FIT9017 - Foundations of programming
6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL
Postgraduate Faculty of Information Technology
Leader(s): Mr Mike Smith
Offered
Caulfield First semester 2009 (Evening)
Caulfield Second semester 2009 (Day)
Synopsis
This unit aims to provide students with the basic concepts involved in the development of well structured software using a programming language. It concentrates on the development of problem solving skills applicable to all stages of the development process. Students gain experience with the translation of a problem specification into a program design, and the implementation of that design into a programming language. The subject introduces software engineering topics such as maintainability, readability, testing, documentation, modularisation, and reasoning about correctness of programs. Students are expected to read and understand existing code as well as develop new code.
Objectives
At the completion of this unit students will :
- be competent in designing, constructing, testing and documenting small computer programs using Java;
- be able to demonstrate the software engineering principles of maintainability, readability, and modularisation; and,
- understand the concepts of the 'object-oriented' style of programming.
Assessment
Assignment work: 40%, Unit test: 10 %, Examination: 50 %
Contact hours
2 hours of lectures/week, 2 hours of tutorials/week
Prohibitions
CSE9000