COIT11222 - Programming Fundamentals

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit will help you become a programmer even if you have had no programming experience. You will learn and practise topics such as pseudocode, variables, constants, data types, operators, expressions, statements, classes, objects, control constructs, methods, passing parameters and arrays. In addition, you will learn how to design, implement and test programs using a modern Integrated Development Environment (IDE).

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 There are no pre-requisites for the unit.

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).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2026

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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).

Assessment Overview

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

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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%).

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2025 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 80.26% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 12.48% 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: Teacher Evaluation (Term 2, 2024)
Feedback
The lecture content lacks sufficient interactive elements, potentially limiting student engagement and participation.
Recommendation
To make the class more interactive, consider incorporating more real-world examples to create a more engaging learning environment.
Action Taken
In response, the tutorials were further enhanced to increase student engagement. Existing in-class activities were given greater assessment weighting to encourage regular participation and practice. These activities were also redesigned with simple, real-world examples to make lecture content clearer and easier to apply.
Source: Teacher Evaluation (Term 2, 2024).
Feedback
Students found the current number of examples illustrating Python custom classes to be inadequate for a comprehensive understanding of the concept.
Recommendation
Increase the number of examples illustrating Python custom classes in the lecture to enhance student comprehension and application skills.
Action Taken
To support student learning, more examples of Python custom classes were added in lectures. This was done to make the concepts clearer, improve understanding, and help students apply the skills more effectively.
Source: Student feedback
Feedback
Explanation of programming concepts were simple, clear, and the lecturer was extremely helpful and friendly.
Recommendation
Continue to explain concepts in a clear, approachable, and student-friendly manner.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Student feedback
Feedback
The handwriting tool used during lectures was sometimes illegible; clearer demonstrations and more real-world examples were requested.
Recommendation
Consider replacing handwriting with programming demonstrations or step-by-step slides, and incorporate more real-world examples to improve clarity and application.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes
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