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Programming Fundamentals

Undergraduate | USA-COMP1044 | 2020

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Build on your skills in Python. Learn with hands-on tasks in which you'll write programs according to the weekly topic. Learn through videos, readings, tasks and quizzes. Cover testing, how to prove a program works, debugging, maintenance and more.

Study method
100% online
Assessments
Subject may require attendance
Entry requirements
Prior study needed
Duration
10 weeks

FEE-HELP available

Programming Fundamentals

About this subject

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

    1. Apply strategies (problem-solving techniques) to conceptualise problems, and formulate a solution, including mapping the solution to classes within the Python programming language.
    2. Understand and apply concepts of inheritance and polymorphism
    3. Debug and fix code defects.
    4. Apply international coding style standards.
    5. Communicate appropriately with professional colleagues through source code documentation.

Entry requirements

Prior study

You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Study load

0.125 EFTSL
This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

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