COMP SCI 1015 - Introduction to Applied Programming
North Terrace Campus - Semester 1 - 2022
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General Course Information
Course Details
Course Code COMP SCI 1015 Course Introduction to Applied Programming Coordinating Unit Computer Science Term Semester 1 Level Undergraduate Location/s North Terrace Campus Units 3 Contact Up to 10 hours per week Available for Study Abroad and Exchange N Incompatible COMP SCI 1008, COMP SCI 1101, COMP SCI 1201, COMP SCI 2202, COMP SCI 2202A, ENG 1002, ENG 1003 Restrictions Not suitable for BCompSc, BMaCompSc, or BEng students Assessment Exam, written assessment, programming practicals, practical examinations, presentations, in-class and on-line quizzes Course Staff
Course Coordinator: Dr Tim Chen
Lecturer, Course Coordinator: Dr. Tim Chen
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:- Design algorithms to solve simple problems,
- Use those algorithms in an interactive programming environment,
- Demonstrate the ability to correct, test and debug programs, and
- Explain how algorithms and programs work.
The course is designed to develop the following Elements of Competency: 1.1 1.2 1.3 2.1 2.2 2.3 3.2 3.3 3.6University Graduate Attributes
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Learning Resources
Recommended Resources
There are lots of Python resources on the internet and some examples with high quality content are given below. Note that instead of watching all of them, you should first identify the topic you need more clarification, then drills into that specific page or video.
Python cheat (a list of cheat sheet for quick looking up)
Python Khan Academy (a great video tutorial)
Python Tutorial (good tutorial with many examples)
Google Python Course (a practical take on Python)
Official Python Tutorial (long...and a bit dry...but, it's the official tutorial) -
Learning & Teaching Activities
Learning & Teaching Modes
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Workload
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Learning Activities Summary
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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
Due to the current COVID-19 situation modified arrangements have been made to assessments to facilitate remote learning and teaching. Assessment details provided here reflect recent updates.Task Weighting Practical Assignments 20% Group Assignments 25% Online Prac Exams 15% Final Online Exam 30% Weekly Quizzes 10%
Practical Assignment - 20%
Friday Quiz - 10%
Group Assignments - 25% on week 10-12
Prac Exams - 15% on week 6 & 9
Final online Exam - 30%Assessment Detail
Practical Assignments: From week 2, you can attend the weekly practical sessions via Zoom. During the practical session, you will be working on an interactive Jupyter notebook with tutors and peers. The notebook should be submitted by the midnight same day and will be assessed on the satisfactory completion of a series of practical questions. The assessment of this work will include functional implementation and testing of your work.
Practical Examinations: Two of the weekly online practical session will be conducted in the examination form. During this examination session, you will be required to complete a series of practical questions under examination conditions.
Group Assignment: During the second half of the semester, you will need to complete a group programming assignment on a mid-size project. We will provide you with sample topics and expected functions. This assignment will be assessed based on your design, documentation, and functional implementation.
Quizzes: There will be weekly quizzes on the MyUni system. The quizzes are designed to reinforce your learning of the weekly material and prepare you for the workshop in the next week.
Final Examination: your final examination is your main assessment component, combining assessment of practical skills (development of algorithms, code development, testing and analysis, etc) and theoretical skills (understanding of concepts, analysis of concepts, the ability to compare and contrast, etc). The exam will be conducted online via Zoom.Submission
All submissions will be done online via MyUni system. Quizzes will be automatically marked in Canvas.
Late Penalties
Failure to submit an assessment item on time or by the agreed extension deadline will result in penalties. For each day or part-day that a programming assignment is late, the maximum mark that can be awarded is reduced by 25%.
Extensions
Any request for an extension of time for the submission of an assessment item should be made well before the due date to the Course Coordinator. Normally, extensions will only be granted for a maximum of two weeks from the original assignment submission date. Extensions will only be granted in cases of genuine extenuating circumstances and evidence, such as a medical certificate, must be provided.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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