Major creative work

Out of the 40 marks for the major creative work,

• 5 marks are for the checkpoint,
• 15 marks are for evaluation of submitted work, and,
• 20 marks are for the following viva.

Module exam hurdle

There are 6 modules, each worth 10% of your total unit mark:

1. Foundations in Programming (FP): Not a hurdle
2. Variables and Conditions (VC): Hurdle
3. Loops (L): Hurdle
4. Functions (F): Hurdle
5. Compound Data (CD): Hurdle
6. Program Design and Problem Solving (PDPS): Not a hurdle

You must get 50% or more (5 or more out of 10) in each of modules 2 to 5. You will have two attempts for each module, the first during the semester (see unit schedule) and the second in the final exam period. For each module, the best of the two attempts counts towards your final mark for that module. As an example, if you get 90% in the first attempt for Loops and 40% in the second attempt for Loops, your final mark would be 90% for Loops.

Note that you are NOT required to sit the second attempt if you clear the hurdle for that module in the first attempt. However, you are free to sit the second attempt to try and achieve a higher grade, as we take the higher of the two marks to calculate your final mark for each module.

Late Submission

For the major work, late submissions will not be accepted without an approved Special Consideration request.  Assessments submitted after the due date will receive a mark of zero.

For the module exams, apply for special considerations if you cannot sit the exam during your practical class for any given week.

CLASSES

Each week you should attend

• two-hour lecture
• two-hour practical class

For details of days, times and rooms, consult the timetables webpage.

Note that Lectures and Practical classes commence in week 1.

You should have selected a practical class during enrolment. You should attend the practical class in which you are enrolled. You won't always get the class of your choice. Check availabilities via eStudent regularly. If ALL practical classes are full, only then, contact the convenor.

TEXTS AND/OR MATERIALS

Lecture notes: https://softwaretechnologymq.github.io/

Online tutorials on Processing website: https://processing.org/tutorials/

Learning Processing site (examples, exercises, videos): http://learningprocessing.com/ 

Textbook: 

Learning Processing: A Beginner's Guide to Programming Images, Animation, and Interaction, by Daniel Shiffman. Second edition, 2015. ISBN: 978-0123944436. IMPORTANT: Online/Digital version is available here on MQ Library. Click on "Elsevier ScienceDirect Books - Single Purchased Titles", log in using OneID credentials, and "Download all chapters".

Technology

Programming environment: Processing IDE (even though the latest version is 4.0.5 Beta, we suggest that you install version 3.5.4 to be consistent with the lab. But if you install version 4.0.5, it's also ok!)

Flowchart generator: https://code2flow.com/

Web sequence diagram generator: https://www.websequencediagrams.com/

Diagrams: https://app.diagrams.net/ (lucid chart is better but this one is free)

Discussion Boards

The unit makes use of forums hosted within iLearn. Please post questions there, they are monitored by the unit staff.

1. Nature of hurdles changed from S2, 2021. Modules 2 to 5 are individual hurdles, and there is no collective module exam hurdle requirement.
2. Conditions will initially be introduced in week 3 and expanded upon in week 4.
3. Slight change in distribution of marks for major work.