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12703 (v.2) Engineering Programming 104


 

Area:

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

5.0

Lecture:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Tutorial:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Laboratory:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Prerequisite(s):

12702 (v.2) Computer Engineering 103 or any previous version

Syllabus:

The discipline of programming. Algorithms. Top-down design. The ANSI C programming Language - I/O, variables, types, constants, expressions, decision making, arrays, functions, parameters, pointers, structures, files, dynamic memory allocation, linked lists, recursion, command line arguments. The design of large systems. The software design lifecycle.
 

Unit Outcomes:

On successful completion of this unit students will have gained an understanding of the role of software in a computer system, the importance and concepts of top-down design, the application of basic numerical methods to solving engineering problems and the role of implementation in the larger software lifecycle. They will have gained competence in implementing an algorithm to a computer program and will be able to write programs of simple to intermediate complexity using the ANSI standard version of the C programming language. Finally, they will gain an awareness of the importance of conforming to standards in order to achieve software portability, the importance of adopting a programming style that emphasises clarity, testability and maintainability and the distictions between software engineering and programming skill.

Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases.

Unit References:

Kernighan, B. W. and Ritchie, D. M., 1998, 'The C Programming Language', 2nd ed., Prentice Hall.

Unit Texts:

Hanly, J. R. and Koffman, E. B., 2001, 'C Program Design for Engineers', 2nd ed., Addison Wesley.
 

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Lab Reports 15%. Work Book 5%. Assignment 15%. Mid Semester Examination 15%. Final Examination 50%.

Field of Education:

 31300 Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Technology (Narrow Grouping)

HECS Band (if applicable):

2  

Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information:

 Informational  

Result Type:

 Grade/Mark


Availability

YearLocationPeriodInternalArea ExternalCentral External
2004Bentley CampusSemester 2Y  

Area
External
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research.
Central
External
refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

 
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