IFQ563 Object Oriented Design

Builds upon the concepts that you have learned in IFQ556, introducing methods of Object Oriented Design which will allow you to solve more complex, real world problems. In this unit you will learn how to identify potential objects and classes by examining the real-world context that the programming is modelling. By basing our software design on entities that exist in the real world, we maximise the chances that our software architecture will age and evolve gracefully - i.e. we won’t need to restructure our application completely as the requirements change. This is because our choice of objects is stable - the entities that an organisation needs to deal with (for example Customers, Invoices, Vehicles and Projects) will not change completely overnight. You will also learn about and apply several standard software design principles and patterns. Finally, you will learn how such designs are professionally communicated and used as part of object-oriented software design processes.

Unit information

Unit code: IFQ563
Faculty: Faculty of Science
School/Discipline: School of Computer Science
Study area: Science
Credit points: 6

Dates and locations

Teaching period	Dates	Locations
Session-1A, 2025	3 February 2025 - 7 March 2025	QUT Online (Online)
Session-3A, 2025	21 July 2025 - 22 August 2025	QUT Online (Online)

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Fees

Commonwealth supported place (CSP) student contribution amount: 2025: $582
Domestic fee-paying student fee: 2025: $1,908
International student fee (excluding study abroad students): 2025: $2,676

Guide to fees

Commonwealth supported place (CSP) student contribution amount

For Australian citizens, permanent visa holders and permanent humanitarian visa holders, and New Zealand citizens who study this unit:

as part of a QUT course and are eligible for a Commonwealth supported place (CSP)
as a cross-institutional student who has a Commonwealth supported place at their home university.

Domestic fee-paying student fee

For Australian citizens, permanent visa holders and permanent humanitarian visa holders, and New Zealand citizens, who study this unit:

as part of a QUT course and are not eligible for a Commonwealth supported place (CSP)
as a cross-institutional student who does not have a Commonwealth supported place at their home university
as a single-unit study student.

International student fee

For international students who study this unit:

as part of a QUT course
as a cross-institutional student.

Previous study requirements

Prerequisites: IFN501 or (IFN555 and IFN556) or ( IFQ555 and IFQ556) or Admission to IN15 or IQ15 or IN16 or IQ16 or IN17
Equivalents: IFN563

Guide to previous study requirements

Prerequisites: To enrol in this unit, you must have completed these prerequisite units (or have credit, advanced standing or exemption for them), or be able to demonstrate that you have equivalent background knowledge.
Anti-requisites: You can’t enrol in this unit if you have completed any of these anti-requisite units.
Co-requisites: To enrol in this unit, you must have already completed these co-requisite units, or you must enrol in them at the same time.
Equivalents: You can’t enrol in this unit if you have completed any of these equivalent units.
Assumed knowledge: We assume that you have a minimum level of knowledge in certain areas before you start this unit.

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