CP1401 - Fundamentals of Problem Solving and Programming
Credit points: | 03 |
Year: | 2015 |
Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
Administered by: | College of Business, Law & Governance |
In this subject students will develop analytical skills and problem solving techniques to develop solutions and/or decision-making competence. Students will learn the principles of data-driven problem solving using techniques including decomposition, flowcharts and algorithm design. In this subject, basic programming using Visual Basic Applications within Microsoft Excel will be introduced. This subject forms a foundation for further programming subjects.
Learning Outcomes
- describe problem-solving techniques in the IT context;
- define basic programming concepts;
- demonstrate basic knowledge of programming using Visual Basic Applications (VBA);
- apply problem solving and visualization techniques in Microsoft Excel basics for decision support.
Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | CP1801 CP1200 CP2200 |
Availabilities | |
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
Census Date 26-Mar-2015 | |
Coordinator: | Mr Eugene McArdle |
Lecturer: | Dr Dianna Hardy. |
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Assessment: | end of semester exam (30%); assignments (50%); presentation (10%); practical assessment items (10%). |
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
Census Date 27-Aug-2015 | |
Coord/Lect: | Dr Dianna Hardy. |
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Assessment: | end of semester exam (30%); assignments (25%); assignment 2 & presentation (35%); practical (10%). |
External, Study Period 1 | |
Census Date 26-Mar-2015 | |
Coord/Lect: | Mr Eugene McArdle. |
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Method of Delivery: | WWW - LearnJCU |
Assessment: | end of semester exam (30%); assignments (50%); presentation (10%); practical assessment items (10%). |
External, Study Period 2 | |
Census Date 27-Aug-2015 | |
Coord/Lect: | Dr Dianna Hardy. |
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Method of Delivery: | WWW - LearnJCU |
Assessment: | end of semester exam (30%); assignments (25%); assignment 2 & presentation (35%); practical (10%). |
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
Census Date 26-Mar-2015 | |
Coord/Lect: | Mr Eugene McArdle. |
Contact hours: |
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Assessment: | end of semester exam (30%); assignments (50%); presentation (10%); practical assessment items (10%). |
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
Census Date 27-Aug-2015 | |
Coordinator: | Dr Dianna Hardy |
Lecturer: | Mr Eugene McArdle. |
Contact hours: |
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Assessment: | end of semester exam (30%); assignments (25%); assignment 2 & presentation (35%); practical (10%). |
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 53 | |
Census Date 26-Nov-2015 | |
Coordinator: | Dr Dianna Hardy |
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Assessment: | end of semester exam (30%); assignments (25%); assignment 2 & presentation (35%); practical (10%). |
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 52 | |
Census Date 30-Jul-2015 | |
Coordinator: | Mr Eugene McArdle |
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Assessment: | end of semester exam (30%); assignments (50%); presentation (10%); practical assessment items (10%). |
Restrictions: |
An enrolment quota applies to this offering. |
Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.