Notice
As part of Phase 3 of our return to campus plan, most units will now run tutorials, seminars and other small group activities on campus, and most will keep an online version available to those students unable to return or those who choose to continue their studies online.
To check the availability of face-to-face and online activities for your unit, please go to timetable viewer. To check detailed information on unit assessments visit your unit's iLearn space or consult your unit convenor.
Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Convenor, Lecturer
Gaurav Gupta
Contact via Contact via Dialogue Utility on iLearn
To be advised via iLearn
Lecturer
Naila Mukhtar
Contact via Contact via Dialogue Utility on iLearn
To be advised via iLearn
Tutor
Rana Salal Ali
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit has an online offering for S2 which is synchronous, meaning there will be set times to attend online lectures and tutorials. This unit provides a study of algorithms, data structures and programming techniques. The topics covered include: trees; graphs and heaps; advanced sorting techniques; elements of storage management; and complexity. The presentation emphasises the role of data abstraction and correctness proofs. |
Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
No extensions will be granted without an approved application for Special Consideration. There will be a deduction of 20% of the total available marks made from the total awarded mark for each 24 hour period or part thereof that the submission is late. For example, 25 hours late in submission for an assignment worth 10 marks – 40% penalty or 4 marks deducted from the total. No submission will be accepted after solutions have been posted.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Assignment 1 | 5% | No | Week 4 |
Assignment 2 | 15% | No | Week 6 |
Assignment 3 | 10% | No | Week 9 |
Assignment 4 | 10% | No | Week 13 |
Online Quiz 1 | 10% | No | Week 5 |
Online quiz 2 | 10% | No | Week 7 |
Online quiz 3 | 10% | No | Week 12 |
Online quiz 4 | 10% | No | Week 13 |
zoom viva | 20% | No | Week 14 |
Assessment Type 1: Programming Task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 5 hours
Due: Week 4
Weighting: 5%
Programming assignment that requires students to solve a real-life problem based on the contents covered in the first half of the semester
Assessment Type 1: Programming Task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 15 hours
Due: Week 6
Weighting: 15%
Programming assignment that requires students to solve a real-life problem based on the contents covered during the semester
Assessment Type 1: Programming Task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 10 hours
Due: Week 9
Weighting: 10%
Programming assignment that requires students to solve a real-life problem based on the contents covered during the semester
Assessment Type 1: Programming Task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 10 hours
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 10%
Programming assignment that requires students to solve a real-life problem based on the contents covered during the semester
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 5 hours
Due: Week 5
Weighting: 10%
An online quiz that requires students to complete a number of questions via iLearn within a given time window.
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 5 hours
Due: Week 7
Weighting: 10%
An online quiz that requires students to complete a number of questions via iLearn within a given time window.
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 5 hours
Due: Week 12
Weighting: 10%
An online quiz that requires students to complete a number of questions via iLearn within a given time window.
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 5 hours
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 10%
An online quiz that requires students to complete a number of questions via iLearn within a given time window.
Assessment Type 1: Viva/oral examination
Indicative Time on Task 2: 12 hours
Due: Week 14
Weighting: 20%
Students need to answer a number of programming questions, and complete a few programming tasks within a given time window.
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
The unit will be delivered online. Each week you should attend
For details of days, times and rooms consult the timetables webpage.
Note that Lectures, Workshops and Practical Classes commence in week 1.
You should have selected a practical class during enrolment. You should attend the practical class you are enrolled in. If you do not have a class, or if you wish to change one, you should see the enrolment operators in the E7B courtyard during the first two weeks of the semester. Thereafter you should go to the Science and Engineering Student Services Centre.
Please note that you are required to submit work and take online quiz regularly. You will get the help that you need by attending your workshop. Failure to submit work may result in you failing the unit (see the precise requirements in the "Grading Standards" section) or being excluded from the final examination.
Textbook
The first book in the following list, namely Starting out with Java, is the recommended text book. The other books listed are helpful references.
Online Delivery
All online lectures, workshops and practical classes will be delivered via zoom. Meanwhile, all zoom sessions will be recorded as audio lecture.
Audio Lecture
Digital recordings of lectures are available from within iLearn via Active Learning Platform.
Technology
Discussion Boards
The unit makes use of forums hosted within iLearn. Please post questions there, they are monitored by the unit staff.
Note that three important themes will pervade the entire unit:
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central (https://policies.mq.edu.au). Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
Students seeking more policy resources can visit Student Policies (https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/policies). It is your one-stop-shop for the key policies you need to know about throughout your undergraduate student journey.
To find other policies relating to Teaching and Learning, visit Policy Central (https://policies.mq.edu.au) and use the search tool.
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/admin/other-resources/student-conduct
Results published on platform other than eStudent, (eg. iLearn, Coursera etc.) or released directly by your Unit Convenor, are not confirmed as they are subject to final approval by the University. Once approved, final results will be sent to your student email address and will be made available in eStudent. For more information visit ask.mq.edu.au or if you are a Global MBA student contact globalmba.support@mq.edu.au
Macquarie University provides a range of support services for students. For details, visit http://students.mq.edu.au/support/
Learning Skills (mq.edu.au/learningskills) provides academic writing resources and study strategies to help you improve your marks and take control of your study.
The Library provides online and face to face support to help you find and use relevant information resources.
Students with a disability are encouraged to contact the Disability Service who can provide appropriate help with any issues that arise during their studies.
For all student enquiries, visit Student Connect at ask.mq.edu.au
If you are a Global MBA student contact globalmba.support@mq.edu.au
For help with University computer systems and technology, visit http://www.mq.edu.au/about_us/offices_and_units/information_technology/help/.
When using the University's IT, you must adhere to the Acceptable Use of IT Resources Policy. The policy applies to all who connect to the MQ network including students.
Three standards, namely Developing, Functional, and Proficient, summarize as many different levels of achievement. Each standard is precisely defined to help students know what kind of performance is expected to deserve a certain mark. The standards corresponding to the learning outcomes of this unit are given below:
Developing | Functional | Proficient | |
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L.O. #1 | Limited ability to solve problems. Limited knowledge of basic data structures. | Ability to write simple algorithms and solve simple problems using OOD. Know basic data structures (queues, stacks, linked lists) and how to manipulate them. | Ability to write complex algorithms and solve complex problems using OOD and recursion. Ability to select the most appropriate data structures to solve a problem. |
L.O. #2 | Show poor programming skills. Limited ability to write code that compiles or excutes properly. | Show basic programming skills. Understand notions of compiler and virtual machine. Know types, how to implement simple conditions, simple loops, simple data structures, simple objects. | Show advanced programming skills. Understand notions of compiler and virtual machine. Know types, how to implement conditions, loops, data structures, objects. Understand inheritance and polymorphism. |
L.O. #3 | Unability to follow specifications. Poor coding style. Poor documentation. Submission of incorrect programs showing no sign of testing/debugging skills. | Follow simple specifications. Document code (e.g. pre-post conditions). Test and debug a simple program. Understand the notion of modularity/object file. | Understand the importance of specifications. Neat code/consistent programming style. Clear and insightful comments. Design test cases and debug programs. |
At the end of the semester, you will receive a grade that reflects your achievement in the unit.
In this unit, your final grade depends on your performance for each component of the assessment. Indeed, for each task, you receive a mark that captures your standard of performance regarding each learning outcome assessed by this task. Then the different component marks are added up to determine your total mark out of 100. Your grade then depends on this total mark and your overall standard of performance.
Concretely, you will pass the unit, if
In order to obtain a higher grade than a Pass, you must fulfil the conditions for a Pass and satisfy the following requirements,
Unit information based on version 2021.03 of the Handbook