CSC1401 Foundation Programming
|Semester 3, 2013 External Toowoomba|
|Faculty or Section :||Faculty of Sciences|
|School or Department :||Maths and Computing|
|Version produced :||13 March 2014|
Examiner: Shelly Grist
Moderator: Jamie Shield
Programming is relevant to both computing professionals and individuals who wish to be more than end-users. The topics in the course will allow students to learn programming in a Web context, but should also develop skills transferrable to other languages, paradigms and contexts. The course is appropriate for students wishing to have only a single exposure to programming, but is also sufficient for students intending to complete further programming instruction.
This course covers foundational programming knowledge (including language syntax and facilities) as well as strategies which allow programmers to apply such knowledge to solve programming problems. Students will learn to analyse and comprehend existing programs and create solutions to programming problems by generating programs which apply programming strategies covered in the course.
On completion of this course students will be able to:
- demonstrate understanding of the programming language knowledge covered in the course by comprehending code in existing programs;
- apply programming language knowledge covered in the course to generate programs;
- comprehend programming strategies covered in the course by analysing programs which demonstrate such strategies;
- create solutions to programming problems by generating programs which apply programming strategies covered in the course;
- demonstrate problem solving in the context of programming through designing, debugging, implementing and testing programs;
- demonstrate academic and professional literacy by applying computer and mathematical skills to analyse algorithms and data structures;
- demonstrate management, planning and organisational skills by judging performance of peers in assignments, and learning from feedback from peers and instructors.
|2.||Values, Objects, Arrays, Operations, Dynamic typing, Roles of variables||10.00|
|3.||Expressions, Using Functions, User I/O, String handling||10.00|
|4.||Programming Strategies (Initialisation, Averaging, Divisibility, Cycle position, Number decomposition, Triangular swap)||10.00|
|5.||Testing, Debugging, Programming Style||10.00|
|6.||Selection, Iteration, Recursion||10.00|
|7.||Programming Strategies (Guarded exceptions, Counter controlled loops, Primed sentinel controlled loops, Validation)||10.00|
|9.||Programming Strategies (Summing, Counting, Tallying, Searching, Min/Max, Sorting)||10.00|
|10.||Interacting with HTML objects, Forms, Events||10.00|
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
ALL textbooks and materials available to be purchased can be sourced from USQ's Online Bookshop (unless otherwise stated). (https://bookshop.usq.edu.au/bookweb/subject.cgi?year=2013&sem=03&subject1=CSC1401)
Please contact us for alternative purchase options from USQ Bookshop. (https://bookshop.usq.edu.au/contact/)
- There are no texts or materials required for this course.
Student workload requirements
|Description||Marks out of||Wtg (%)||Due Date||Notes|
|QUIZZES||10||10||15 Nov 2013||(see note 1)|
|ASSIGNMENT 1||8||8||29 Nov 2013||(see note 2)|
|ASSIGNMENT 2||8||8||13 Dec 2013|
|ASSIGNMENT 3||8||8||03 Jan 2014|
|ASSIGNMENT 4||8||8||17 Jan 2014|
|ASSIGNMENT 5||8||8||31 Jan 2014|
|2HR RESTRICTED EXAMINATION||50||50||End S3||(see note 3)|
- Quizzes are due to be completed by 11:55pm Australian Eastern Standard Time on Fridays at the end of each week.
- As assignments are submitted electronically they are due 11:55pm Australian Eastern Standard Time on each due date.
- Examination dates will be available during the Semester. Please refer to the examination timetable when published.
Important assessment information
It is the students' responsibility to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration.
Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
To complete each of the assessment items satisfactorily, students must obtain at least 50% of the marks available for each assessment item.
Penalties for late submission of required work:
If students submit assignments after the due date without (prior) approval of the examiner then a penalty of 5% of the total marks gained by the student for the assignment may apply for each working day late up to ten working days at which time a mark of zero may be recorded. No assignments will be accepted after model answers have been posted.
Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must achieve at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course.
Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
The final grades for students will be assigned on the basis of the weighted aggregate of the marks obtained for each of the summative assessment items in the course.
Candidates are allowed access only to specific materials during a Restricted Examination. The only materials that candidates may use in the restricted examination for this course are: writing materials (non-electronic and free from material which could give the student an unfair advantage in the examination); Students may bring a single A4 sheet of hand-written notes (double sided). The sheet must not be a photocopy or printout and must be handed in with the exam paper at the conclusion of the exam.
Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
Any Deferred or Supplementary examinations for this course will be held during the next examination period.
University Student Policies:
Students should read the USQ policies: Definitions, Assessment and Student Academic Misconduct to avoid actions which might contravene University policies and practices. These policies can be found at http://policy.usq.edu.au.
The due date for an assignment is the date by which a student must despatch the assignment to the USQ. The onus is on the student to provide proof of the despatch date, if requested by the Examiner.
Students may be required to provide a copy of assignments submitted for assessment purposes. Such copies should be despatched to the USQ within 24 hours of receipt of a request to do so.
In accordance with University Policy, the Examiner of a course may grant an extension of the due date of an assignment in extenuating circumstances.
Students who have undertaken all of the required assessments in a course but who have failed to meet some of the specified objectives of a course within the normally prescribed time may be awarded the temporary grade: IM (Incomplete - Make up). An IM grade will only be awarded when, in the opinion of the examiner, a student will be able to achieve the remaining objectives of the course after a period of non directed personal study.
The referencing system to be used in this course is supported by the Department. Information on this referencing system and advice on how to use it can be found in the course materials.
Students will require access to an appropriate computer either via the student's own arrangements or a USQ study centre.
No further assignments will be accepted for assessment purposes after assignments or sample solutions have been released, except in extenuating circumstances.
Students will require email and internet access for this course.
Assignment specifications are available on the course website.