Undergraduate USA-COMP1047-2023

Programming Concepts

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Duration

10 weeks

Study method

100% Online

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Assessments

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Prior study

Not required

Start dates

03 Apr 2023

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Subject details

What you'll learn

By the end of this 10-week course, you’ll be able to:

Apply problem solving strategies to move from a problem statement to a code solution.
Implement, test and debug programs using the C programming language and choose appropriate conditional and iteration constructs for a given programming task.
Analyse and explain the behaviour of programs.
Program a microcontroller to perform a simple task relevant to a civil, electrical, mechanical or other engineering problem.
Apply good programming practices, specifically, international coding style standards and source code documentation.

Topics covered

- Introduction to C Programming
- C Standard Library, User Controlled Input and Output, Control Structures – If statements
- Control Structures – loops (while and for), Coding Conventions
- Arrays and Strings, Problem Solving Process
- Functions and Debugging
- Introduction to Arduino, Problem Solving Strategies
- Pointers
- File Processing, Dynamic Memory Allocation
- Structures, Multi-file Programs

Entry requirements

No eligibility requirements

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Description

In this course, you’ll be introduced to programming and will learn the C programming language. This is a widely supported language, which has influenced many other languages. Your knowledge of C and key programming concepts covered in this course can be applied to many other programming languages.

This course covers how to get data in and out of C programs, how we control which parts of the program run, and how we can store and access data in memory. You’ll also cover programming the Arduino, which is a low cost board that runs C code and allows the code to interact with circuits.

UniSA Online’s 10-week short courses give you the flexibility to upskill in a certain area, stay current with developments in your field, diversify your knowledge, or even explore a new direction in your career – without having to commit to the time and cost of a full university degree.

Delivered 100% online, you’ll be able to study where and when it suits you. Access online academic and student support seven days a week, fit study around work and life commitments, view learning resources 24/7, and log in to the interactive online environment anywhere, any time and on any device.

This is a second-year course from UniSA Online’s Associate Degree in Engineering.

Should your course have an exam it will be scheduled for Australian Central Standard Time or Australian Central Daylight Time, depending on the time of the year.

Assessments

Programming (50%)
Invigilated Exam (50%)

Textbooks

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