ENG 1003 - Programming (Matlab and Excel)
North Terrace Campus - Semester 1 - 2024
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General Course Information
Course Details
Course Code ENG 1003 Course Programming (Matlab and Excel) Coordinating Unit Centre for STEM Education and Innovation Term Semester 1 Level Undergraduate Location/s North Terrace Campus Units 3 Contact Up to 6 hours per week Available for Study Abroad and Exchange Y Incompatible ENG 1002, COMP SCI 1012, COMP SCI 1015, COMP SCI 1101, COMP SCI 1201, CHEM ENG 1011 or C&ENVENG 1012 Restrictions Core course for students in BChem, BPetro, BCivil, BEnviro, BMining, BArch&Struct and double degrees with these primary Programs. Course is available as an elective to students in other programs. Not available to B. Information Technology students. Assessment Practicals, Project, Exam Course Staff
Course Coordinator: Dr Cheryl Pope
Course Timetable
The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.
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Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course students will be able to:
1 Interpet and decompose problems in computational domains 2 Compose solutions using an incremental software process 3 Justify and demonstrate understanding of the factors motivating the software development process 4 Verify software by inspection and generate feedback from testing 5 Apply software development processes to practical problems 6 Analyse and model data from engineering processes
The above course learning outcomes are aligned with the Engineers Australia Entry to Practice Competency Standard for the Professional Engineer. The course develops the following EA Elements of Competency to levels of introductory (A), intermediate (B), advanced (C):
1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 A C A — A — A B A — — — A B A — University Graduate Attributes
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:
University Graduate Attribute Course Learning Outcome(s) Attribute 1: Deep discipline knowledge and intellectual breadth
Graduates have comprehensive knowledge and understanding of their subject area, the ability to engage with different traditions of thought, and the ability to apply their knowledge in practice including in multi-disciplinary or multi-professional contexts.
1 - 6 Attribute 2: Creative and critical thinking, and problem solving
Graduates are effective problems-solvers, able to apply critical, creative and evidence-based thinking to conceive innovative responses to future challenges.
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Learning Resources
Required Resources
MATLAB: A Practical Introduction to Programming and Problem Solving
Author: Attaway, Stormy
Publication Date: 2018-08-17
Edition: 5
ISBN: 9780128154793
Publisher: Elsevier Science
Free Digital download available to students through Barr Smith Library
Hard copies available in book shopOnline Learning
All course materials can be accessed through MyUni -
Learning & Teaching Activities
Learning & Teaching Modes
This course follows a weekly pattern of complementary activities to guide your learning and practice. Each week you will work through:
Pre-recorded concept videos with quizzes
In-person whole class exercise and demo sessions (tutorial)
In-lab programming workshop
Tutor supported practical programming sessions
Knowledge depth quizzes (mastery quizzes) for checking your knowledge depth
There is mandatory attendance for practical exams and project presentation.
Active engagement and participation in all activities is expected.Workload
The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.
The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.
This course has an assumed workload of 10-12 hours per week. 6 hours are supported with face to face activities and an additional 4-6 hours of practice, review and preparation is expected.Learning Activities Summary
Learning activities are in two groups:
1) Formative activities: these activities are designed to help you learn. The focus is on practice and personal feedback to help you deepen your understanding.
Weekly workshop
Online videos and quizzes
Interactive lectures
Discussion board
2) Summative activities: these activities are designed primarily to assess your learning. The focus is on assessment. These activities will have general group feedback but not individual detailed feedback.
Weekly mastery quizzes
Weekly practicals
Practical Exams
Final ExamSpecific Course Requirements
Due to the cumulative nature of the course concepts, enrolment after the course has started is strongly discouraged. Enrolments after the last day to enrol online will not be approved.
Each week this course builds on concepts from previous weeks so starting this course late is not recommended. Each week missed is about 10-12 hours of additional work. If you are unable to catch up this amount of additional work, on top of your normal course load, by the start of week 5, you should seek advice from an askECMS course advisor to drop the course and take it in a later semester.
The following accomodations are offered, on application, for late enrolments:
* if you have enrolled between Wed of week 1 and Wed of week 2, your week 1 assessment due dates will be extended by 1 week.
* if you have enrolled between Wed of week 2 and Monday of week 3 (last day to enrol)
your week 1 and 2 assessment due dates will be extended to the start of week 4
your week 3 assessment due date will be extended to the start of week 5
In all instances, you must be fully caught up by the start of week 5 when the first practical exam will be held. -
Assessment
The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:
- Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
- Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
- Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
- Assessment must maintain academic standards.
Assessment Summary
* The specific due date for each assessment task will be available on MyUni.Assessment Task Weighting (%) Individual/ Group Formative/ Summative Due (week)* Hurdle criteria Learning outcomes Weekly Mastery Quiz 12 Individual Summative Weeks 1-12 2. 3. 5. Participation (Workshops & Interactive Lectures) up to 6** Group Formative Weeks 1-12 2. 3. Practicals 12 Individual Formative Weeks 1-12 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Final exam 40 Individual Summative Exam Period Min 40% 3. 4. 6. Prac Exams 10 Individual Summative Week 5, Week 12 1. 4. 6. Project 20 Individual Formative Weeks 7 1. 2. 4. 5. Total 100
** Final mark is max of:
.95 * assessment other than participation + .06 * participation
OR
1.0 * assessment other than participation.
Participation can only improve your mark, it can not reduce your mark.
This assessment breakdown complies with the University's Assessment for Coursework Programs Policy.
This course has a hurdle requirement. Meeting the specified hurdle criteria is a requirement for passing the course.
Assessment Related Requirements
The final exam is a hurdle requirement. You must achieve a grade of at least 40% on your final exam assessment or your mark will be capped at 49F.
You must achieve an overall final mark of 50% to pass.Assessment Detail
Participation activities are designed around active participation. These will help prepare you for your assessment work. It is critical not to skip these unless you are able to complete the assessment work without any assistance. If you find you are needing to look up information online or need assistance to complete assessment tasks, ensure you are actively engaging with all activities.
Weekly practicals test your understanding and ability to apply the concepts learned each week. They are designed as a check of your knowledge not as a problem to learn the solution for. It is important to approach them as such to succeed in the course. You can seek assistance and feedback from your tutor during your workshop and practical sessions.
Practical exams are limited resource, timed programming assessments taken under exam conditions. They assess your fluency and mastery of problem solving, development and testing of correct code solutions.
The project is an open ended, self selected programming project that demonstrates your understanding of the programming concepts covered in the course. The project is assessed based on a face to face evaluation with your tutor and assesses the process of developing your code, ability to extend your knowledge, as well as the depth of understanding of the code you present.
The final exam is a limited resource (two A4 pages of notes), time limited written assessment that assesses fluency and mastery of programming concepts. The exam focusses on assessing depth and fluency of programming logic, problem solving and programming constructs/concepts.Submission
All work is submitted and marked through MyUni. Feeback is provided one on one during practical sessions. Group feedback is provided in discussions and during interactive lecture times.Course Grading
Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:
M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme) Grade Mark Description FNS Fail No Submission F 1-49 Fail P 50-64 Pass C 65-74 Credit D 75-84 Distinction HD 85-100 High Distinction CN Continuing NFE No Formal Examination RP Result Pending Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.
Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.
Final results for this course will be made available through Access Adelaide.
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Student Feedback
The University places a high priority on approaches to learning and teaching that enhance the student experience. Feedback is sought from students in a variety of ways including on-going engagement with staff, the use of online discussion boards and the use of Student Experience of Learning and Teaching (SELT) surveys as well as GOS surveys and Program reviews.
SELTs are an important source of information to inform individual teaching practice, decisions about teaching duties, and course and program curriculum design. They enable the University to assess how effectively its learning environments and teaching practices facilitate student engagement and learning outcomes. Under the current SELT Policy (http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/101/) course SELTs are mandated and must be conducted at the conclusion of each term/semester/trimester for every course offering. Feedback on issues raised through course SELT surveys is made available to enrolled students through various resources (e.g. MyUni). In addition aggregated course SELT data is available.
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