CQUniversity Unit Profile
COIT11222 Programming Fundamentals
Programming Fundamentals
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General Information

Overview

This unit will help you become a computer programmer even if you have had no programming experience. You will cover topics such as pseudocode, variables, constants, data types, operators, expressions, statements, classes, objects, inheritance, loops, methods, passing parameters and arrays. You will learn how to design, implement and test programs using a modern Integrated Development Environment (IDE).

Details

Career Level: Undergraduate
Unit Level: Level 1
Credit Points: 6
Student Contribution Band: 8
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load: 0.125

Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

There are no requisites for this unit.

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 3 - 2019

Brisbane
Melbourne
Online
Sydney

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).

Class and Assessment Overview

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

Bundaberg, Cairns, Emerald, Gladstone, Mackay, Rockhampton, Townsville
Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney

Assessment Overview

1. Written Assessment
Weighting: 20%
2. Written Assessment
Weighting: 25%
3. Examination
Weighting: 55%

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.

Previous Student Feedback

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 Have your say

Feedback

Students would like more tutorial videos as they find them very helpful.

Recommendation

Create or update tutorial videos and continue to encourage students to view them.

Feedback from Have your say

Feedback

Students are very pleased with the teaching staff.

Recommendation

The teaching staff will continue to engage with the students and respond to their queries promptly.

Feedback from Have your say

Feedback

Students would like the tutorial questions to be updated to be more in line with the lectures.

Recommendation

Review the tutorial questions.

Feedback from Self reflection

Feedback

Difficulty for distance students learning programming for the first time and they generally need personal help.

Recommendation

Continue to support distance students by email and in some cases via the phone. Investigate holding Zoom sessions for distance students.

Unit Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
  1. Understand the principles of object-oriented programming
  2. Develop programs using various data types, operators, expressions, statements and loops
  3. Develop programs using arrays for storing, searching and sorting data
  4. Develop programs using user-defined methods, parameters and arguments
  5. Develop programs using graphical user interface
  6. Apply techniques used to produce quality programs.

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 workplace skills as defined by SFIA. The SFIA code is included:
Program ming/Software Development (PROG)

Alignment of Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Graduate Attributes
N/A Level
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Professional Level
Advanced Level

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes

Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 - Written Assessment - 20%
2 - Written Assessment - 25%
3 - Examination - 55%

Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes

Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5 6
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 - Written Assessment - 20%
2 - Written Assessment - 25%
3 - Examination - 55%
Textbooks and Resources

Textbooks

Prescribed

JAVA Programming

Edition: 9th edn (2018)
Authors: Joyce Farrell
CENGAGE Learning
Boston Boston , MA , USA
ISBN: 9781337397070
Binding: Paperback

IT Resources

You will need access to the following IT resources:
  • CQUniversity Student Email
  • Internet
  • Unit Website (Moodle)
  • JDK, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html
  • (Optional)NetBeans, http://netbeans.org/downloads/index.html
  • TextPad, http://www.textpad.com/download/index.html
Referencing Style

All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Harvard (author-date)

For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.

Teaching Contacts
Bruce McKenzie Unit Coordinator
b.mckenzie@cqu.edu.au
Schedule
Week 1 Begin Date: 11 Nov 2019

Module/Topic

Creating Java Programs

Chapter

Chapter 1

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 2 Begin Date: 18 Nov 2019

Module/Topic

Using Data

Chapter

Chapter 2

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 3 Begin Date: 25 Nov 2019

Module/Topic

Making Decisions

Chapter

Chapter 5

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 4 Begin Date: 02 Dec 2019

Module/Topic

Looping

Chapter

Chapter 6

Events and Submissions/Topic

Vacation Week Begin Date: 09 Dec 2019

Module/Topic

Chapter

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 5 Begin Date: 16 Dec 2019

Module/Topic

Using Methods, Classes and Objects

Chapter

Chapter 3

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 6 Begin Date: 23 Dec 2019

Module/Topic

More Object Concepts

Chapter

Chapter 4

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 7 Begin Date: 06 Jan 2020

Module/Topic

Arrays

Chapter

Chapter 8

Events and Submissions/Topic

Assignment one Due: Week 7 Monday (6 Jan 2020) 11:59 pm AEST
Week 8 Begin Date: 13 Jan 2020

Module/Topic

Advanced Array Concepts

Chapter

Chapter 9

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 9 Begin Date: 20 Jan 2020

Module/Topic

Introduction to Swing Components

Chapter

Chapter 14

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 10 Begin Date: 27 Jan 2020

Module/Topic

Characters, Strings, and the StringBuilder

Chapter

Chapter 7

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 11 Begin Date: 03 Feb 2020

Module/Topic

Files Input and Output

Chapter

Chapter 13

Events and Submissions/Topic

Assignment two Due: Week 11 Friday (7 Feb 2020) 11:59 pm AEST
Week 12 Begin Date: 10 Feb 2020

Module/Topic

Revision

Chapter

Events and Submissions/Topic

Exam Week Begin Date: 17 Feb 2020

Module/Topic

Chapter

Events and Submissions/Topic

Assessment Tasks

1 Written Assessment

Assessment Title
Assignment one

Task Description

This assessment item is designed to test your understanding of topics such as variables, constants, types,operators, standard input/output, loops, if statements, classes, objects and methods. The assessment task is to write, compile and execute java programs using the above mentioned topics. Further details are available on the unit website in the Assessment 1 Specification document.


Assessment Due Date

Week 7 Monday (6 Jan 2020) 11:59 pm AEST


Return Date to Students

Week 9 Monday (20 Jan 2020)


Weighting
20%

Assessment Criteria

1. Efficient object-oriented program design.

2. Appropriate use of variables, constants, types, operators, expressions, statements and loops.

3. Appropriate use of objects, classes and methods.

4. Effective use of good programming practice/techniques.

5. Rigorous testing of the program for logic, runtime and other errors.

6. Compilation and execution of the program using a modern IDE.


Referencing Style

Submission
Online

Learning Outcomes Assessed
  • Develop programs using various data types, operators, expressions, statements and loops
  • Develop programs using user-defined methods, parameters and arguments
  • Apply techniques used to produce quality programs.


Graduate Attributes
  • Communication
  • Problem Solving
  • Critical Thinking
  • Information Literacy
  • Information Technology Competence

2 Written Assessment

Assessment Title
Assignment two

Task Description

This assessment item is designed to test your understanding of topics such as GUI input/output, arrays, objects, methods with parameters and searching. The assessment task is to write, compile and execute a Java program using the above mentioned topics. Further details are available on the unit website in the Assessment 2 Specification document.


Assessment Due Date

Week 11 Friday (7 Feb 2020) 11:59 pm AEST


Return Date to Students

Exam Week Friday (21 Feb 2020)


Weighting
25%

Assessment Criteria

1. Efficient object-oriented program design.

2. Appropriate use of variables, constants, types, operators, expressions, statements and loops.

3. Appropriate use of objects, classes and methods.

4. Effective use of good programming practice/techniques.

5. Rigorous testing of the program for logic and runtime errors, data validation and reuse of code.

6. Compilation and execution of the program using a modern IDE.

7. Efficient use of arrays, searching algorithms.

8. Appropriate use of graphical user interface.


Referencing Style

Submission
Online

Learning Outcomes Assessed
  • Understand the principles of object-oriented programming
  • Develop programs using arrays for storing, searching and sorting data
  • Develop programs using graphical user interface
  • Apply techniques used to produce quality programs.


Graduate Attributes
  • Communication
  • Problem Solving
  • Critical Thinking
  • Information Literacy
  • Information Technology Competence

Examination

Outline
Complete an invigilated examination

Date
During the examination period at a CQUniversity examination centre

Weighting
55%

Length
180 minutes

Minimum mark or grade
40% (22 marks)

Exam Conditions
Open Book

Materials
Dictionary - non-electronic, concise, direct translation only (dictionary must not contain any notes or comments).
No calculators permitted
Academic Integrity Statement

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?

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