Your notes author, Christian.

Christian achieved an ATAR of 99.4 in 2016 while

attending St Marys Senior High School
Currently studying Bachelor of Information Technology
at University of Technology Sydney

Christian says:

From North West Sydney, I went to a senior High School with teachers that
specialised in teaching the HSC curriculum. As a result I have study notes that are
in depth, but not too long so they are still readable.

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SDD Notes
Christian Damtoft

Development and Impact of Software Solutions

Social and Ethical Issues
The impact of software

– Computer malware including viruses, worms, Trojans and spyware.

– Reliance on software. Technology requires software in some form to operate.
– Social Networking. Private information is shared, and can lead to identity theft, stalking and
cyber bullying.
– Evaluating available information is necessary as with available software anyone can publish
information online.

Rights and Responsibilities of software developers

– Code of Conduct. Developers should adhere to a code of conduct specifying what they are
allowed to do.
– Ergonomic issues. Developers should work in an ergonomically safe environment, and the
software they make should be ergonomically sound for the user.
– Inclusivity issues. Software should take into account different cultural backgrounds, economic
backgrounds, genders and disabilities to ensure equal access for all users.
- Intellectual property. Original authors of software can be vague, but should have rights
regarding the use and sharing of their software.
- Malware. Software developers are responsible for ensuring their software is free of malware.
- Privacy issues. Developers should ensure they are only requesting information they require, and
that personal information is used correctly.

Software Piracy and Copyright

– Plagiarism. Code is often reused, but should always be properly acknowledged and should only
be used with permission.
– Copyright laws. Creators of software have a right to benefit from their work. Promotes creative
endeavours.
– License Conditions, which protect intellectual property rights and protect developers from legal
action.
– Types of Software including commercial, open source, shareware and public domain.
– Software privacy prevention methods including non-copyable datasheets, hardware serial
numbers, installation counters, registration codes, encryption keys and back-to-base
authentication.

 Use of Networks

– By the developer when developing software.

– By the user when using network based software.

The Software Market

– Maintaining market position. Social and ethical issues must be considered when developing
marketing techniques and strategies. Marketing is in terms of product, place, price and
promotions.
– The effect of dominant developers od software
– The impact of new developers of software and new products

Legal implications

– Software must abide by the laws of the countries it is sold in.

– Software development must comply with any legal contracts made between developer and
customer.
– Copyright breaches.
– Software does not perform as intended.

Changing Nature of Work

Effects on levels of employment

Application of Software Development Approaches

Factors influencing chosen approach

– The size of the product

– The nature of the product.
– The skills of the personnel.
– The detail of the requirements.
– The finances available to fund the product development.

Software Development Approaches

– Agile. Based on repeating and incremental development, where requirements and solutions
evolve. Very fast production, uses requirements to aid development. Cycle of Analyse, Develop,
Test done for each feature. Delivered in incremental ‘releases’ and iterating. Each feature
completed fully before doing the next. Timescale is fixed, requirements evolve. Involves
collaboration between self-organising, cross-functional teams. Once released, adds new
features, tests and releases updated version. Low levels of documentation.
– End User Development. Developer is client, no communication issues. User solves his own
problems quickly. Lack of formal stages, small budget and time period. Fourth generation
languages used.

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