FIT1051 is a core unit for the new Bachelor of Information Technology degree being introduced in 2016, and replaces FIT1040.

Introduced as part of course architecture programs. Effective semester 1/2016.

19/08/2016 - Admin: Update unit name to agreed convention for programming units (UG - "fundamentals", PG - "foundations") as per the ADE email 5/8/16. Effective Semester 1, 2017.

October 2016: Admin update to unit name change to add "in java" as per agreed convention for programming units.

12/06/2017: Admin - updating location of offering to reflect actual campus offerings at the ADE's request.

28/06/2018: Admin - adding Reasons for Change on behalf of the CE - change to examination time as per FEC resolution removing the 30 minutes reading and noting time but asking for a 3 hour exam.

19/9/2019: Admin - updating exam duration to include additional 10 minutes as per University requirement.

10/02/2020: Admin - minor amendment to wording of workload. Removed mention of prac.

4/5/2020: As the MSA course 4307 Bachelor of Computer and Information Sciences is in teach-out, the MSA offering of this unit has been re-coded to FZA1051 effective Semester 1, 2021. These units will be managed by South Africa and therefore no separate Monatar entries will be made

17/09/2020 Admin: Update to include new assessment and teaching approach fields as per Handbook requirements.

This unit is a level 1 core unit in the BIT and is a replacement for FIT1040.

Its purpose is to introduce students to the basics of application programming the specialised skills required for such programming. These skills include learning techniques for writing maintainable and robust code and navigating, understanding and using large API libraries.

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

1. describe the difference between large scale industrial programming and small scale or scientific programming;
2. identify common logic patterns in problem descriptions and implement code solutions to these problems using best practice Java coding patterns;
3. analyse and debug existing Java programs;
4. describe and use the Java Class Libraries;
5. code and test multi-class Java applications;
6. apply good programming practices in accordance with industry standards and professional ethics.

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This unit will provide students with an overview of the fundamental knowledge and skills required to code applications. The topics covered will include: the context of programming in an industrial SDLC, dealing with code 'plumbing', data, using API library classes, common business logic patterns and their implementation using control structures, methods and modularity, value and reference types, coding custom driver and concept classes, class inheritance, interfaces, multi-class applications.

Technological requirements

On-campus

Workshop and/or tutorials or problem classes This teaching and learning approach helps students to initially encounter information via prescribed pre-reading materials, discuss, explore and be quizzed on the this information during a subsequent workshop, and put it into practice in a hands-on lab environment that is preceded by a lab preparation tutorial.

Examination (3 hours and 10 minutes): 60%; In-semester assessment: 40%

Justification: It is not possible to examine non-superficially all the material covered in this first year introductory programming unit in just 2 hours. Being an introductory unit, the number of fundamental programming topics covered is considerable. These topics are all equally important to assess in order for students to demonstrate they are prepared for subsequent programming units. In addition students will usually rough out a coding solution before transferring it to a neater version that can be marked. As most of the questions in the exam require coded solutions this time-consuming process is repeated many times.

1. Pre-reading Quizzes: - 10% - ULO: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
2. Workshop, short quizzes: - 10% - ULO: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
3. Laboratory Assessments: - 20% - ULO: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
4. Examination: - 60% - ULO: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Minimum total expected workload equals 12 hours per week comprising:

(a.) Contact hours for on-campus students:

(b.) Additional requirements (all students):

In any given week of the semester all tutorials must be scheduled after the lectorial/workshop but before any labs