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Unit of Study ISY00245 - Principles of Programming (2015)

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    It is strongly recommended that you are familiar with basic computer operations, e.g. installing software, downloading and uploading files, creating and zipping folders.

Unit description

Introduces the basic principles of programming using a block-structured procedural programming language in a command-line environment. Students will gain a thorough theoretical and practical understanding of the programming process, including the ability to write and debug structured programs, stepwise refine code, use top-down development, develop appropriate algorithms and write modularised code using blocks and functions. Emphasis in the unit is at all times on a sound understanding of the principles involved, with particular attention being paid to worked examples to demonstrate these principles in a clear and straightforward fashion.

Unit content

Topic 1 The program conversion process
Topic 2 Writing a program
Topic 3 Introduction to the debugging process
Topic 4 Introduction to stepwise refinement
Topic 5 Control structures 1: Selection
Topic 6 Control structures 2: Iteration
Topic 7 Arrays
Topic 8 String handling
Topic 9 File handling
Topic 10 Methods
Topic 11 User defined data types
Topic 12 Revision

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Coffs Harbour Session 2 Session 2
Gold Coast Session 2 Session 2
Online Session 2 Session 2

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

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:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 write a computer program that uses sequence constructs
2 write a computer program that uses selection constructs
3 write a computer program that uses iteration constructs
4 write a computer program that uses arrays
5 write a computer program that uses files
6 write a computer program that uses methods
7 write a computer program that uses user defined data types.

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

  1. write a computer program that uses sequence constructs
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  2. write a computer program that uses selection constructs
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  3. write a computer program that uses iteration constructs
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  4. write a computer program that uses arrays
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  5. write a computer program that uses files
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  6. write a computer program that uses methods
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  7. write a computer program that uses user defined data types.
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