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Duration
12 weeks
Study method
100% Online
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Assessments
Subjects may require attendance
Prior study
Not required
Start dates
- 31 Jul 2023
- 06 Nov 2023
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Subject details
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- • Algorithms and flowcharts.
- • Statements and expressions.
- • Booleans and conditional execution.
- • Iteration.
- • Functions and objects.
- • Strings and files.
- • Using data structures.
- • Software errors
- • Using modules.
- • Structuring and documenting code.
- • Algorithm design strategies.
Others
Students cannot be enrolled in the following courses: SHCEB, SHCE, SHEEE, SHENIB and SHENI. Past La Trobe University students who have previously completed CSE4IP (Introduction to Programming), or CSE1PES (Programming for Engineers and Scientists) are ineligible to enrol in this subject.
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
In this subject you are introduced to the steps involved in designing and creating a software solution to simple real-life problems. To enable students to design a program, the subject introduces the way to break down the problems into smaller parts and analyse them methodically by using simple techniques such as drawing flowcharts. You will be introduced to the Python programming language as a means of creating executable program code to implement working software solutions.
- Eight weekly coding exercises (equivalent to 150 words each) (10%)
- Programming assignment (equivalent to 1000 words) (40%)
- 2-hour final examination (equivalent to 2000 words) (50%)
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