BUS4611

C programming for business applications IV

Next offered in 1999

6 points
* One 2-hour lecture and one 1-hour tutorial per week
* First semester
* Clayton

Objectives On completion of this subject students should have developed the skills necessary to create PC-based business applications using the C program. They should be familiar with the features of this progamming language and a typical modern development environment.

Synopsis C language history. Data types, constants and variables, operators, flow of control. Function and program structure. Scope rules. Header files and the C preprocessor. Pointers and arrays. Data structures. Input/output. Dynamic memory usage. C library. Business applications. User interface. Character-based screen design, windows and menus. Report writing.

Assessment Examination (2 hours): 50%
* One mid-semester test: 25%
* One assignment: 25%
* Note: A pass on the assignment is required to pass the subject

Recommended texts

Kelley A and Pohl I A book on C 2nd edn, Benjamin-Cummings, 1990