Overview

Students are introduced to basic structured programming concepts needed for programming development in a variety of environments such as spreadsheets, web, desktop and mobile applications. Students will apply basic design and useability concepts to simple applications.

Requisites

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Demonstrate an understanding of basic structured programming concepts and constructs
  • Use programming skills and basic usability principles to design and implement simple applications
  • Contrast applications generated by Content Management Systems with those created by software developers
  • Apply testing strategies to demonstrate that an application meets its specifications

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out)
Lecture		1.00 12 weeks 12
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out)
Tutorial Labs		2.00 12 weeks 24
Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out)
Individual Study		9.50 12 weeks 114
TOTAL150

OUA

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Online
Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning		12.50 12 weeks 150
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
PortfolioIndividual 100% 1,2,3,4 

Content

Topics may include:

  • Basic programming components and constructs (such as variables, data types and operations, sequence, selection, iteration, logical conditions, functions) using a programming language such as JavaScript
  • Basics of good design, useability
  • Basics of good testing techniques
  • Using programming concepts to extend applications developed using Content Management Systems such as WordPress and WordPress Frameworks
  • Dealing with an object model (such as a spreadsheet object model)
  • Automating spreadsheet functionality

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.