and collaborate with team members on share projects.
We have used Repls to provide interactive, working examples of code for the languages covered in this course.
Replit accounts are free, and sign-up can be completed using your Google, Github or Facebook account or by providing a username and email address.
To interact with a Repl, just click the play button in the centre or the Repl, to see its output and to provide user input if it is required.
You can view the source code of a Repl by toggling the “show/Hide files” button in the top left corner.
If you want to experiment with a Repl by investigating, modifying or adding to the source code, you will need to “Open on Replit” using the button in the top right corner, then click the “Remix Repl” button on the following screen to fork the project into your own account.
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