School Of Computing, Engineering And MathematicsProgramming Fundamentals (WSTC)Western Sydney University Unit Code: 700008.3
Discipline: PROGRAMMING
Student Contribution Band: 2
Level: 1
Credit Points: 10
Equivalent Units
300405 - Fundamentals of Programming, 300155 - Programming Principles 1, 200122 - Business Application Development 1, 300580 - Programming Fundamentals
Prerequisite
Students enrolled in 7067 Diploma in Information and Communications Technology Extended, 7083 Bachelor of Information and Communications Technology Extended (WSTC FYP), 7106 Diploma in Information and Communications Technology (Health Information Management) Extended or 7107 Bachelor of Information and Communications Technology (Health Information Management) Extended (WSTC FYP) must pass 700199 Academic Communication 2 (WSTC Prep) or 700208 English for Tertiary Study 2 (WSTC Prep) or 700210 Introduction to Academic Communication 2 (WSTC Prep), and must pass 700201 Computer Studies (WSTC Prep), and must pass 700047 Programming Design (WSTC Prep) before enrolling in this unit.
Students enrolled in 7005 Diploma in Information and Communications Technology, 7041 Bachelor of Information and Communications Technology (WSTC FYP), 7104 Diploma in Information and Communications Technology (Health Information Management) or 7105 Bachelor of Information and Communications Technology (Health Information Management) (WSTC FYP) must pass 700047 Programming Design (WSTC Prep) before enrolling in this unit.
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Students must be enrolled at Western Sydney University, The College. Students enrolled in Extended Diplomas must pass 40 credit points from the preparatory units listed in the course structure prior to enrolling in this University level unit.
About this Unit
As a first unit in computer programming, Programming Fundamentals covers the basics of developing software with an emphasis on procedural programming. Students will learn about basic data structures, the concept of algorithms, fundamental programming constructs, common programming language features and functions, program design and good programming style. A high level programming language is combined with a highly visual framework to teach problem solving using software.