SIT232 - Object-Oriented Development

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Sergey Polyakovskiy
Trimester 2: Sergey Polyakovskiy
Prerequisite:

One of SIT102, SIT153, SIT172 or SEP105

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with:

SIT131

Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:

1 x 2 hour online lecture per week, 1 x 2 hour practical experience (workshop) per week, weekly meetings.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment:

Online independent and collaborative learning including 1 x 2 hour online lecture per week (recordings provided), 1 x 2 hour online practical experience (workshop) per week, weekly meetings.

Content

SIT232 introduces students to object-oriented programming as the fundamental paradigm of modern programming languages and software development. Upon completion of the unit, the students will be ready to develop real-world software following the software design and structure best practices.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Evaluate simple program code for correct use of coding conventions, and use code tracing and debugging techniques to identify and correct issues.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO2

Apply and explain the principles of object-oriented programming including abstraction, encapsulation, inheritance and polymorphism.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO3

Implement and test small object-oriented programs that conform to planned system structures and requirements.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO5: Problem solving

ULO4

Design, communicate, and evaluate solution structures using appropriate diagrams and textual descriptions.

GLO2: Communication

ULO5

Justify meeting specified outcomes through providing relevant evidence and critiquing the quality of that evidence against given criteria.

GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO6: Self-management

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Learning portfolio Portfolio 100% Week 12

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Hurdle requirement

To be eligible to obtain a pass in this unit, students must meet certain milestones as part of the portfolio.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: SIT232 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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