307301 (v.1) Engineering Programming 106

Area:	Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Credits:	12.5
Contact Hours:	3.0
Tutorial:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Laboratory:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Anti Requisite(s):	1920 (v.6) Software Technology 151
Prerequisite(s):	12702 (v.2) Computer Engineering 103 or any previous version OR 305672 (v.1) Computer Engineering 107 or any previous version
Syllabus:	Discipline of programming. Algorithms. Top-down design. 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. 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.
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:	Kernighan B. W. and Ritchie D. M., 1998, 'The C Programming Language', 2nd Ed, Prentice Hall.
Unit Text:	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 Test 15%. Final Examination 50%. This is by grade/mark assessment.