units

FIT1040

Faculty of Information Technology

18 September 2017 19 April 2024
Monash University

Undergraduate - Unit

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2014 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

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LevelUndergraduate
FacultyFaculty of Information Technology
OfferedCaulfield First semester 2014 (Day)
Clayton First semester 2014 (Day)
Gippsland First semester 2014 (Off-campus)
Malaysia First semester 2014 (Day)
South Africa First semester 2014 (Day)
Clayton Second semester 2014 (Day)

Synopsis

This unit will provide students with an overview of the fundamentals required to create programs. Students will learn to develop descriptions of algorithms and program logic using pseudocode which will be implemented as working software programs using a visual procedural programming language. The unit will explore a variety of application domains including: computer games, business and science applications, computer generated arts, computer-based simulations and the control of simple robots. The topics covered will include the fundamental concepts: data types and structures, basic types of input and output, program control structures, and modular design along with the basics of event-driven programming and objects. These topics will be covered while placing an emphasis on the need to design program code that is easy to maintain, readable, tested, and well documented.

At the end of the unit students will be expected to be able to apply the knowledge and skills learned in further units that cover software development using industry strength programming languages.

Outcomes

At the completion of this unit students should be able to:

  • recognise the relationship between a problem description and program design;
  • implement problem solving strategies;
  • construct and test simple computer programs;
  • analyse and debug existing programs;
  • recognise the importance of programming and documentation;
  • apply good programming practices in accordance with industry standards and professional ethics.

Assessment

Examination (3 hours): 60%; In-semester assessment: 40%

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Stephen Huxford

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload equals 12 hours per week comprising:

(a.) Contact hours for on-campus students:

  • 2 hours of lectures
  • One 2-hour laboratory
  • One 1-hour tutorial

(b.) Study schedule for off-campus students:

  • Off-campus students generally do not attend lecture and tutorial sessions, however should plan to spend equivalent time working through the relevant resources and participating in discussion groups each week.

(c.) Additional requirements (all students):

  • A minimum of 7 hours independent study per week for completing lab and project work, private study and revision.

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Computational science

Prohibitions

FIT1002

Additional information on this unit is available from the faculty at:

http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/units/fit1040.html