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In this unit, you will apply computational thinking to develop fundamental algorithms for specified problems and implement them using Python. It is assumed that you have little or no programming experience. You will apply problem-solving techniques such as decomposition and abstraction. You will learn about the parts of a program, including variables, types, control structures and methods. A key aspect of this unit is practical, hands-on development and testing, which you will do in an industry standard Integrated Development Environment (IDE).
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Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Anti-requisite: COIT29222 Programming Principles.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 1 - 2025
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of 'pass' in order to pass the unit. If any 'pass/fail' tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully ('pass' grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the 'assessment task' section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
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- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback - Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
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Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Teaching Team Survey Feedback
Students find CodeRunner difficult to use.
Provide additional instruction on answering CodeRunner questions.
Feedback from Teaching Team Survey Feedback
Students perform insufficient unit testing.
Create additional unit testing materials and activities.
Feedback from Teaching Team Reflections
Insufficient use of Git, the industry-standard version control tool.
Create additional materials to guide students on using Git, for example, to clone a repository that contains the lecture and tutorial code and using Git within an IDE for version control.
- Implement, document and refactor functions that use Python's syntax, data representations, scope rules, and procedural concepts including iterations and conditionals
- Devise algorithms using computational thinking techniques (decomposition and abstraction) and communicate algorithms (oral and written)
- Use industry tools to efficiently and ethically develop quality applications (Integrated Development Environment (IDE), debugger, linter, Generative AI and version control)
- Demonstrate secure coding practices (variable typing and scoping, testing and input validation)
- Develop modules that implement standard algorithms (searching, sorting), process hierarchical data (JSON), and adhere to design principles (coupling and cohesion) and construct applications that use modules and Python libraries.
The Australian Computer Society (ACS), the professional association for Australia's ICT sector, recognises the Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA). SFIA is adopted by organisations, governments, and individuals in many countries and provides a widely used and consistent definition of ICT skills. SFIA is increasingly being used when developing job descriptions and role profiles. ACS members can use the tool MySFIA to build a skills profile.
This unit contributes to the following workplace skills as defined by SFIA 8 (the SFIA code is included):
- Programming/Software Development (PROG)
- Testing (TEST)
- Methods and tools (METL)
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Practical Assessment - 30% | |||||
| 2 - Portfolio - 30% | |||||
| 3 - Examination - 40% | |||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Knowledge | |||||
| 2 - Communication | |||||
| 3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills | |||||
| 4 - Research | |||||
| 5 - Self-management | |||||
| 6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility | |||||
| 7 - Leadership | |||||
| 8 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | |||||