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sqloo Programming in Ada
12.5 credit points in semester one and 10.0
credit points in semester two
No. of hours per week: six hours for two
semesters
Instruction: a combination of lectures, tutorials
and laboratoly sessions, assignments and
examinations
A first-year subject of the degree course in computer
science.
Subject description
Programming methodology and ADA: specifications; problem
solving; top-down and bottom-up methods; sequence
selection and iteration; data types; procedural abstraction;
searching and sorting algorithms.
Advanced programming: dynamic data structures; packages;
abstract; data types; I10 models; exception handling.
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No. of hours per week: four hours in semester
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one, followed by four hours in semester two
Instruction: lecture, workshop and laboratory
sessions
Assessment: weekly team exercises, six
assignments and two tests
A first-year subject of the degree course in computer science
and software engineering.
Subject aims
The aim is to provide a broad introduction to the theory and
practice of software engineering, with an emphasis on
software process models, lifecycle activities and the
pragmatics of teamwork. Particular emphasis is placed on an
object-oriented approach to systems analysis and design.
Subject description
Fundamentals of software engineering; the sense of
teamwork; the use of end-user software to support
organisational activities; systems analysis and design: object
modelling technique; documentation standards;
programming practice; software testing; project costing;
project planning; fucher analysis and design; objeaorientation
and Ada; software maintenance.
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sqi lo Computer Problem Solving
10.0 credit points
NO. of hours per week: four hours
Instruction: a combination of lectures, tutorials
and laboratory sessions
Assessment: practical assignments and a final
examination
A fint-year subject of the degree courses in mathematics
and computer science and computing and instrumentation.
Subject aims
To introduce the concepts of structured design; to investigate
all the control structures that may be used in structured
design; to introduce students to the concept of
spreadsheets.
Subject description
Structured design concepts and terminology, simple
sequence control structure, IF THEN ELSE control structure,
DO WHILE control structure, CASE control structure, DO
UNTIL control structure, relating design and code, grouping
data items, table searching, an introduction to spreadsheets.
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SQ116 Communication Skills
7.5 credit points
No. of houn per week: four hours
Prerequisites: nil
Assessment: assignments and examination
Effective communication is essential for students to function
efficiently in the university and later in their chosen careen.
Subject aims and description
This course aims to:
develop communicative competence through theory and
workshop activities;
enhance awareness of the necessity for clear and
coherent communication;
recognise and minimise communication barriers;
further understanding of group dynamics and
responsibilities of participations;
identify and meet immediate communication
requirements;
provide portability skills for the work environment;
demonstrate that audience need is paramount in written,
verbal and non-verbal communication;
provide techniques, strategies, checklists and practical
skills for a variety of purposes and audiences;
improve analytical skills and self correction techniques;
implement logical and cohesi~ practices.
References
Beisler, Scheeres, EH. and Pinner, D. Communication Skills. 2nd Aust.
ed. Melbourne: Longman Cheshire, 1993
Dwyer, J. The Business Communication Handbook. 2nd ed, Sydney:
Prentice Hall. 1990
Nutting. 1. and White. G. The Business of Communicating. Sydney:
McGraw-Hill, 1991
Valiance, K.E. and McWilliarn, T. Communication That Mrks.
Melbourne: Thomas Nelson. 1992
SQI 17
Introduction to Computer Systems
10.0 credit points
No. of hours per week: three hours
Instruction: a combination of lectures, tutorials
and laboratory sessions
Assessment: assignments and a final examination
A first-year subject of the degree courses in computer
science, mathematics and computer science and computing
and instrumentation.
Subject description
History of computing machines. Functional components of a
computer system. Number syjtems. Data encoding for
internal and external storage. Computer arithmetic. Boolean
algebra - theorems, truth tables, Karnaugh maps. Circuit
design of CPU modules - in particular the ALU. Machine
fetch - execute cycle. Compilation, assembly and machine
language ideas. Operating systems, in particular MS-DOS.
Details of secondary storage and data transfer.
SQ207
Computer Organistion
10.0 credit points
No. of hours per week: three hours
Instruction: lecture and laboratory sessions
Assessment: assignment and examination