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Tampere University Student’s Guide

Course unit, curriculum year 2025–2026
COMP.SE.110

Software Design, 5 cr

Tampere University
Teaching periods
Active in period 2 (20.10.2025–31.12.2025)
Active in period 3 (1.1.2026–1.3.2026)
Active in period 4 (2.3.2026–31.5.2026)
Course code
COMP.SE.110
Language of instruction
English, Finnish
Academic years
2024–2025, 2025–2026, 2026–2027
Level of study
Advanced studies
Grading scale
General scale, 0-5
Persons responsible
Responsible teacher:
Bilhanan Silverajan
Responsible organisation
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences 100 %
Coordinating organisation
Computing Sciences Studies 100 %
Sustainable development goals
Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
Core content
  • The student is capable of designing and implementing quite large programs, where development can be divided between several team members.
  • The student understands the impact of design decisions on the division of labour
  • The student understands the general concept of an interface
  • The student knows and understands the use of common software design patterns
  • The student knows the principles of good object-oriented design and programming.
  • The student understands the basics of resource control in relation to the lifetime and ownership of objects.
  • The student is able to use exceptions in their programs
Complementary knowledge
  • The student understands the impact of design decisions on the modifiability and maintainability of software.
  • The student is capable of designing interfaces.
  • The student knows how to apply design patterns in their own software.
  • The student knows how to apply the principles of good object-oriented design and programming in their own software.
  • The student knows how to design and implement reliable and resource efficient software.
  • Exceptions, exception quarantees
  • Use of generic programming
Specialist knowledge
  • The student knows how to design and implement efficiently maintainable software.
  • The student knows how to choose an appropriate interface for each specific situation.
Learning outcomes
Prerequisites
Compulsory prerequisites
Equivalences
Studies that include this course
Completion option 1
Completion of all options is required.

Participation in teaching

20.10.2025 05.12.2025
Active in period 2 (20.10.2025–31.12.2025)

Exam

07.12.2025 17.12.2025
Active in period 2 (20.10.2025–31.12.2025)
19.01.2026 01.02.2026
Active in period 3 (1.1.2026–1.3.2026)
02.03.2026 15.03.2026
Active in period 4 (2.3.2026–31.5.2026)
Open University completion options
The course is also available at the Open University