Key facts
UNE unit code: ICT101
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- Trimester 1 - On Campus
- Trimester 1 - Online
- Trimester 3 - Online
- Armidale Campus
- Yes
- No
- Yes
- 6
Unit information
In an era of rapid technological innovation, data and the capacity to process it are the most valuable assets in many fields. Studying this unit, you will learn how data is represented, stored and processed in computer systems.
Extending your high-level technological literacy, the unit introduces you to a way of thinking that uses abstraction to move from low level hardware concepts to higher level programming concepts.
Working through the natural progression of related concepts in computer programming, you will first explore how circuits can implement logic, then how logic lets us implement computer architecture (memory, processors), and how assembly language lets us write programs that manipulate data, before circling back to the relationship between programs and logic.
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For further information about UNE's teaching periods, please go to Principal Dates.
| Teaching period | Mode/location |
|---|---|
| Trimester 1 | On Campus, Armidale Campus |
| Trimester 1 | Online |
| Trimester 3 | Online |
*Offering is subject to availability
Intensive schools
There are no intensive schools required for this unit.
Enrolment rules
There are no requisites for this unit.
Notes
Please refer to the student handbook for current details on this unit.
Unit coordinator(s)
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
- explain how data and information is represented within a computer system and how it is manipulated and processed;
- demonstrate an understanding of layers of abstraction and how computer architectures are built from underlying digital components;
- explain the fundamental principles of data structures, data representations, data storage and relationships between data; and
- demonstrate an understanding of the relationships between logic, reasoning, data, and programs.
Assessment information
Assessments are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.
| Title | Must Complete | Weight | Offerings | Assessment Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 | No | 10% | All offerings | Computational assessment. |
| Assessment 2 | No | 15% | All offerings | Computational assessment. |
| Assessment 3 | No | 15% | All offerings | Computational assessment. |
| Final Examination - Assurance Task | Yes | 40% | All offerings | Final Exam: Supervised MyLearn Task. It is mandatory to pass this component in order to pass the unit. |
| Quizzes | No | 20% | All offerings | 10 Quizzes at 2% each. |
Learning resources
Textbooks are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.
Note: Referenced material may be held in the University Library — purchase is optional.
Digital Design and Computer Architecture
ISBN: 9780123944245
Harris, D. and Harris, S., Elsevier 2nd ed. 2012
Text refers to: All offerings
Essential Logic for Computer Science
ISBN: 9780262039185
Page, R. and Gamboa, R., MIT Press 1st ed. 2019
Text refers to: All offerings
Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software
ISBN: 9780137909100
Petzold, C., Microsoft Press 2nd ed. 2022
Text refers to: All offerings
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