433-141 Computing Fundamentals A

Credit Points

HECS Band

Coordinator

Prerequisites

Knowledge of VCE Mathematical Methods 3/4 or Specialist Mathematics is assumed.

Semester

Contact

Subject Description

The objective of this subject is for students to develop an understanding of approaches to solving moderately complex problems with computers; to develop knowledge of the processes of developing programs, including specification, design and testing; and to be able to demonstrate proficiency in a high level functional programming language (Haskell).

Topics covered include algorithmic problem solving: problem specification, algorithm design, abstraction, programming languages; fundamental data structures: numbers, truth values, characters, lists, trees; fundamental program structures: recursion, higher order functions; and fundamental algorithms.

Assessment

Project work (expected to take about 30 hours) during semester and one written examination (not exceeding 3 hours) at the end of the semester. The project work must be completed satisfactorily to pass the subject. Weighting of assessment components will be advised at the commencement of the subject.