Introduction to Software Engineering (5531.7)
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| EFTSL | Credit points | Faculty |
| 0.125 | 3 | Faculty Of Education, Science, Technology & Maths |
| Discipline | Study level | HECS Bands |
| Academic Program Area - Maths & Technology | Level 1 - Undergraduate Introductory Unit | Band 2 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 3 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) |
Learning outcomes
1. Students who complete this unit will be able to: Understand the nature of the discipline of Software engineering;2. Describe the responsibilities placed upon a software engineer;
3. Construct debug and test small programs;
4. Use fundamental data structures including pointers and arrays;
5. Be able to analyse simple algorithms;
6. Describe the phases of the software engineering life cycle.
Graduate attributes
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
Prerequisites
NoneCorequisites
None.Incompatible units
NoneEquivalent units
NoneAssumed knowledge
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Required texts
There is no mandatory texbook.
Enough information will be provided on or linked from the web sites to complete the course to a satisfactory standard.
The unit convenor recomends that students weak or needing additional support in learning programming obtain and read the following book/e-book:
C Programming in One Hour a Day, Sams Teach Yourself, Seventh Edition
by Dean Miller, Peter Aitken, Bradley L. Jones
Publisher: Sams
Submission of assessment items
Extensions & Late submissions
Marked Tutorial 1 is by demonstartion in your tutorial
Marked Tutorial 2 is by demonstartion in your tutorial
Main Assignment - to be submitted on moodle
Special assessment requirements
NOTE1: The exam is marked out of 100 (it will later be scaled to be out of 60 for accumulation in the aggregate mark), in order to pass the unit the student must get a grade of 50 or more in the exam. If the student fails the exam (i.e. gets less than 50%) then the exam mark will be the students mark for the entire unit.
NOTE2: The lecturer/moderator reserves the right to increase a student's mark for academic merit. This is done rarely but can be done for: consistency, elegance, forum participation or creativity.
NOTE3: If a student is guilty of deliberate plagiarism they should expect a fail grade for the work being assessed. If a student is caught plagiarising twice it will result in a fail grade for the subject..
NOTE4: If optional work is not submitted the student will receive a grade of 0 for that work.
Supplementary assessment
Supplementary assessment is not offered in this unit unless required by the relevant university policy.
In order to pass the unit you must pass the exam
In order to pass the unit the student must get a grade of 50% or more in the exam. If the student fails the exam (i.e. gets less than 50%) then the exam mark will be the students mark for the entire unit.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Only Basic Calculators (eg four function calculators, see the slides in week 1) will be permitted in the exam.
Calculators that have binary, octal or hexadecimal conversion functions will not be permitted in the exam and should you bring one into the exam I will assume you are trying to cheat.
Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.
Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.
UC students have to complete the Academic Integrity Module annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).
UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.
Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.
Learner engagement
Expected Average Student Workload:
a) Lectures (on campus or online): = 24h
b) Tutorials / Computer labs: 12 x 1h = 12h
c) Accessing on line content and web: = 15h
d) Preparation (lectures, tutorials, computer labs) 12 x 2h = 24h
e) Marked Tutorial 1 = 10h
f) Marked Tutorial 2 = 10h
g) Main Assignment = 25h
h) Final Exam (incl. preparation) = 30h
Total 150 hours
Participation requirements
You should attend the first and last lecture, additionally you must attend suficient tutorials to demostrate your marked tutorials.
I Strongly recomend that students attend the weekly lectures and at least one tutorial each week.
Your participation in both class and online activities will enhance your understanding of the unit content and therefore the quality of your assessment responses. Lack of participation may result in your inability to satisfactorily pass assessment items.
Required IT skills
Ability to operate a computer (i.e., log in, find and run programs).
In-unit costs
There are no specific additional costs, however students are expected to provide 2 USB solid state storage devices to back up their assignment and tutorial work. The space requirement is less than 1 GB
Work placement, internships or practicums
No Applicable
Additional information
Students are responsible for ensuring they have a suitable number of USB flash drives to ensure the safe backup of their assignment and tutorial material. I recommend two flash drives each with 500MB allocated to this subject.
