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Unit Synopsis
This course is designed to analyse, apply and evaluate the conceptual foundations underpinning the Information Technology domain. Topics such as sets, logic, Boolean algebra and graph theory are covered. Students will be expected to carry out processes that use these specialised skills in the application of these concepts to applied practical problems in IT.
Details
| Level | Undergraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 1 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 2 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
Prerequisite: COIT11224
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). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2026
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 Undergraduate 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.
Assessment Tasks
| Assessment Task | Weighting |
|---|---|
| 1. Online Quiz(zes) | 6% |
| 2. Online Quiz(zes) | 6% |
| 3. Online Quiz(zes) | 6% |
| 4. Online Quiz(zes) | 6% |
| 5. Online Quiz(zes) | 6% |
| 6. Examination | 70% |
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%).
Past Exams
All University policies are available on the Policy web site, however you may wish to directly view the following policies below.
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of policies are available on the Policy web site .
Term 1 - 2012 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 62.50% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 15.38% response rate.
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.
Source: Lecturer self-reflection
Course delivery
2012 ISL'd tutorial recordings will be made available to future students in addition to attending timetabled sessions.
In Progress
Source: Lecturer self-reflection
Assessment structure
Feedback from colleagues and self-reflection indicates that the fortnightly online quizzes promote good time management skills throughout the term and ensure students stay on track with the content offered and therefore no changes to these assessment items will be made at this time. Feedback on this matter will be monitored.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- understand the principles of sets, logic, Boolean algebra and graph theory that underpin problem solving in IT
- gain an in-depth appreciation for the concepts found in these foundation areas
- demonstrate the ability to solve problems in IT by applying the abstract concepts taught in the course to real problems
- critically evaluate the methodology taught in the course.
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Communication | • | • | • | • |
| 2 - Problem Solving | • | • | • | • |
| 3 - Critical Thinking | • | • | • | • |
| 4 - Information Literacy | • | • | • | • |
| 5 - Team Work | • | • | • | |
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | • | • | ||
| 8 - Ethical practice | • | • | ||
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |
| 6 - Examination | • | • | • | ||||||||
| 1 - Online Quiz(zes) | • | • | • | ||||||||
| 2 - Online Quiz(zes) | • | • | • | ||||||||
| 3 - Online Quiz(zes) | • | • | • | ||||||||
| 4 - Online Quiz(zes) | • | • | • | ||||||||
| 5 - Online Quiz(zes) | • | • | • | ||||||||