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

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 FZA2034 effective Semester 2, 2020. These units will be managed by South Africa and therefore no separate Monatar entries will be made

29/06/2018: Admin - amendment to Assessment removing the 30 minutes reading and noting time and reverting to the standard 10 minutes reading and noting time, as per FEC Email Meeting 1/18.

21 Mar 2017 - Changed the examination duration in the assessment summary.

13 July 2016 - South Africa requested that FIT1051 be included as a prerequisite for this unit as they no longer offer FIT1002 or FIT1040. The CE agreed (via email) that this prerequisite could be added to this unit.

5 December 2013: Unit Learning Outcomes (Objectives) are updated so that they are AQF compliant.

4 December, 2013: Due to the redesign of the unit to account for the pre-requisite now being FIT1040, some unit objectives have been removed so as not to give a false sense of the breadth of the unit.

6 Sept 2012: Revised the unit objective, unit synopsis and prerequisite knowledge to reflect the addition of the new prerequisite unit FIT1040.

September 2012: Added FIT1040 as an alternative prerequisite to FIT1002 for 2013. Approved by CE (Chris Ling) via email on 4/09/2012.

Remove FIT1008 from prohibitions - discussed with CEs of FIT1008 and FIT2034 and determined that units were NOT 80% similar.

This prohibition list has been updated to include FIT1008 which is 80% similar to FIT2034. Change to be implemented from Semester 1, 2011.

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

19/11/2020: Admin - this unit was disestablished at FEC 5/20 on 12/11/2020 as it is no longer required.

This is a core unit in the Bachelor of Information Technology and Systems (BITS) majors in Systems Development, Net-centric Computing, Security, Multimedia Games Development, Applications Development and Networks.

It continues the introduction to software development and software engineering which begins in the faculty common core unit FIT1040. It utilises the Java programming language to illustrate programming concepts and object-oriented techniques. It gives students practice in using them to design, develop and test computer programs.

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 common core.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

• implement basic programming concepts through designing and constructing simple programs using Java as the implementation language
• explain object-oriented concepts such as inheritance, polymorphism, and abstract classes and interfaces and interpret how they are implemented in Java
• apply the object-oriented design principles to a multiple-class object-oriented program
• construct Java programs that include graphical user interface with event handling, collection classes, exception handling and files for persistent data storage
• identify a range of modern tools to support the process of programming complex software systems

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The emphasis in this unit is on the application of fundamental programming concepts using an object-oriented programming language. It also introduces more advanced object-oriented programming topics such as inheritance and polymorphism. It gives students a deeper understanding of programming and gives more practical skills in designing, building and testing larger computer programs, including ones having graphical user interfaces, and utilising file I/O.

Stuart Reges and Marty Stepp. (2014). Building Java Programs: A Back to Basics Approach . (3rd Edition (2nd Edition also acceptable)) Addison Wesley (ISBN: 0-13-336090-3).

Recommended resources

Useful Software Whilst the JDK provides the compiler and runtime interpreter for the Java language, you will most likely want to make use of an Integrated Development Environment (IDE). You may use any IDE that you are comfortable with, but we strongly suggest you use Eclipse , because of the features included within it and its popularity within the industry. Eclipse can be downloaded from http://www.eclipse.org http://www.eclipse.org/

Technological requirements You must have the Java SE 7 Software Development Kit (called the JDK) installed on your computer. This software can be downloaded for free from the internet by going to http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html and clicking on the 'download' button in the JDK column. Note that some IDEs (see below) install their own version of the SDK - this is fine, provided that it is compatible to Java SE 7. Some IDEs require the SDK to be separately installed.

On-campus and Off-Campus Learning(OCL)

Examination (2 hours): 50%; In-semester assessment: 50%

1. Open Book Online Practical Test 1 (Duration = 2 Hours, during the lab session) : - 10% - ULO: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
2. Open Book Online Practical Test 2 (Duration = 2 Hours): - 20% - ULO: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
3. Open Book Online Practical Test 3 (Duration = 2 Hours) : - 20% - ULO: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
4. Final Written Exam: - 50% - ULO: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Minimum total expected workload equals 12 hours per week comprising:

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

(b.) Study schedule for off-campus students:

(c.) Additional requirements (all students):

FIT

FIT1040 or FIT1002 or FIT1051