Concurrent Programming

This unit of study aims to introduce students to the design and development of concurrent programs, solving complex concurrent computing problems.

Prerequisites

COS20007 Object Oriented Programming

OR
SWE20004 Technical Software Development
OR
COS30008 Data Structures and Patterns
OR
COS30043 Interface Design and Development

Anti-requisite
COS30003 Advanced .NET Programming

Teaching periods

Location

Start and end dates

Last self-enrolment date

Census date

Last withdraw without fail date

Results released date

Semester 2

Hawthorn

04-August-2025
02-November-2025

17-August-2025

31-August-2025

19-September-2025

09-December-2025

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

Design and develop complex concurrency control utilities using threading and primitive synchronisation mechanisms of the language used
Apply contemporary programming languages and frameworks to design and develop concurrent and parallel programs
Analyse algorithm and utility designs to identify, explain, and correct issues related to safety, liveness, performance and reusability in concurrent contexts
Compare and contrast concurrency support provided by different programming language frameworks

Type	Hours per week	Number of weeks	Total (number of hours)
Live Online Lecture	2.00	12 weeks	24
On-campus Class	1.00	12 weeks	12
Unspecified Activities Independent Learning	9.50	12 weeks	114
TOTAL			150

Type	Task	Weighting	ULO's
Report 1	Individual	20 - 30%	1,2,3,4
Report 2	Individual	5 - 10%	1,2,3,4
Test 1	Individual	30 - 40%	1,2,3,4
Test 2	Individual	20 - 30%	1,2,3,4

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.