This is a core unit in the Bachelor of Information Technology and Systems with majors in Systems Development, Applications Development and Networks. It was introduced as part of the faculty restructure for 2006.

This is a first generation entry for this unit in the restructure of FIT undergraduate programs. Changes will be noted in the version history.

Consistent with the Faculty's goal to rationalise the number of units being offered, FIT1007 will also be taught in the 'Net-centric computing' and Security BITS majors as FIT2034 - Computer Programming 2. Assessment for the 2 units will be different.

SFEC 03/06: This unit will be co-taught with CSE1203(BComp) and CPE1004(BNetwork Comp) as part of the teaching-out strategy for these units.

FIT1007 is a core unit in the BITS majors in Systems Development and Multimedia Games Development at the Caulfield campus, the BITS major in Applications Development and Networks at Gippsland campus.

FIT2034 is a core unit in the BITS majors in Net-centric Computing and Security at the Caulfield campus.

It continues the introduction to software development and software engineering begun in the faculty core unit Computer Programming, using the Java programming language to illustrate more advanced object-oriented concepts and techniques and more data structures. It gives students practice in using them to design, develop and test larger and more complicated programs.

FIT1007 is a first year core unit in the BITS majors in Systems Development, Multimedia Games Development and Applications Development and Networks.

FIT2034 is a second year core unit in the BITS majors in Net-centric computing and Security.

Students undertaking majors in Systems Development, Multimedia Games Development, Security, Net-centric computing and Applications Development and Networks need a more advanced level of programming than is provided in the faculty core. This unit extends the knowledge and skills gained in FIT1002.

At the completion of this unit, students will have an understanding of:

• K1. Object-oriented concepts such as inheritance, polymorphism, and abstract classes.
• K2. The implementation in Java of object-oriented concepts such as multiple inheritance.
• K3. How to test a program consisting of many interacting classes.
• K4. The collection classes in the Java API.
• K5. Design principles for building an object-oriented program.
• K6. Problem-solving techniques for debugging an object-oriented program.
• K7. The concept of recursion in a computer program.
• K8. Dynamic data structures.

At the completion of this unit, students will have attitudes that will allow them to:

• A1. Write programs that conform to programming standards
• A2. Use good design principles when constructing systems
• A3. Take a patient and thorough approach to testing
• A4. Acknowledge any assistance they have received in writing a program
• A5. Search for supplementary unit-related information in appropriate places when necessary

At the completion of this unit, students will be able to:

• P1. Design an object-oriented program consisting of many interacting classes with association, generalization and aggregation relationships.
• P2. Construct a test harness for testing a multiple class object-oriented program.
• P3. Write code to implement a multiple class object-oriented design in Java including association, generalization and aggregation relationships.
• P4. Debug and modify an existing program consisting of many interacting classes.
• P5. Use the Java API classes as part of their programs.
• P6. Use the Java collection classes to store and retrieve data appropriately.
• P7. Use recursion to solve new problems
• P8. Read data from keyboard and files, and write data to screen and files.
• P9. Use exception-handling techniques in programs.
• P10. Use UML to design an object-oriented program.

At the completion of this unit, students will be able to:

• R1. Document a program correctly
• R2. Produce appropriate documentation for designing and testing a program
• R3. Explain how parts of a program work

ASCED Discipline Group Classification: 020103 Programming.

This unit introduces more advanced object-oriented programming topics and techniques than its prerequisite, and gives students a deeper understanding of programming and data structures and more practical skills in designing, building and testing computer programs.

This unit introduces more advanced object-oriented programming topics and techniques than its prerequisite, and gives students a deeper understanding of programming and data structures and more practical skills in designing, building and testing computer programs.

Prescribed

• Horstmann, C. (2005) "Big Java", 2nd edition, Wiley & Sons. ISBN: 0-471-69703-6

Recommended other references

• Robertson, L. (2007) "Simple program design : a step by step approach", 5th edition, Thomson. ISBN: 0-17-012851-2
• Savitch, W. (2006) "Absolute Java", 2nd edition, Addison Wesley. ISBN: 0-321-33024-2
• Knox-Grant, R. (2005) "Java 2 Beyond the Buttons", 2nd Ed., Greenoil, ISBN: 0-620-33395-2
• Arnold, K., J. Gosling, D. Holmes (2006), "The Java Programming Language", 4th edition, Sun Microsystems/Addison-Wesley. ISBN: 0-321-34980-6

On-campus, off-campus learning

On campus students will receive lectures, weekly tutorials in computer labs, helpdesk.

FIT1007 and FIT2034 students will sit in separate tutorials.

On-campus and off-campus students will receive newsgroup contact with other students and lecturers, email contact with lecturer and tutors. They will receive study materials in print and electronic media:

• On-line unit information
• Printed unit book with weekly study guides to supplement text books
• Unit website with links to any supplementary software, weekly lecture slides, tutorial and lab exercises and solutions, assignment specifications and solutions, focus questions and example code
• GSIT Computing Subject Support Modules CD-ROM presenting learning support for key topics in multimedia format

Lectures address objectives K1 through K6. Lab sessions address all other objectives. OCL materials address all objectives.

Assessment for each unit (FIT1007 and FIT2034) will suit its particular year level.

• Examination: 60%. Wherever possible, the exam will be common to all versions of the unit.
• Assignments and possibly tutorial/laboratory based practical exercises and/or unit tests: 40%

Assignments address objectives P1 - P10, A1 - A5 and R1 - R3. Examinations address objectives K1 - K8 and P1 - P10.

12 hours per week. Contact time for on-campus modes is usually 4 hours per week. The breakdown of contact time into lectures, tutorials, laboratories, workshops and studios is set individually for each campus.

On-campus offerings require a high-tech lecture theatre with data display and internet connection, with a PC and facility to plug in a laptop, for two hours per week throughout the semester.

One computer lab per 16 students for 2 hours per week throughout each semester.

1 lecturer throughout each semester.

For on-campus offerings, 1 tutor per 16 students for 2 hours per week of class contact throughout each semester.

Additional support for marking when required.

• Software Title: Java 1.5.0 SDK
• Vendor: Sun Microsystems
• Version: 1.5.0
• OS: MS Windows XP (YES) and/or LINUX (NO)
• License Details: I believe this is available to the public domain.
• Are we currently licensed: Yes - Presumably
• who is the contact person for this software?:
• Is the software to be installed and accessed from a: Client/Workstation (YES), or Server (NO) ?
• Type of license: I believe this is available to the public domain.
• In what week will you commence using the software in class? Semester 1 (Week 1 ) and Semester 2 (Week 1 ) and possibly Summer Semester (Week 1)
• Nominated Staff For Acceptance Testing Software: Shane Moore (Gippsland), ??? (Caulfield), ??? (Malaysia), ??? (South Africa)
• Additional Information: May need to adjust the PATH environment variable to include Java for command-prompt executions.

• Software Title: JCreator LE 3.50
• Vendor: Xinox Software
• Version: build 3.50 - Freeware
• OS: MS Windows XP (X) and/or LINUX ( )
• Download link for software: http://www.jcreator.com/download.htm
• License Details: Freeware
• Are we currently licensed: Yes??
• If (Yes), who is the contact person for this software?: Shane Moore
• Is the software to be installed and accessed from a: Client/Workstation (Yes), or Server (No) ?
• Type of license: Freeware
• In what week will you commence using the software in class? Semester 1 (Week 1 ) and/or Semester 2 (Week 1 ) and possibly Summer Semester (Week 1):
• Nominated Staff For Acceptance Testing Software: Shane Moore (Gippsland, 26716)
• Additional Information: You will need to ensure that the JDK Profile has been set to point to the directory of a Java 1.5.X installation. Also, it is preferable if the program default settings has been set such that new projects by default will be written to the U drive (the student's work drive). These are done on the Configure menu > "options" dialog.

• Software Title: Apache Ant (Java Build Tool)
• Vendor: Apache Software Foundation (www.apache.org)
• Version: 1.6.5 or newer
• OS: MS Windows XP (X) and/or LINUX ( )
• License Details: Open Source
• Are we currently licensed: Presumably
• If (Yes), who is the contact person for this software?: Shane Moore
• Is the software to be installed and accessed from a: Client/Workstation
• Type of license: FOSS (Free and Open Source Software)
• In what week will you commence using the software in class? Semester 1 (Week 1 or 2 ) and/or Semester 2 (Week 1 or 2):
• Nominated Staff For Acceptance Testing Software: Shane Moore
• Additional Information: Special Requirements, Software Configuration/Installation Requirements, etc:

Adequate copies of at least the recommended texts listed above.

FIT

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This unit is offered on Caulfield and Gippsland campuses, and in South Africa and Malaysia.

CSE1202 or GCO1811 or CPE1001 or FIT1002 or equivalent