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INFO1103: Introduction to Programming (2012 - Semester 1)
| Unit: | INFO1103: Introduction to Programming (6 CP) |
| Mode: | Normal-Day |
| On Offer: | Yes |
| Level: | Junior |
| Faculty/School: | School of Computer Science |
| Unit Coordinator/s: |
A/Prof Charleston, Michael
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| Session options: | Semester 1, Semester 2 |
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| Site(s) for this Unit: |
http://sydney.edu.au/engineering/it/~info1103/ |
| Campus: | Camperdown/Darlington |
| Pre-Requisites: | None. |
| Brief Handbook Description: | Programming in a legible, maintainable, reusable way is essential to solve complex problems in the pervasive computing environments. This unit will equip students with foundation of programming concepts that are common to widely used programming languages. The "fundamentals-first & objects-later" strategy is used to progressively guide this introductory unit from necessary and important building blocks of programming to the object-oriented approach. Java, one of the most popular programming languages, is used in this unit. It provides interdisciplinary approaches, applications and examples to support students from broad backgrounds such as science, engineering, and mathematics. |
| Assumed Knowledge: | None. |
| Lecturer/s: |
A/Prof Charleston, Michael
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| Timetable: | INFO1103 Timetable | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Attributes listed here represent the key course goals (see Course Map tab) designated for this unit. The list below describes how these attributes are developed through practice in the unit. See Learning Outcomes and Assessment tabs for details of how these attributes are assessed.
| Attribute Development Method | Attribute Developed |
| Algorithm-based approach to problem solving | Design (Level 2) |
| Basic programming and use of algorithms | Engineering/IT Specialisation (Level 1) |
| Problem solving will require locating and using information effectively and efficiently. | Information Seeking (Level 1) |
| Lab work will encourage collaboration, team work and communication. | Communication (Level 1) |
For explanation of attributes and levels see Engineering & IT Graduate Outcomes Table.
Learning outcomes are the key abilities and knowledge that will be assessed in this unit. They are listed according to the course goal supported by each. See Assessment Tab for details how each outcome is assessed.
Engineering/IT Specialisation (Level 1)| Assessment Methods: |
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| Assessment Description: |
Lab Exercises - Students who enrol late into the course (by week 3) will be able to catch up on missed labs Tasks 2% each, individual work. 1% penalty per day late or part thereof. Assignments 10% each, individual work. 1% penalty per day or part thereof. Final Exam 50% 2 hours, ``pen and paper`` exam. One A4 page of notes is permitted. |
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| Policies & Procedures: | IMPORTANT: School policy relating to Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism. In assessing a piece of submitted work, the School of IT may reproduce it entirely, may provide a copy to another member of faculty, and/or to an external plagiarism checking service or in-house computer program and may also maintain a copy of the assignment for future checking purposes and/or allow an external service to do so. Other policies Faculty policies regarding academic honesty and plagiarism, special consideration and appeals in Engineering and Information Technologies can be found on the Faculty's policy page at http://www.eng.usyd.edu.au/policies"> http://www.eng.usyd.edu.au/policies. School and Faculty policies are governed by Academic Board resolutions whose details can be found on the Central Policy Online site at http://www.usyd.edu.au/policy/"> http://www.usyd.edu.au/policy/. Policies regarding assessment formatting, submission methods, late submission penalties and assessment feedback depend on the unit of study. Details of these policies, where applicable, should be found above with other assessment details. |
| Recommended Reference/s: |
Note: References are provided for guidance purposes only. Students are advised to consult these books in the university library. Purchase is not required.
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| Online Course Content: | There is no prescribed text for this unit, but there is a set of course notes available at http://sydney.edu.au/engineering/it/~info1103/ and on Blackboard. |
Note that the "Weeks" referred to in this Schedule are those of the official university semester calendar https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
| Week | Description |
| Week 1 | Introduction |
| HelloWorld, File System | |
| Week 2 | Primitive Data Types |
| Decision | |
| Week 3 | Iteration |
| Good Coding Standard | |
| Week 4 | Methods (1) |
| Assessment Due: Task 1 | |
| Assessment Due: Quiz 1 | |
| Week 5 | Recursion |
| Methods (2) | |
| Week 6 | Classes and Objects (1) |
| Assessment Due: Task 2 | |
| Week 7 | Classes and Objects (2) |
| Assessment Due: Assignment 1 | |
| Week 8 | Collections |
| Collections | |
| Assessment Due: Task 3 | |
| Assessment Due: Practical Quiz | |
| Week 9 | Text & File I/O |
| Unit Testing, Java API | |
| Week 10 | Arrays (1) |
| Assessment Due: Task 4 | |
| Assessment Due: Quiz 2 | |
| Week 11 | Arrays (2) |
| Week 12 | Inheritance and Polymorphism |
| Assessment Due: Assignment 2 | |
| Week 13 | Review |
| Assessment Due: Task 5 | |
| Exam Period | Assessment Due: Final Exam |
Course Relations
The following is a list of courses which have added this Unit to their structure.
Course Goals
This unit contributes to the achievement of the following course goals:
| Attribute | Practiced | Assessed |
| Maths/Science Methods and Tools (Level 2) | No | 0% |
| Design (Level 2) | Yes | 0% |
| Engineering/IT Specialisation (Level 1) | Yes | 100% |
| Information Seeking (Level 1) | Yes | 0% |
| Communication (Level 1) | Yes | 0% |
These goals are selected from Engineering & IT Graduate Outcomes Table which defines overall goals for courses where this unit is primarily offered. See Engineering & IT Graduate Outcomes Table for details of the attributes and levels to be developed in the course as a whole. Percentage figures alongside each course goal provide a rough indication of their relative weighting in assessment for this unit. Note that not all goals are necessarily part of assessment. Some may be more about practice activity. See Learning outcomes for details of what is assessed in relation to each goal and Assessment for details of how the outcome is assessed. See Attributes for details of practice provided for each goal.
