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.
Matthew Butler
Elliott Wilson
Matthew Butler
Elliott Wilson
Examination (3 hours): 60%; In-semester assessment: 40%
| Assessment Task | Value | Due Date |
|---|---|---|
| Lab Portfolio Submission 1 | 10% | Wednesday, 4 April 2012 |
| Lab Portfolio Submission 2 | 10% | Wednesday, 2 May 2012 |
| Major Programming Assignment | 20% | Wednesday, 23 May 2012 |
| 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 | Activities | Assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | No formal assessment or activities are undertaken in week 0 | |
| 1 | C++ Building Blocks 1: Main, Input/Output, Variables, and Simple Objects | |
| 2 | C++ Building Blocks 2: Decisions, Loops, Functions, and Debugging | |
| 3 | C++ Building Blocks 3: Arrays, Vectors and the STL | |
| 4 | Classes and Objects 1: Declaring, Accessing, Constructors, and Destructors | |
| 5 | References and an Introduction to Pointers | |
| 6 | Pointers continued and Memory Management | Lab Portfolio Submission 1 due: Wednesday, 4 April 2012 |
| 7 | Classes and Objects 2: Inheritance and Polymorphism | |
| 8 | Classes and Objects 3: Heap data members, Friends, Overloading, and Structs | |
| 9 | Recursion and Miscellaneous C++ Concepts | Lab Portfolio Submission 2 due: Wednesday, 2 May 2012 |
| 10 | Data Structures and the STL Revisited | |
| 11 | Algorithms | |
| 12 | Case Study and Revision | Major Assignment due: Wednesday, 23 May 2012 |
| SWOT VAC | No formal assessment is undertaken SWOT VAC | |
| Examination period | LINK to Assessment Policy: http://policy.monash.edu.au/policy-bank/ academic/education/assessment/ assessment-in-coursework-policy.html |
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Faculty Policy - Unit Assessment Hurdles (http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/resources/staff/edgov/policies/assessment-examinations/unit-assessment-hurdles.html)
Explicit assessment criteria will be provided in the assignment brief, however students will be assessed on the following broad criteria:
Feedback will be provided on your progress to facilitate for improvements in the second set of portfolio pieces.
Late assignments will incur 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.
Explicit assessment criteria will be provided in the assignment brief, however students will be assessed on the following broad criteria:
Late assignments will incur 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.
Explicit assessment criteria will be provided in the assignment brief, however students will be assessed on the following broad criteria:
Late assignments will incur 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.
It is a University requirement (http://www.policy.monash.edu/policy-bank/academic/education/conduct/plagiarism-procedures.html) for students to submit an assignment coversheet for each assessment item. Faculty Assignment coversheets can be found at http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/resources/student/forms/. Please check with your Lecturer on the submission method for your assignment coversheet (e.g. attach a file to the online assignment submission, hand-in a hard copy, or use an online quiz).
Submission must be made by the due date otherwise penalties will be enforced.
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Students can expect assignments to be returned within two weeks of the submission date or after receipt, whichever is later.
Students may not resubmit assignments after the due date has passed.
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