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FIT9131

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

Postgraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Information Technology

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2016 (Day)
  • First semester 2016 (Online)
  • Second semester 2016 (Evening)
  • Second semester 2016 (Online)
  • Summer semester A 2016 (Day)
  • Summer semester B 2016 (Day)

Malaysia

  • First semester 2016 (Evening)

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 unit 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.

Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. design, construct, test and document small computer programs using Java;
  2. interpret and demonstrate software engineering principles of maintainability, readability, and modularisation;
  3. explain and apply the concepts of the "object-oriented" style of 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.) 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 8 hours independent study per week for completing lab and project work, private study and revision.

See also Unit timetable information

Chief examiner(s)

Assoc Professor Judithe Sheard

Prohibitions

FIT9004, FIT9017, FIT5131

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

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