Computer programming 1
AC BS
Mr Ken Harris and Mr Tim Roberts
6 points * First semester * 4 hours per week * Gippsland/Distance * Corequisites: GCO1815
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. Arrays; character and string handling; testing and debugging techniques; compiler usage. Access to the university's computer systems via modem is compulsory for distance education students, in order to maintain effective communication with staff and other students, and also for the submission of assignments and the provision of supplementary study material.
Assessment
Assignments: 40% * Examination: 60% * Students must satisfactorily complete the assignment work and attain a satisfactory standard in the examination in order to pass the subject. Part of the examination will test understanding of the assignment work
Prescribed texts
Perry G and Johnson M Turbo C++ by example Prentice Hall, 1992
Robertson L A Simple program design 2nd edn, Thomas Nelson, 1993