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Required Resources

Prescribed Text:
Java Foundations, Lewis, DePasquale and Chase 2Ed.
Peason 2011, ISBN-10: 0-13-705534-X

Java Development Kit, Version j2sdk-1_5_0_06 or later, Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Students should have access to at least one of the following Integrated Development Environments listed below. 

The FIT1002 lecturers recommend jCreator for students with no programming experience.  This is the development environment installed on all campus computers:

  • Jcreator - jcreator LE v4.0 is a powerful IDE (Integrated Development Environment) for Java and is strongly recommended. It can be downloaded from the Web Site: http://www.jcreator.com/  Students are advised to download the freeware version. There is no need for the fuller facilities provided in JcreatorPro.

For students that have programming experience and wish to continue with programming as part of Bachelor of Computer Science or Bachelor of Software Engineering, we recommend:

  • Eclipse (latest version) downloaded from  http://eclipse.org.

Other development environments students that are available for students to use are:

  • jEdit - Text editor written in Java which can auto indent and provides syntax highlighting for more than 130 languages. http://www.jedit.org/

  • BlueJ, Version 2.1.2 Programming Development Environment. Although available on CD, version 2.1.3 can be downloaded from http://www.bluej.org

Unit Schedule

Week Date* Activities Assessment
0 21/02/11   No formal assessment or activities are undertaken in week 0
1 28/02/11 Unit Administration and Introduction Tutes and Labs begin
2 07/03/11 Algorithms, Variables and Data Types  
3 14/03/11 Using objects and classes, Math Class, String Class, Random Class and I/O  
4 21/03/11 Selection Assignment 1 due end of lab session (For OCL students end of week 4) (5%)
5 28/03/11 Repetition  
6 04/04/11 Modularisation Assessment Task 3: In-lecture Mid semester test (10%)
7 11/04/11 Classes and Objects  
8 18/04/11 Methods revisited  
Mid semester break
9 02/05/11 Object references  
10 09/05/11 Arrays  
11 16/05/11 Case study: Multiple classes  
12 23/05/11 Campus specific week Assignment 2 Due 5pm Fri 27th May (15%), Assessment Task 4: All ViLLE Quizzes Close 5:00pm EST Last day of semester (10%)
  30/05/11 SWOT VAC No formal assessment is undertaken SWOT VAC

*Please note that these dates may only apply to Australian campuses of Monash University. Off-shore students need to check the dates with their unit leader.

Assessment Policy

To pass a unit which includes an examination as part of the assessment a student must obtain:

  • 40% or more in the unit's examination, and
  • 40% or more in the unit's total non-examination assessment, and
  • an overall unit mark of 50% or more.

If a student does not achieve 40% or more in the unit examination or the unit non-examination total assessment, and the total mark for the unit is greater than 50% then a mark of no greater than 49-N will be recorded for the unit

Assessment Tasks

Participation

  • Assessment task 1
    Title:
    Assignment 1 - JAVA basics
    Description:
    This assignment will aim to help you to develop programs in Java using classes and objects that are able to read input from the user and format output.  You will also learn to use classes and their methods that are available from the Java library.
    Weighting:
    5%
    Criteria for assessment:

    Detailed assessment criteria will be issued along with the assignment.   

    1. All programs must run and compile correctly. Evidence of testing is required.
    2. Programs must meet the problem specification
    3. JAVA code should be readable and maintainable and follow the style recommended in the prescribed text book.
    4. Programs should be documented
    5. Students should be able to answer questions about their own work
    Due date:
    End of Lab week 4 (For OCL students end of week 4)
  • Assessment task 2
    Title:
    Assignment 2 - Designing a JAVA application involving several classes and array of objects
    Description:
    This assignment will require students to use the selection and iteration control structures and methods.  Students will also be expected to design UML class diagrams and write Java code to solve a problem that will involve many classes and an array of objects.
    Weighting:
    15%
    Criteria for assessment:

    Detailed assessment criteria will be issued along with the assignment.   

    1. All programs must run and compile correctly. Evidence of testing is required.
    2. Programs must meet the problem specification
    3. JAVA code should be readable and maintainable and follow the style recommended in the prescribed text book.
    4. Programs should be documented
    5. Students should be able to answer questions about their own work during an interview scheduled outside the lab class
    Due date:
    5:00pm EST 27 May 2011
  • Assessment task 3
    Title:
    Test 1
    Description:
    This unit will have a mid-semester test in week 6. On-campus students will sit the test in the lecture, off-campus student will sit the test online via MUSO.  The test will include all topics covered in lectures in weeks 1-5.
    Weighting:
    10%
    Criteria for assessment:
    Due date:
    End of Lecture Week 6
  • Assessment task 4
    Title:
    VILLE Quizzes
    Description:
    Students will be expected to complete 10 quizzes that will help then to read and trace code.  The quizzes from weeks 3-12 will be available online and will be graded automatically.   Each week a new quiz will be released and students are expected to complete the quiz prior to the lab. 
    Weighting:
    10%
    Criteria for assessment:

    Assessment will be achieved automatically, via the quiz assessment tool.

    Due date:
    5:00pm EST Last day of semester

Examinations

  • Examination 1
    Weighting:
    60%
    Length:
    3 hours
    Type (open/closed book):
    Closed book
    Electronic devices allowed in the exam:
    None

Assignment submission

Assignment coversheets are available via "Student Forms" on the Faculty website: http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/resources/student/forms/
You MUST submit a completed coversheet with all assignments, ensuring that the plagiarism declaration section is signed.

Extensions and penalties

Returning assignments

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Key educational policies include:

Student services

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READING LIST

For all students:

Malik D.S., Java Programming - From Analysis to Design., Thomson Learning 2006, ISBN 0619216085

Robertson LA, Simple Program Design, 5th ed., Thomson/Nelson, 2007, ISBN 017010704-3

 For student with advanced programming skills:

Arnold K., Gosling J. & Holmes D., The Java Programming Language, Fourth Edition,  Addison-Wesley, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 2006.   ISBN  0-321-34980-6  (paperback)

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