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COMP131 Computer Science I

Updated: 10 August 2009
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Semester 1 On line
Armidale Semester 1 On Campus
Armidale Semester 2 On line
Armidale Semester 2 On Campus
ISBT Sydney ISBT Semester 1 On Campus
ISBT Sydney ISBT Semester 2 On Campus
ISBT Sydney ISBT Summer On Campus
Online level
  • Level D - Comp/internet essential
  • Level E - Wholly online unit
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
12 February 2009 15 February 2009 Non-Mandatory
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites None
Co-requisites None
Restrictions COMP130 or COMP131A or COMP531
Notes

on-campus online D; off-campus online E; off-campus students will need access to a computer with a JAVA language compiler and Internet access is required in order to complete this unit off-campus.

Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Serge Bogeholz (sbogeho2@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit is the foundation for the computer science strand, introducing techniques for computer program development using a high-level structured programming language. Topics include: control structures; data types; algorithm design and analysis; hardware components; a user view of operating systems and computer networks. The unit also includes a component on social implications, ethics and professional practice in information technology.

Prescribed Material
Mandatory
Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Starting out with Java: Early Objects
ISBN: 9780321497680
Gaddis, T., Addison Wesley 3rd ed. 2007
Text refers to: Semesters 1 and 2; ISBT Semesters 1 and 2 and ISBT SUMMER , On Campus and Online
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
   

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