COIT11222 - Programming Fundamentals

General Information

Unit Synopsis

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

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 1
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites There are no pre-requisites for the 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).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2024

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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).

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.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Practical Assessment 35%
2. Practical Assessment 15%
3. Examination 50%

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

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2024 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 70.59% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 17.35% response rate.

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.

Source: Teacher Evaluation (Term 1, 2023)
Feedback
There were limited responses in the class because of a struggle to understand programming concepts.
Recommendation
This problem is highly related to the challenging Java programming language for beginners. The programming language 'Python' should be introduced to replace Java.
Action Taken
The transition from Java to Python has been completed. This change was implemented to address the difficulties beginners often face with Java.
Source: Teacher Evaluation (Term 1, 2023)
Feedback
The class needs to be more interactive.
Recommendation
To make the class more interactive, include real-world examples, creating a more engaging learning environment.
Action Taken
Examples have been incorporated into the weekly lecture and tutorial content. More real-world examples are planned for the future.
Source: Teacher Evaluation (Term 2, 2024)
Feedback
The lecture content lacks sufficient interactive elements, potentially limiting student engagement and participation.
Recommendation
To make the class more interactive, consider incorporating more real-world examples to create a more engaging learning environment.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Teacher Evaluation (Term 2, 2024).
Feedback
Students found the current number of examples illustrating Python custom classes to be inadequate for a comprehensive understanding of the concept.
Recommendation
Increase the number of examples illustrating Python custom classes in the lecture to enhance student comprehension and application skills.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Develop clearly documented and thoroughly tested applications using an industry-standard integrated development environment (IDE)
  2. Apply procedural concepts (methods, iteration, selection) and design principles (encapsulation, coupling and cohesion) to the realisation of object behaviour in applications
  3. Implement standard algorithms such as searching, sorting and sequential processing for arrays and lists of objects in applications
  4. Employ stream abstraction to process records contained in sequential text files
  5. Apply concepts presented in this unit, including language syntax, memory models, execution models, types, scope rules, methods, parameter passing, classes, objects and algorithms.

The Australian Computer Society (ACS) recognises the Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA). SFIA is adopted by organisations, governments and individuals in many 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.

This unit contributes to the following workplace skills as defined by SFIA 8:
  • Programming/Software Development (PROG)
  • Testing (TEST)

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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1 - Practical Assessment • • • •
2 - Practical Assessment • • • • •
3 - Examination • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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1 - Communication • • • • •
2 - Problem Solving • • • • •
3 - Critical Thinking • • • •
4 - Information Literacy • • • • •
6 - Information Technology Competence • • • • •
8 - Ethical practice •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
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