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Unit of Study INFO1001 - Essentials of Information and Communication Technology (2025)

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Unit description

This unit focuses on fundamental programming skills essential for effective problem-solving. Students will learn basic programming syntax, including variables, data types, and control structures, while also mastering debugging techniques to resolve errors. They will apply these foundational concepts to solve computational problems and design, implement, and test practical programs. Through hands-on activities, students will develop proficiency in programming and problem-solving strategies.

Unit content

Module 1: Introduction to programming basics
 
Module 2: Control structures & modularisation
 
Module 3: Basic data structures
 
Module 4: Input and output
 
Module 5: Data analysis and visualisation
 
Module 6: Computational errors and efficiency

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Location Domestic International
Gold Coast
Term2
Term2
Lismore
Term2
Term2
Online
Term2
N/A

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

demonstrate proficiency in understanding and using basic programming constructs

develop basic debugging skills to identify and correct common programming errors

apply fundamental programming concepts to solve basic computational problems

design, implement, and test simple programs to solve practical problems.

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