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Last updated: 4 June 2021
SIT131 or SIT232
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Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.
1 x 2 hour class per week, 1 x 2 hour practical per week.
1 x 1 hour scheduled online workshop per week.
SIT221 introduces students to in memory data modelling and computational trade-offs when developing software. Computing platforms from Internet-Of-Things (IoT) devices to supercomputers have limited or restricted resources available to software engineers in terms of memory, computational power, and energy consumption. Writing efficient and high-quality programs is the technical skill every technology company is after. This unit will extend student programming capabilities by exploring the application and implementation of different data structures and algorithms and considerations associated with appropriate selection of these tools to meet different system requirements.
Evaluate the memory usage and computational complexity of different solution strategies and use this to provide recommendations in terms of solution direction for given problem scenarios
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO4: Critical thinkingGLO5: Problem solving
ULO2
Create and use a range of data structures and algorithms to design solutions and implement programs that address specified requirements and constraints
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO5: Problem solving
ULO3
Document problem and solution constraints, design decisions, and trade-offs involved in creating software solutions for a given problem
GLO2: Communication
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
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.
To be eligible to obtain a pass in this unit, students must meet certain milestones as part of the portfolio, and must achieve a mark of at least 50% in the examination.
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: SIT221 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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