Following on from FIT1002, this unit introduces the C++ language to students. The unit extends the FIT1002 concepts into more advanced object-oriented programming topics such as inheritance and polymorphism. C++ streams, pointers and arrays, classes, templates and the STL, along with the I/O class hierarchy will be discussed at length. Interactive programming techniques will be used to solve various programming exercises. The unit will give students a deeper understanding of programming and data structures by introducing recursion and dynamic data structures.
2 hrs lectures/wk, 2 hrs tutorials/wk
Concepts will be introduced and demonstrated in the lecture and will be discussed and put into practice during the laboratory time.
Additionally, each student should spend a minimum of 8 to 12 hours for personal study every week. This includes finishing laboratory exercises, undertaking further coding examples and completing assignment work.
Matt Butler
Matthew Butler
Matthew Butler
Elliott Wilson
At the completion of this unit students will:
Examination (3 hours): 60%; In-semester assessment: 40%
| Assessment Task | Value | Due Date |
|---|---|---|
| Lab Portfolio Submission 1 | 10% | Wednesday, 6 April 2011 |
| Lab Portfolio Submission 2 | 10% | Wednesday, 11 May 2011 |
| Major Programming Assignment | 20% | Wednesday, 25 May 2011 |
| Examination 1 | 60% | To be advised |
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This unit will require the use of a personal computer and a suitable IDE for C++ development. While Visual Studio for Windows will be used in the laboratory environment, any IDE is suitable for outside development. Copies of the Windows operating system and Visual Studio 2010 may be obtained free of charge from http://msdnaa.monash.edu.au/fit
| Week | Date* | Activities | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 21/02/11 | No formal assessment or activities are undertaken in week 0 | |
| 1 | 28/02/11 | Introduction to the unit and our first C++ program | |
| 2 | 07/03/11 | C++ Building Blocks 1: main, input/output, variables, objects | |
| 3 | 14/03/11 | C++ Building Blocks 2: decisions, loops, functions | |
| 4 | 21/03/11 | C++ Building Blocks 3: arrays, strings, and debugging | |
| 5 | 28/03/11 | Standard Template Library and References | |
| 6 | 04/04/11 | Classes and Objects 1: declaring, accessing, constructors, destructors | Lab Portfolio Submission 1 due: Wednesday, 6 April 2011 |
| 7 | 11/04/11 | Pointers and Memory Management | |
| 8 | 18/04/11 | Classes and Objects 2: heap data members, friends, overloading, structs | |
| Mid semester break | |||
| 9 | 02/05/11 | Classes and Objects 3: inheritance, polymorphism | |
| 10 | 09/05/11 | Abstract and Dynamic Data Structures | Lab Portfolio Submission 2 due: Wednesday, 11 May 2011 |
| 11 | 16/05/11 | Algorithms | |
| 12 | 23/05/11 | File I/O and Exception Handling | Major Assignment due: Wednesday, 25 May 2011 |
| 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.
To pass a unit which includes an examination as part of the assessment a student must obtain:
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
Specific criteria for assessment will be provided on the unit website. Feedback will be provided on your progress to facilitate for improvements in the second set of portfolio pieces.
Late assignments will encur a 5% penalty per late day (including weekends), and may be submitted up to a maximum of 7 days late. After this time submissions will not be accepted without prior arrangement with the unit leader.
Specific criteria for assessment will be provided on the unit website.
Late assignments will encur a 5% penalty per late day (including weekends), and may be submitted up to a maximum of 7 days late. After this time submissions will not be accepted without prior arrangement with the unit leader.
Specific criteria for assessment will be provided on the unit website.
Late assignments will encur a 5% penalty per late day (including weekends), and may be submitted up to a maximum of 7 days late. After this time submissions will not be accepted without prior arrangement with the unit leader.
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.
Submission must be made by the due date otherwise penalties will be enforced.
You must negotiate any extensions formally with your campus unit leader via the in-semester special consideration process: http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/resources/student/equity/special-consideration.html.
Students may not resubmit assignments after the due date has passed.
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