Hobart
Introduction
This unit will provide students with an overview of programming and its role in problem-solving, and strategies for designing solutions to programming problems with reference to the Java programming language. Beginning with the fundamental characteristics of computers and how they represent information, the unit will develop the concepts of data types, declarations (of the data a program will use), expressions (calculations), statements (actions) and text-based input and output. Building on these low-level constructs the unit will examine ways to manage the complexity in a program with control structures, block structure, methods (functions) and their parameters, culminating in the high-level organisational mechanisms of classes and objects. Students will have the opportunity to explore advanced topics such as error handling using exceptions and recursion.
Summary 2021
| Unit name | Programming Fundamentals |
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| Unit code | XPD124 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| Faculty/School | Academic Division Provost |
| Discipline | University Pathways |
| Coordinator | TBC |
| Level | Introductory |
| Available as student elective? | No |
| Breadth Unit? | No |
Availability
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Teaching
| Assessment | Portfolio Tasks 70% Test 1 10% Test 2 10% Learning Reflection 10% |
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| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required | None |
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