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INFO1103: Introduction to Programming (2015 - 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: |
Dr Stavrakakis, John
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| Session options: | Semester 1, Semester 2 |
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| 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: |
Professor Takatsuka, Masahiro
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| Tutor/s: |
Joshua Stretton Mansour Khelghatdoust Waiho Wong Darren Shen Zhizhou (Joe) YIN Nasir Ahsan Vasvi Kakkad Suman Ojha Joshua Carolan Caitlin Mangan Mark (Ryan) Dicembre Adam Chalmers Scott Sidwell The Trung (James) Nguyen Scott Maxwell |
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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)
1. Ability to read, understand and trace Java code
2. Basic experience of testing and debugging for basic Java programs
3. Understanding of the concepts of inheritance, polymorphism and interfaces.
4. Understanding of basic Java programming
5. Understanding of the fundamental concepts of object oriented programming
6. Ability to understand, modify and add functionality to Java programs
7. Ability to convert simple pseudo-code into Java code
8. Experience using the Java collections framework
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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. Quiz - 10% 40 minutes: A pen and paper exercise testing everything learned in the first half of semester. Knowledge and practical skills test - 15% 40 minutes: A pen and paper examination testing knowledge and programming skills Assignments - 25% varying weights Throughout semester: Demonstrating design and programming ability. No late submissions except by Special Consideration. Final Exam - 50% 2 hours: A pen and paper formal examination. |
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| Assessment Feedback: | The tutor will be grading the assignment and will provide the information to the student in the software/websites available. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 See the policies page of the faculty website at http://sydney.edu.au/engineering/student-policies/ for information regarding university policies and local provisions and procedures within the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies. |
| Prescribed Text/s: |
Note: Students are expected to have a personal copy of all books listed.
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| 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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| Note on Resources: |
There is a prescribed text for this unit. Others are highly recommended. The text is used to provide extra support for reading and practice and its exercises are an excellent way to study for this unit. Each chapter also has a graphics supplement, which is not required material but it is intended that they will provide a suitable challenge for students looking to stretch themselves. |
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 to the unit, fundamental concepts, first program |
| Week 2 | Numerical, Boolean and String variables; expressions, documentation and style |
| Week 3 | Control Flow 1: Branching |
| Assessment Due: Assignment part 1 | |
| Week 4 | Control Flow 2: iteration |
| Week 5 | Arrays |
| Assessment Due: Assignment part 2 | |
| Week 6 | Creating Methods, using Objects |
| Week 7 | Text & File I/O |
| Assessment Due: Assignment part 3 | |
| Week 8 | Classes and Methods 1 |
| Assessment Due: Quiz | |
| Week 9 | Classes and Methods 2 |
| Week 10 | Testing & Exceptions |
| Week 11 | Inheritance and Polymorphism |
| Assessment Due: Assignment part 4 | |
| Week 12 | Recursion, Java Collections and Generics |
| Assessment Due: Knowledge and practical skills test | |
| Week 13 | Review |
| Assessment Due: Assignment final | |
| 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.
