SIT102 - Introduction to Programming
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Aaron Spence Trimester 2: Lashi Bandara |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | MSC211, SITM102 |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 3 hour seminar per week, weekly meetings, 2 x 90 minute assessments (weeks 5 and 7). |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | Online independent and collaborative learning including 1 x 2 hour online seminar per week, weekly meetings, 2 x 90 minute assessments (weeks 5 and 7) and 1 x 10 minute assessment meeting (via video call) per trimester. |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Note:Equipment requirements: Learning experiences and assessment activities in this unit require that students have access to specific computing equipment, including a microphone/headset and webcam. The expected cost of this equipment for this unit is $80. This equipment will also be usable in subsequent units. | |
Content
Computing systems enable innovation and dramatic change in the world and the way we live in it. The capability of these systems evolve through people designing and developing new and innovative software solutions. Whether you are driving this revolution, or benefiting from it, you need to learn how computers work, and how people create software to drive computing processes. In this unit you will learn the fundamentals of structured programming and explore the mechanics of how these programs operate within the computer. The foundational knowledge and skills that you build in this unit will underpin both further programming units and your understanding of broader computing and communication systems in Information Technology contexts.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Evaluate procedural program code for correct use of coding conventions, and use code tracing and debugging techniques to identify and correct issues. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Design, develop, and test procedural programs using specified programming languages to achieve defined program goals, including effective use of data types, programming statements, control flow structures and modularisation techniques. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Explain the principles of structured procedural programming, using appropriate terminology and by relating these principles to programming syntax and structures developed. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Analyse, critique the quality, and reflect upon a portfolio of artefacts to justify the achievements of specified objectives and goals with evidence. | GLO6: Self-management |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learning portfolio | Portfolio consisting of at least 10 programs, 2 program traces, and a learning summary report | 100% | Week 12 |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Hurdle requirement
To be eligible to obtain a pass in this unit, students must meet certain milestones as part of the portfolio.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for SIT102 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Unit Fee Information
Fees and charges vary depending on the type of fee place you hold, your course, your commencement year, the units you choose to study and their study discipline, and your study load.
Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.
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