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SEP105 - Introduction to Programming for Engineers

Year	2025 unit information
Enrolment modes:	Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online
Credit point(s):	1
EFTSL value:	0.125
Previously coded as:	SER203
Unit Chair:	Trimester 2: Benjamin Champion
Prerequisite:	Nil
Corequisite:	Nil
Incompatible with:	SER203, SIT172
Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:	1 x 2 hour practical experience (studio) per week, 1 x 1 hour lecture per week (pre-recorded).
Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment:	Online and collaborative learning including 1 x 2 hour practical experience (studio) per week.
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.
Note: Equipment Requirements: Every student must have access to a computer running the Windows Operating System to complete this unit. The teaching team will be unable to provide assistance and mark assessments that are compiled using other operating systems (eg MAC OS, Linux, Chrome OS). As you progress through your degree it is very common for Engineering software to only run on a computer using the Windows operating system. If your computer does not run the Windows Operating System natively (eg a MAC) you may be able to use a Virtual Machine (VM) or similar (eg Boot Camp) to run Windows on your computer. The teaching team will not be able to provide assistance to install or configure a virtual machine.

Content

Engineers use computers for many different aspects of their day to day work. This might be to run simulations, perform data analysis, program a robot or embedded system, etc. These tasks, and others, often require an engineer to write custom programs. In this unit the fundamental concepts and skills of programming are introduced.

Learning Outcomes

ULO	These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can:	Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs)
ULO1	Use appropriate planning tools to express logic and flow of a program.	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO3: Digital literacy GLO4: Critical Thinking GLO5: Problem solving
ULO2	Define and apply appropriate variables and use them in calculations and assignment operations in a programming environment.	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO3: Digital literacy GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving
ULO3	Define and create the logical control structures of sequence, selection and repetition and their combined use to express any logic in a programming environment.	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO3: Digital literacy GLO4: Critical Thinking GLO5: Problem Solving
ULO4	Define and apply simple I/O methods using simple console and file inputs in a programming environment.	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO3: Digital Literacy GLO4: Critical Thinking GL05: Problem Solving
ULO5	Demonstrate communication skills of engineering methods in programming.	GLO3: Digital Literacy GLO2: Communication

Assessment

Assessment Description	Student output	Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit)	Indicative due week
Assessment 1 Weekly tests	Weekly online test	30%	Weeks 2-11
Assessment 2 Project 1	Written program and associated documentation	15%	Week 4
Assessment 3 Project 2	Written program and associated documentation	15%	Week 7
Assessment 4 Project 3	Written program and associated documentation Students will be required to make a presentation on the submitted work, which they must pass	40%	Week 10 and 11

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 for a pass in this unit, students must achieve a minimum of 50% in the presentation element of Project 3 (AT4).

Learning resource

The texts and reading list for SEP105 can be found via the University Library.

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