Computer programming I
T S Roberts and J G K Harris
6 points * 4 hours per week * First semester * Gippsland/Distance * Corequisites: GCO1815 * Prohibitions: BUS1010, BUS2011, CFR2121, CSC1011, CSC1021, RDT1301, SFT2121
Algorithms; introduction to structured design; the C++ language, lexical elements and basic syntax; simple data types, variables, constants, declarations; block structure, expressions, statements, compound statements; input, output; control structures; storage classes; scope rules; information hiding; functions and parameters; function calls; passing parameters by value and by reference; module specification using pre and post conditions; use of assertions. One-dimensional and multi-dimensional arrays; character and string handling; testing and debugging techniques; compiler usage. For students on campus, there will be four hours per week, consisting of two hours of lectures and two hours of tutorials, with additional contact initiated by the student. For distance education students, there will be an optional four hours contact at each weekend school, coupled with study guides and additional contact through electronic mail and news. Access to the university's computer systems via modem is compulsory for distance education students.
Assessment
Examination (3 hours): 70% * Other assessment modes: 30%
Prescribed texts
Deitel H M and Deitel P J C: How to program 2nd edn, Prentice-Hall, 1994
Robertson L A Simple program design Nelson, 1993