307540 (v.1) Engineering Computing 100

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Area:	Department of First Year Engineering Studies
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	5.0
Lecture:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Tutorial:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Practical:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Syllabus:	Introduction to the design of software and Java programming. Compiling and executing a Java program. Primitive data types. Numeric expressions - operators and operator precedence. Method argument passing, boolean expressions, program documentation. Introduction to control structures - if-then-else, multi-way selection - the switch statement. Looping control structures - while loop, do-while loop, for loop. Introduction to object oriented programming, message passing, inheritance, abstract classes. Implementation of object oriented programming in Java. Arrays as a concept and their implementation in Java. The vector class in Java. Simple searching and sorting algorithms. Introduction to measuring algorithm efficiency.
Unit Outcomes:	On completion of this unit students will be familiar with Unix as a programming environment (during the practicals); be able to demonstrate the ability to design in the object oriented paradigm, and implement in an object oriented language i.e. Java; have a sound understanding of information passing both in an object-oriented sense and in Java; have a good understanding of arrays, when to use them and how they work (main data structure needed for engineering).
Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.
Unit References:	No prescribed references.
Unit Texts:	Slack. J.M. (2000). Programming and Problem Solving with Java. New York. Brooks/Cole, Thomson Learning. Robertson. L.A. (2000). Simple Program Design: A Step by Step Approach. New York. Nelson Thomas Learning.
Unit Assessment Breakdown:	Final Examination 50%, Practical Assignment 50%. This is by grade/mark assessment.
Year Location Period Internal Area External Central External 2004 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y     2004 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y     2004 Miri Sarawak Campus Semester 1 Y     2004 Miri Sarawak Campus Semester 2 Y