1997 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

Content
posing research questions;
preparing a research plan;
data collection;
statistical methods;
preparing a research report.
Recommended reading
Babbie, Earl., 7%e Practice of Social Research, Wadsworth,
California, 1992
Moore, D. S., and McCabe, G.P., Introduction to the Practice of
Statistics, Freeman, 2nd edn, 1993
LCSl 00 Computer Science 1
12.5 credit points J hours per week Lilydale
Prerequisite: nil Assessment: assignments and a final
examination
A first stage subject in the Bachelor of Applied Science
(Computing) which may also be taken in the Bachelor of
Social Science and Bachelor of Business.
Ob jedives
The aims of this subject are:
to provide an introduction to computer science;
to develop relevant problem solving skills;
Upon successful completion of this subject the student will
be able:
to apply the basic principles of the discipline to solve
small but realistic computer science problems;
to translate these solutions, where applicable, into will
written and well documented C+ + programs using the
language at an elementary level.
LCS200 Computer Science 2
12.J credit points 5 hours per week Lilydale
Prerequisite: LCSlOO and LCIlOO Assessment: programming
assignmats and a final examination
A first stage subject in the Bachelor of Applied Science
(Computing) which may also be taken in the Bachelor of Social
Science and Bachelor of Business.
0 bjedives
The main objectives of this subject are to:
learn how to develop robust programs
learn logic programs and correctness
acquire broader knowledge of computing social and
discipline context
gain knowledge of C+ + and programming skills in
developing larger and more sophisticated programs
Content
program robustness and testing
logic and program correctness
logic and computers
programs and computers
the social contest of computing
computing as a discipline
functions
arrays
structures
pointers
Recommended reading
Deitel, H.M. and Deitel, P.J. C+ + How to Program, 1994
Tucker, A.B., Berat, A.P., Bradley, W.J., Cupper, R.D. and
Scragg, G.W., Fundamentals of Computing I. Logic, Problem
Solving, Programs and Computers. C+ + Edition 1995
Tucker, A.B., Berat, A.P., Bradley, W.J., Cupper, R.D. and
Scragg, G.W., Fundamentals of Computing I. Logic, Problem
Solving, Programs and Computers. C+ + Laboratory Manual 1995
LCS204 Formal Methods
3 hours per week Lilydale Prerequisite: nil Assessment:
assignments and a final examination, computer managed
hrning tests
An elective subject in the Bachelor of Applied Science
(Computing) which may also be taken in the Bachelor of Social
Science and Bachelor of Business.
0 bjedives
Formal Methods examines the scope, role and application of
mathematics in contemporary software development.
Particular emphasis is placed on the use of discrete
mathematics for formal specification.
After completing LCS204, a student will be able to apply the
discrete mathematics taught in the course system modelling;
interpret and construct formal specifications using the Z
formal specification language.
Content
Introduction formal methods; propositional calculus; proof
and argument; set theory; the Z predicate calculus; relations,
functions; sequence; bags; formal specification languages.
Recommended reading
To be advised.
LCS300 Data Structures and Algorithms
3 hours per week Lilydule Prerequisites: LCSIOO and
LCS200 Assessment: assignments and examination
A second stage subject in the Bachelor of Applied Science
(Computing) which may also be taken in the Bachelor of Social
Science and Bachelor of Business.
Data structures and Algorithms: this subject pursues the goal
of good programming (correctness, flexibility, adaptability,
portability, utility, clarity) through the concepts modularity
and abstract data types.
Syllabus: common data structures, associated algorithms and
applications; stacks, queues, trees, binary search trees,
balancing; heaps, sets; graphs; has tables.
Recommended reading
To be advised.
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