307587 (v.1) Computing Skills 101

Area:	Department of Computing
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	4.0
The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline.
Lecture:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Practical:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Syllabus:	Designed for students who have studied TEE Applicable Mathematics. Topics include spreadsheet fundamentals using Excel. Spreadsheets and graphics with Excel. Matrices and linear algebra in Excel. Basic programming concepts. Variables and data types and some simple program examples. Subroutines and functions in Visual Basic. Built-in functions. Interaction between the user and macros. Control structures. Selection including select case, iteration, do until loop, do while loop, for loop. Results presentation in Excel. Introduction to Maple. Graphical representation of data. Roots of equation. Linear equations. Markov matrices. Graphics using Maple.
To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement.
Field of Education:	020103 Programming
SOLT (Online) Definitions*:	Supplemental *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type:	Grade/Mark

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Partially Online Internal	Area External	Central External	Fully Online
2008	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External