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FIT1048

Faculty of Information Technology

18 September 2017 22 December 2024

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Monash University

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Information Technology

Offered

Clayton

  • Second semester 2016 (Day)

Synopsis

This unit introduces programming fundamentals and the C++ language to students. The unit provides a foundational understanding of program design and implementation of algorithms to solve simple problems. Fundamental programming control structures, built in and complex data-types and mechanisms for modularity will be presented in C++. This unit also places a focus on object-oriented design principles, using object-oriented design as a process for program design and problem solving. More advanced object-oriented programming topics such as inheritance and polymorphism will also be covered. Other C++ fundamentals such as pointers and the STL will be presented, as will implementations of algorithms and data structures used in problem solving.

Outcomes

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

  1. design, implement, compile, execute and debug programs using fundamental C++ constructs;
  2. apply fundamental programming control structures, including conditional statements, iteration and recursion to solve programming problems;
  3. apply object-oriented design principles, including inheritance and polymorphism, to solve programming problems;
  4. create C++ programs using pointers to demonstrate an understanding of efficient memory use and management;
  5. troubleshoot C++ program code using an Integrated Development Environment and its tools.

Assessment

Examination (3 hours): 50%; In-semester assessment: 50%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload equals 12 hours per week comprising:

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

  • Two hours lectures
  • Two hours laboratories

(b.) Additional requirements (all students):

  • A minimum of 2-3 hours of personal study per one hour of lecture time in order to satisfy the reading, tute, prac and assignment expectations.

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Chief examiner(s)

Dr Matthew Butler

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

Games development
Mobile apps developments
Web development

Prohibitions

FIT2071

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

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