FIT9013 is equivalent to FIT2034. (FIT2034 is a core unit in the Bachelor of Information Technology and Systems for the Applications Development and Networks major). FIT9013 replaces GCO9808 which was equivalent to GCO1812 (which was replaced by FIT1007, which was then replaced by FIT2034).

This unit has been updated as part of a 2009 review and comparison of data with current Handbook, Syllabus + and Callista data.

30/11/2017 - Unit disestablished at FEC 5/17 Item 7.3.

This is a foundation unit for the Master of Applied Information Technology (MAIT) and Graduate Certificate students. It is equivalent to FIT1007, which is a first year unit of study. Knowledge of programming is a fundamental activity underlying all computer systems.

This unit follows on from FIT9008, which teaches introductory programming consistent with the faculty core unit FIT1002 Computer Programming. This unit 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 these concepts and techniques to design, develop and test larger and more complicated programs. This in turn prepares students to go on to the unit (GCO3512, GCO9807), which provides a more in-depth study on data structures and algorithms.

At the completion of this unit, students will:

• demonstrate an understanding of advanced object-oriented concepts such as inheritance, polymorphism, and abstract classes and interfaces as provided for in Java;
• be able to create programs that provide a graphical user interface and use event handling;
• be able to write programs involving abstract and dynamic data structures, and implement algorithms for searching, insertion and deletion;
• be able to use the collection classes in the Java API;
• be able to implement algorithms that utilise recursion;
• have an understanding of design principles for building a multiple-class object-oriented program;
• be able to implement exception handling techniques;
• be able to use files for persistent storage of data;
• be able to construct test harnesses for multiple-class programs;
• demonstrate an understanding of the range and purpose of modern tools to support the process of programming complex software systems.

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Following on from FIT9008, this unit introduces more advanced object-oriented programming topics than its prerequisite, such as inheritance and polymorphism. It gives students a deeper understanding of programming and data structures by introducing recursion and dynamic data structures. It also gives more practical skills in designing, building and testing larger computer programs, including ones having graphical user interfaces, and utilising file I/O. Modern software tools to support programming activities of testing and group-based development are also demonstrated.

On-campus and Off-Campus Learning(OCL)

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

FIT

GCO9805 or FIT9008 or equivalent

Students are assumed to: know the difference between a class and an object; be able to read/explain existing Java code (at a basic level); and be able to implement a design in Java using multiple interacting classes and techniques such as sequence, selection, repetition, methods and parameter passing, scoping.