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Unit of Study PROG1001 - Programming I (2023)

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Unit description

Introduces the basic principles of object-oriented programming using a standard programming language and a learning environment. Students will gain a thorough theoretical and practical understanding of the programming process, including the ability to write and debug programs, stepwise refine code, use object-oriented development, develop appropriate algorithms and write modularised code using methods. 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

1. Introduction to Programming

2. Writing Programs

3. More about Methods

4. Object Interaction

5. Decisions

6. Constructors and Overloading

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
China - Guangxi UST N/A
Term5
Gold Coast
Term3,5
Term3,5
Melbourne N/A
Summer Term
Term3,5
Online
Term3,5
N/A
Papua New Guinea - IBSU Port Moresby N/A
Term3,5
Perth N/A
Summer Term
Term3,5
Sydney N/A
Summer Term
Term3,5

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:

install and use a programming environment to build simple object-oriented programs

explain the behaviour of simple programs involving the fundamental programming constructs

use and create programming classes and methods using accepted best practice

refactor code to make code more readable and well-formed

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • No prescribed texts.
Prescribed Resources/Equipment
  • Greenfoot programming environment. Available for free from https://www.greenfoot.org/download

Prescribed Texts
  • No prescribed texts.
Prescribed Resources/Equipment
  • Greenfoot programming environment. Available for free from https://www.greenfoot.org/download

Prescribed Texts
  • No prescribed texts.
Prescribed Resources/Equipment
  • Greenfoot programming environment. Available for free from https://www.greenfoot.org/download

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.