FIT9131 is one of the foundation units for the Master of Information Technology and Master of Business Information Systems degrees.

17/7/13 Correcting prohibition, amending mode of teaching. Effective Semester 1 2014.

15/1/2014 Amending the learning objectives to learning outcomes. Effective Semester 1 2014.

7/07/2014 - Added FIT5131 as prohibition and Malaysia to location of offering.

19/08/2016 - Admin: Update unit name as per the ADE email 5/8/16. Effective Semester 1, 2017.

20/1/2017 - Changed the duration of the exam to comply with new University policy. Effective Semester 1 2017.

8/6/2017 - Removed the 30 minutes reading and noting time for the exam after clarification of new University policy. Effective Semester 2 2017.

20/9/2019: Admin - updating exam duration to include additional 10 minutes as per University requirement.

17/09/2020 - Admin: Update to include new assessment and teaching approach fields as per Handbook requirements.

FIT9131 is one of the foundation units for the Master of Information Technology and Master of Business Information Systems postgraduate students. It prepares students so that they will understand the theoretical and practical aspects of providing computer solutions to real world problems.

On successful completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. design, construct, test and document small computer programs using Java;
2. interpret and demonstrate software engineering principles of maintainability, readability, and modularisation;
3. explain and apply the concepts of the "object-oriented" style of programming.

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This unit aims to provide students with the basic concepts involved in the development of well structured software using a programming language. It concentrates on the development of problem solving skills applicable to all stages of the development process. Students gain experience with the translation of a problem specification into a program design, and the implementation of that design into a programming language. The subject introduces software engineering topics such as maintainability, readability, testing, documentation, modularisation, and reasoning about correctness of programs. Students are expected to read and understand existing code as well as develop new code.

Barnes and Kolling. (2016). Objects First with Java. (6th Edition) Prentice Hall.

Technological requirements

Java and the BlueJ development environment. This software is installed in the student computer labs at Clayton campus. You may bring and use your own laptop/notebook.

Software available on CD with the prescribed textbook or Java free download from Sun website at http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/ and BlueJ free download from BlueJ website at http://www.bluej.org/

On-campus and off-campus.

Examination 60%: 2 hours and 10 minutes. In-semester assessment: 40%

1. Pre-tutorial tasks - 5% - ULO: 1, 2, 3
2. Assignment 1 - 10% - ULO: 1, 2, 3
3. Assignment 2 - 25% - ULO: 1, 2, 3
4. End of semester examination - 60% - ULO: 1, 2, 3

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Minimum total expected workload equals 12 hours per week comprising:

(a.) Contact hours for on-campus students:

(b.) Study schedule for off-campus students:

(c.) Additional requirements (all students):

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