| Effective Term: | 2024/05 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Innovation, Science & Sustainability |
| Unit Title: | Foundations of Programming (Masters) |
| Unit ID: | ITECH5104 |
| Credit Points: | 15.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | Nil |
| Co-requisite(s): | Nil |
| Exclusion(s): | (ITECH1000 and ITECH1400 and ITECH5000) |
| ASCED: | 020103 |
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| Brief description of the Unit |
| This unit provides students with a basic understanding of the fundamental programming concepts that are inherent in all computer programs. In addition an introduction is given to the principles involved in designing, developing, testing and debugging applications for information systems |
| Grade Scheme: | Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF) |
| Work Experience Indicator: |
| Placement Component: No |
| Supplementary Assessment: |
| Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment |
| Course Level: |
| Level of Unit in Course | AQF Level(s) of Course | | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | | Introductory | | | | |  | | | Intermediate | | | | | | | | Advanced | | | | | | |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
| Knowledge: |
| K1. | Identify and use the correct syntax of a common programming language. |
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| K2. | Recall and use typical programming constructs to design and implement simple software solutions |
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| K3. | Reproduce and adapt commonly used basic algorithms. |
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| K4. | Explain the importance of programming style concepts (documentation, mnemonic names, indentation). |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Utilise pseudocode and/or algorithms as a major program design technique. |
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| S2. | Write and implement algorithms to solve problems using basic programming constructs. |
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| S3. | Demonstrate debugging and testing skills whilst writing code |
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| S4. | Evaluate program functionality based on analysis of given program code. |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Design and write program solutions to identified problems using accepted design constructs. |
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| Unit Content: |
Overview of software development and where programming fits in.
Problem-solving techniques, program types and programming languages.
The use of variables, operators and programming syntax.
Program logic including the use of branching, loops and identifying logic errors.
Procedures and functions.
Introduction to the use of data, data persistence and file input/output.
Main features of procedural programming.
Introduction to common software development methodologies.
Searching and sorting techniques |
| Graduate Attributes: |
| Federation University recognises that students require key transferable employability skills to prepare them for their future workplace and society. FEDTASKS (Transferable Attributes Skills and Knowledge) provide a targeted focus on five key transferable Attributes, Skills, and Knowledge that are be embedded within curriculum, developed gradually towards successful measures and interlinked with cross-discipline and Co-operative Learning opportunities. One or more FEDTASK, transferable Attributes, Skills or Knowledge must be evident in the specified learning outcomes and assessment for each FedUni Unit, and all must be directly assessed in each Course.
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| FED TASK and descriptor | Development and acquisition of FEDTASKS in the Unit | Learning outcomes
(KSA) | Assessment task
(AT#) | FEDTASK 1
Interpersonal | Students at this level will demonstrate an advanced ability in a range of contexts to effectively communicate, interact and work with others both individually and in groups. Students will be required to display high level skills in-person and/or online in: • Using and demonstrating a high level of verbal and non-verbal communication • Demonstrating a mastery of listening for meaning and influencing via active listening • Demonstrating and showing empathy for others • High order skills in negotiating and conflict resolution skills\\ • Demonstrating mastery of working respectfully in cross-cultural and diverse teams. | K4, S4 | AT1, AT2
| FEDTASK 2
Leadership | Students at this level will demonstrate a mastery in professional skills and behaviours in leading others. • Creating and sustaining a collegial environment • Demonstrating a high level of self -awareness and the ability to self-reflect and justify decisions • Inspiring and initiating opportunities to lead others • Making informed professional decisions • Demonstrating initiative in new professional situations. | Not applicable | Not applicable | FEDTASK 3
Critical Thinking and Creativity | Students at this level will demonstrate high level skills in working in complexity and ambiguity using the imagination to create new ideas. Students will be required to display skills in: • Reflecting critically to generate and consider complex ideas and concepts at an abstract level • Analysing complex and abstract ideas, concepts and information • Communicate alternative perspectives to justify complex ideas • Demonstrate a mastery of challenging conventional thinking to clarify complex concepts • Forming creative solutions in problem solving to new situations for further learning. | K2, A1 | AT1, AT2 | FEDTASK 4
Digital Literacy | Students at this level will demonstrate the ability to work competently across a wide range of tools, platforms and applications to achieve a range of tasks. Students will be required to display skills in: • Mastering, exploring, evaluating, managing, curating, organising and sharing digital information professionally • Collating, managing complex data, accessing and using digital data securely • Receiving and responding professionally to messages in a range of professional digital media • Contributing competently and professionally to digital teams and working groups • Participating at a high level in digital learning opportunities. | K1, K2, S2, A1 | AT1, AT2 | FEDTASK 5
sustainable and Ethical Mindset | Students at this level will demonstrate a mastery of considering and assessing the consequences and impact of ideas and actions in enacting professional ethical and sustainable decisions. Students will be required to display skills in: • Demonstrate informed judgment making that considers the impact of devising complex solutions in ambiguous global economic environmental and societal contexts • Professionally committing to the promulgation of social responsibility • Demonstrate the ability to evaluate ethical, socially responsible and/or sustainable challenges and generating and articulating responses • Communicating lifelong, life-wide and life-deep learning to be open to the diverse professional others • Generating, leading and implementing required actions to foster sustainability in their professional and personal life | Not applicable | Not applicable |
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| Learning Task and Assessment: |
| Participation in lectures, tutorials and computer laboratory classes. Completion of all tutorial and laboratory worksheets for the semester. Students are expected to spend time regularly out of scheduled classes by reading reference material as required, reviewing topics already covered in lectures and preparing for forthcoming topics and laboratory classes, and completing assessment tasks. Assessment for this unit will be based on a number of tasks. These may include written assignments, programming tasks and laboratory exercises covering the systems development and programming design. An end of semester test is based on all aspects of the unit. |
| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | | 1. | K1, K2, K3, K4, S1, S2,
S3, S4, A1
| Students will utilise pseudocode, basic programming constructs, algorithms, design constructs and standard style concepts to design, write, implement, evaluate, and document solutions to simple problems. | Assignments and exercises | 60 - 80% | | 2. | K1, K2, K3, K4, S2, S3,
S4
| Students will provide theoretical answers and provide practical solutions to a range of questions and problem types drawn from theory and examples used during this unit. | Test(s) | 20 - 40% |
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