James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2015

CP5632 - Programming I

Credit points: 03
Year: 2015
Student Contribution Band: Band 2
Administered by: College of Business, Law & Governance

In this subject students are introduced to fundamental principles and practices of computer programming. Students commence work on industry certifications including application scoping, wireframes, prototyping, testing, and debugging. Key topics covered are problem-solving techniques, technical writing fundamentals, Graphical User Interfaces (GUI) programming, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) design principles, and object-oriented programming fundamentals.

Learning Outcomes

Inadmissible
Subject
Combinations:
CP1300 CP1804 CP1404

Availabilities

Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 26-Mar-2015
Coordinator: Dr Jason Holdsworth
Lecturer: Mr Lindsay Ward.
Contact hours:
  • 26 hours lectures
  • 24 hours practicals
  • 6 hours workshops/Seminars
    Assessment:end of semester exam (30%); assignments (40%); test/quiz (10%); coding project (20%).

    Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
    Census Date 27-Aug-2015
    Coordinator: Dr Jason Holdsworth
    Lecturer: Mr Lindsay Ward.
    Contact hours:
    • 26 hours lectures
    • 24 hours practicals
    • 6 hours workshops/Seminars
      Assessment:end of semester exam (30%); assignments (40%); test/quiz (10%); coding project (20%).

      Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1
      Census Date 26-Mar-2015
      Coord/Lect: Dr Jason Holdsworth.
      Contact hours:
      • 26 hours lectures
      • 24 hours practicals
      • 6 hours workshops/Seminars
        Assessment:end of semester exam (30%); assignments (40%); test/quiz (10%); coding project (20%).

        Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2
        Census Date 27-Aug-2015
        Coord/Lect: Dr Jason Holdsworth.
        Contact hours:
        • 26 hours lectures
        • 24 hours practicals
        • 6 hours workshops/Seminars
          Assessment:end of semester exam (30%); assignments (40%); test/quiz (10%); coding project (20%).

          JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 52
          Census Date 30-Jul-2015
          Coordinator: Dr Jason Holdsworth
          Contact hours:
          • 26 hours lectures
          • 24 hours practicals
          • 6 hours workshops/Seminars
            Assessment:end of semester exam (30%); assignments (40%); test/quiz (10%); coding project (20%).

            JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 53
            Census Date 26-Nov-2015
            Coordinator: Dr Jason Holdsworth
            Contact hours:
            • 26 hours lectures
            • 24 hours practicals
            • 6 hours workshops/Seminars
              Assessment:end of semester exam (30%); assignments (40%); test/quiz (10%); coding project (20%).

              JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 21
              Census Date 02-Apr-2015
              Coordinator: Dr Jason Holdsworth
              Contact hours:
              • 26 hours lectures
              • 24 hours practicals
              • 6 hours workshops/Seminars
                Assessment:end of semester exam (30%); assignments (40%); test/quiz (10%); coding project (20%).

                JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 22
                Census Date 13-Aug-2015
                Coordinator: Dr Jason Holdsworth
                Contact hours:
                • 26 hours lectures
                • 24 hours practicals
                • 6 hours workshops/Seminars
                  Assessment:end of semester exam (30%); assignments (40%); test/quiz (10%); coding project (20%).

                  JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 23
                  Census Date 10-Dec-2015
                  Coordinator: Dr Jason Holdsworth
                  Contact hours:
                  • 26 hours lectures
                  • 24 hours practicals
                  • 6 hours workshops/Seminars
                    Assessment:end of semester exam (30%); assignments (40%); test/quiz (10%); coding project (20%).

                    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.