Undergraduate MUR-ICT159-2020

Foundations of Programming

Tackle the fundamentals of programming – from data structures to programming language and testing methodologies. Learn to create algorithms and use sequence, selection and iteration to solve problems.

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Duration

13 weeks

Study method

100% online

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Assessments

Subjects may require attendance

Prior study

Not required

Study terms

31 Aug 2020

This research-based university in Perth has a strong interdisciplinary focus and a reputation for outstanding teaching and ground-breaking research. With more than 22,000 students and 2,000 staff from over 90 countries, and campuses in Dubai and Singapore, Murdoch embraces free thinking, shared ideas and knowledge to make a difference, and Open Universities Australia is certainly part of that.

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Subject details

What you'll learn

On successful completion of the subject you should be able to:

construct algorithms to solve basic to intermediate problems using a combination of sequence, selection and iteration
implement such algorithms in a common programming language
apply the methodology of top-down design to the construction of solutions and implement these solutions in a modular way
be familiar with a number of basic data structures commonly used in computer programming.

Topics covered

- Introduction and Algorithms
- Introduction to Programming and Sequence
- Selection
- Iteration
- Modular Programming
- Arrays
- The file I/O
- Data Structures
- Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming

Entry requirements

Equivalent subjects

You cannot enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:

MUR-ICT159U-Foundations of Programming

Special requirements

No special requirements

Description

This subject introduces key aspects of computer programming including data storage and manipulation, and problem solving using a high-level programming language. Topics include: algorithms and problem solving; testing methodologies; fundamental aspects of a programming language including data types, input/output, simple selection and iteration control structures, data structures, one-dimensional arrays; and introduction to the concepts involved in object-oriented programming.

Please Note: All students studying at Murdoch University will need to complete the compulsory unit, Murdoch Academic Passport (MAP100), which only takes 2-3 hours to complete online. Find out more: http://goto.murdoch.edu.au/MurdochAcademicPassport.

Assessments

Problem-solving (10%)
Problem-solving (20%)
Invigilated Exam (40%)
Laboratory work (30%)

Textbooks

Current study term (30 Aug 20 to 29 Nov 20)

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