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FIT1040

Faculty of Information Technology

18 September 2017 31 December 2024

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This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2016 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.

Monash University

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Faculty

Information Technology

Offered

Clayton

  • First semester 2016 (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, read, test, and is well documented.

Outcomes

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

  1. recognise the relationship between a problem description and program design;
  2. implement problem solving strategies;
  3. construct and test simple computer programs;
  4. analyse and debug existing programs;
  5. recognise the importance of good practices in programming.

Assessment

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

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

(b.) Additional requirements (all students):

  • A minimum of 8 hours independent study per week for completing lab and project work, private study and revision.

See also Unit timetable information

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Stephen Huxford

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

IT for business

Prohibitions

FIT1045, FIT1048, FIT1051, FIT1002. Note that FIT1040 can only be completed prior to FIT1045, FIT1048 and FIT1051 or equivalent.

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

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