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COMP485 C/C++ for Scientists and Engineers

Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Trimester 1 Off Campus
Armidale Trimester 1 On Campus
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites COMP131 or COMP530 or candidature in GradCertCompSc or GradDipCompSc or MCompSc
Co-requisites None
Restrictions COMP285 or COMP585
Notes None
Combined Units COMP285 - C/C++ for Scientists and Engineers
Coordinator(s) Ashoka Jayawardena (ashoka@turing.une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit covers introductory and advanced C++ programming. COMP485 is based on the undergraduate unit COMP285 with additional load consisting of extra questions on assignments and examinations and additional learning outcomes. Candidates for COMP485 will be expected to show a greater level of understanding of the unit material than that required for COMP285. Students who complete COMP285 are not permitted to enrol for COMP485.
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.

C++: How to Program, International Version
ISBN: 9780132662369
Deitel, P.J. and Deitel, H.M., Pearson Education 8th ed. 2011
Text refers to: Trimester 1 , On and Off Campus
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assignment 1 15% On/Off Campus
Assessment Notes
Programming task
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3, 4 GA: 1, 3, 4, 6
Assignment 2 15% On/Off Campus
Assessment Notes
Programming task.
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3, 4 GA: 1, 3, 4, 6
Assignment 3 10% On/Off Campus
Assessment Notes
Programming or Essay.
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3, 4 GA: 1, 3, 4, 6
Final Examination 2 hrs 60% On/Off Campus
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3, 4 GA: 1, 2, 4, 6

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. design and develop programs using the C++ language
  2. apply concepts of object-oriented programming using C++
  3. apply concepts of pointers as used in the C++ language
  4. understand advanced object-oriented concepts of the C++ language

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
This is a important area in IT. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Practised in bulletin board participation. 		True
3 Global Perspectives
Critical thinking within C++ programming within global context is taught. 		True True True
4 Information Literacy
The unit involves computer skills. 		True True True
6 Problem Solving
The unit involves implementation of solutions using C++ language. 		True True True
   

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