Overview
This unit is designed to extend your understanding of object-oriented programming principles, complex data structures and algorithms. You will learn to develop interactive software applications using a modern programming language, integrated development environment (IDE), and graphical user interface (GUI) components. The strengths and weaknesses of the techniques are also considered. You will develop skills in applying object-oriented programming concepts and algorithm development to implement software solutions. You will apply these skills in implementing software applications to solve practical problems.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisite COIT11222
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 2 - 2018
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback – Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Moodle survey
Assignment 1 required lot of work and the marks allotted are not in line with the amount of work load involved.
The work requirement and complexity of the assignments can be minimised proportionate to the marks allotted. It is recommended to trial pair/group submission of assignments to encourage peer support learning and to improve collaboration among students.
- Explain the principles of object-oriented programming
- Implement object-oriented programs using a modern programming language
- Build interactive software applications using Graphical User Interface components
- Apply self-designed and existing algorithms in problem solutions
- Use complex data structures in software application development.
Australian Computer Society (ACS) recognises the Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA). SFIA is in use in over 100 countries and provides a widely used and consistent definition of ICT skills. SFIA is increasingly being used when developing job descriptions and role profiles.
ACS members can use the tool MySFIA to build a skills profile at https://www.acs.org.au/professionalrecognition/mysfia-b2c.html
This unit contributes to the following workplace skills as defined by SFIA. The SFIA code is included:
- Programming/Software development (PROG)
- Testing (TEST)
- System Design (DESN)
- System Integration (SINT)
- User Experience Design (HCEV)
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Practical and Written Assessment - 20% | |||||
| 2 - Practical and Written Assessment - 20% | |||||
| 3 - Examination - 60% | |||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Communication | |||||
| 2 - Problem Solving | |||||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | |||||
| 4 - Information Literacy | |||||
| 5 - Team Work | |||||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | |||||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | |||||
| 8 - Ethical practice | |||||
| 9 - Social Innovation | |||||
| 10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | |||||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 1 - Practical and Written Assessment - 20% | ||||||||||
| 2 - Practical and Written Assessment - 20% | ||||||||||
| 3 - Examination - 60% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
Core Java Volume I -- Fundamentals
Edition: 10 (2016)
Authors: Cay S. Horstmann
Pearson Higher Ed
USA
ISBN: 13: 9780134177304
Binding: Paperback
Additional Textbook Information
The textbook can be taken to the examination.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
- NetBeans IDE
- Textpad editor (recommended)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Harvard (author-date)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
p.gangavalli@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Revision of Java Classes, Objects and Methods
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Chapter 4
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Inheritance
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Chapter 5
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Polymorphism
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Chapter 5
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GUI and Event Handling
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Chapter 10 & 11
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GUI and Event Handling
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Chapter 12
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Java Exception Handling
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Chapter 7
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Interfaces and Inner Classes
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Chapter 6
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Generic methods
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Chapter 8
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Generic Classes
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Chapter 8
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Linked Lists and Algorithms
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Chapter 9
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Stacks, Queues and Trees
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Chapter 9
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Final Revision and additional readings
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Additional lecture materials and resources from the publisher/other sources.
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1 Practical and Written Assessment
In this assignment, you have to develop a Java GUI based application to meet the requirements of the given case study. By completing this assignment you will learn to:
- Use more than one Java classes to implement Encapsulation, Inheritance and Polymorphism.
- Understand class relationships.IS-A(inheritance) and HAS-A(composition)
- Develop and test a Java GUI based application using java swing library components.
You may use any of the following development environments:
- NetBeans Integrated Development environment (IDE)
- TextPad Editor or similar editor
This assignment must be submitted on-line through the Moodle assignment submission system.
The full specification will be available in the unit Moodle site.
Week 6 Friday (24 Aug 2018) 11:45 pm AEST
Assignment 1 Due
Week 8 Friday (7 Sept 2018)
The detailed assessment criteria will be provided along with the assignment specifications.
Your assignment will be assessed mainly on the following:
- Inheritance and Polymorphism using Java classes.
- Using suitable Java Layout Managers, GUI controls and Listeners
- Adhering to better programming practice
Penalties related to late submission and plagiarism will be applied as per University policy.
- Implement object-oriented programs using a modern programming language
- Build interactive software applications using Graphical User Interface components
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
2 Practical and Written Assessment
In this assignment, you have to develop a Java GUI based application with additional functionality to the case study provided in assignment 1. By completing this assignment you will learn to:
- Use more than one Java class in an application
- Read and/or write text files
- Implement interface(s)
- Use ArrayList or LinkedList or any other data structure
You may use any of the following development environments:
- NetBeans Integrated Development environment (IDE)
- TextPad Editor or similar editor
This assignment must be submitted on-line through the Moodle assignment submission system.
The full specification will be available in the unit Moodle site.
Week 11 Friday (28 Sept 2018) 11:45 pm AEST
Assignment 2 Due
Review/Exam Week Friday (12 Oct 2018)
The detailed assessment criteria will be provided along with the assignment specifications.
Your assignment will be assessed mainly on the following:
- Extending Java classes and/or implementing Interfaces
- Using suitable Java Layout Managers, GUI controls and Listeners
- Developing Java classes for file reading and/or writing
- Adhering to better programming practice
Penalties related to late submission and plagiarism will be applied as per University policy.
- Implement object-oriented programs using a modern programming language
- Build interactive software applications using Graphical User Interface components
- Apply self-designed and existing algorithms in problem solutions
- Use complex data structures in software application development.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Ethical practice
Examination
Calculator - all non-communicable calculators, including scientific, programmable and graphics calculators are authorised
As a CQUniversity student you are expected to act honestly in all aspects of your academic work.
Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.
When you use the ideas, words or data of others in your assessment, you must thoroughly and clearly acknowledge the source of this information by using the correct referencing style for your unit. Using others’ work without proper acknowledgement may be considered a form of intellectual dishonesty.
Participating honestly, respectfully, responsibly, and fairly in your university study ensures the CQUniversity qualification you earn will be valued as a true indication of your individual academic achievement and will continue to receive the respect and recognition it deserves.
As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.
What is a breach of academic integrity?
A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
Where can I get assistance?
For academic advice and guidance, the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) can support you in becoming confident in completing assessments with integrity and of high standard.
What can you do to act with integrity?
