Undergraduate handbook 2004
Science

Computing

Coordinator: Associate Professor Guojun Lu

The discipline

The Faculty of Information Technology offers a major sequence in computing which can be included as a science sequence for the Bachelor of Science course. The sequence focuses on the development of computer-based applications, exploring computer technology, programming environments and system development, with a range of more specialised options at level three.

Units offered

Level one

• GCO1811 Object-oriented programming 1
• GCO1812 Object-oriented programming 2
• GCO1815 Computer systems and technology

Level two

• GCO2812 Computer organisation
• GCO2814 Operating systems
• GCO2815 Database management systems

Level three

• GCO3812 Data communications and networks 1
• GCO3813 Unix systems programming
• GCO3817 Computer graphics
• GCO3823 Client-server and www database applications
• GCO3824 Data communications and networks 2
• GCO3828 Applications of data mining

Sequence requirements

Minor sequence in computing (30 points):

• GCO1811, GCO1812 and GCO1815, and
• GCO2812 and GCO2815.

Major sequence in computing (54 points):

• a minor sequence in computing, and
• either GCO2814 and any three of GCO3812, GCO3813, GCO3817, GCO3823, GCO3824 or GCO3828
• or any four of GCO3812, GCO3817, GCO3823, GCO3824 or GCO3828.

Recommendations

Level one

The unit MAT1077, which is described in the `Mathematical sciences' entry in this section of the handbook, provides useful mathematical background to support these studies.

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