Dr Judithe Sheard
Senior Lecturer
Phone: +61 3 990 32701
Fax: +61 3 990 31077
Mr Michael Smith
Fax: +61 3 990 31077
Contact hours: To be advised
Welcome to FIT5151 IT in Organizations for semester 2, 2010. This 6 point unit is one of the four units in the Business Application Development Professional Track of the Masters in Business Information Systems degree programs in the Faculty of IT. The unit has been designed to help you acquire the fundamental skills in software development in the object-oriented environment for business applications. The Java programming language will be used to meet this goal.
The unit is an on-campus unit and as such is structured, taught and assessed on the assumption that ALL students who choose to enrol can, and will, attend ALL classes.
As a guideline, the workload commitments for an "on campus student" are:
You will need to allocate up to 5 hours per week in some weeks, for use of a computer, including time for newsgroups/discussion groups.
The teaching and learning of the FIT5151 is structured around the material and information provided on the unit web site. Most of the material will be the traditional manner around lectures and laboratory-based workshops and supported by the prescribed text for the unit.
Your learning is also supported by some additional resources on the MUSO-based web site.
For information on timetabling for on-campus classes please refer to MUTTS, http://mutts.monash.edu.au/MUTTS/
On-campus students should register for tutorials/laboratories using the Allocate+ system: http://allocate.its.monash.edu.au/
| Week | Date* | Topic | References/Readings | Key dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19/07/10 | Programming Concepts and Java - variables, operators, expressions, control structures, recursion, class structure, collections, primitive types, object types, exceptions, I/O, file I/O (mostly revision of FIT9017) | Barnes and Kolling - sections of Ch 1, Ch 2, Ch 3, Ch 4 | Note: Lecture topic sequence and due dates for assessment tasks may be subject to change as semester progresses ------------------------------------------- Tutorials commence in Week 1 of semester |
| 2 | 26/07/10 | Object oriented Concepts - classes, objects, methods, attributes, message passing, constructors, inheritance, polymorphism, encapsulation, visibility, abstraction, packages, interacting classes, association, aggregation, composition (mostly revision of FIT9017) | Barnes and Kolling - sections of Ch 1, Ch 2, Ch 3, Ch 5, Ch 8; Budd - Ch 1, Ch 2, Ch 4, Ch 5 | |
| 3 | 02/08/10 | Inheritance - subclasses, subtyping, substitution, overriding, types of inheritance, access modifiers, wrapper classes | Barnes and Kolling - sections of Ch 8, Ch 9; Budd - Ch 8, Ch 13 | |
| 4 | 09/08/10 | Inheritance - abstract classes, multiple inheritance, interfaces, inner classes, enumerations | Barnes and Kolling - Ch 10; Budd - Ch 8, Ch 13 | |
| 5 | 16/08/10 | Testing, testing tools (JUnit) and debugging | Barnes and Kolling - Ch 6, Ch 12.7, Appendix G | |
| 6 | 23/08/10 | GUI - event handling, components, layout, AWT and Swing libraries | Barnes and Kolling - Ch 11 | |
| 7 | 30/08/10 | Java database connectivity, File I/O | Assignment 1 due | |
| 8 | 06/09/10 | Program Design - design techniques (responsibility driven design), Parnas' principles, design representation (UML) | Barnes and Kolling - Ch 13; Budd - Ch 3 | |
| 9 | 13/09/10 | Program design - coupling and cohesion, Law of Demeter, Design by Contract, refactoring | Barnes and Kolling - Ch 7; Budd - Ch 3, Ch 23.1 | |
| 10 | 20/09/10 | Design Patterns - decorator, singleton, factory, observer, etc., frameworks | Barnes and Kolling - Ch 13.7; Budd - Ch 24, Ch 21 | |
| Mid semester break | ||||
| 11 | 04/10/10 | Sotware development methodologies, agile methods | Barnes and Kolling - Ch 11 | |
| 12 | 11/10/10 | Beyond OO/Case Study | Barnes and Kolling - Ch 14 | Assignment 2 due |
| 13 | 18/10/10 | Revision and Exam Preparation | ||
*Please note that these dates may only apply to Australian campuses of Monash University. Off-shore students need to check the dates with their unit leader.
Objects First with Java (2009) by Barnes, D.J. & Kölling, M., Pearson Education Limited, 4th edition.
An introduction to object-oriented programming (2002) by Timothy A. Budd., Addison-Wesley, 3rd edition.
Online books:
You will need access to:
Students may use the facilities available in the computing labs. Information about computer use for students is available from the ITS Student Resource Guide in the Monash University Handbook.
Study resources we will provide for your study are:
Weekly detailed lecture notes outlining the learning objectives, discussion of the content, required readings and references;
To pass a unit which includes an examination as part of the assessment a student must obtain:
If a student does not achieve 40% or more in the unit examination or the unit non-examination total assessment, and the total mark for the unit is greater than 50% then a mark of no greater than 49-N will be recorded for the unit.
Assignment coversheets are available via "Student Forms" on the Faculty website: http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/resources/student/forms/
You MUST submit a completed coversheet with all assignments, ensuring that the plagiarism declaration section is signed.
Assignment submission and return procedures, and assessment criteria will be specified with each assignment.
Assignment submission and preparation requirements will be detailed in each assignment specification. Submission must be made by the due date otherwise penalties will be enforced. You must negotiate any extensions formally with your campus unit leader via the in-semester special consideration process: http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/resources/student/equity/special-consideration.html.
This is an individual assignment and must be entirely your own work.
Assessment of this assignment is by interview. You will be asked to demonstrate your system at an interview in the week following the submission date. At the interview you can also expect to be asked to explain your system, your code, your design, discuss design decisions and alternatives and modify your code/system as required. Marks will not be awarded for any section of code or functionality that a student cannot explain or modify satisfactorily. (The marker may delete excessive comments in code before a student is asked to explain that code).
Interview times will be arranged in the tutorial labs immediately preceding the submission deadline. It is your responsibility to attend the lab and obtain an interview time. Students who do not attend an interview will receive 0 marks for the assignment.
This is an individual assignment and must be entirely your own work.
Assessment of this assignment is by interview. You will be asked to demonstrate your system at an interview in the week following the submission date. At the interview you can also expect to be asked to explain your system, your code, your design, discuss design decisions and alternatives and modify your code/system as required. Marks will not be awarded for any section of code or functionality that a student cannot explain or modify satisfactorily. (The marker may delete excessive comments in code before a student is asked to explain that code).
Interview times will be arranged in the tutorial labs immediately preceding the submission deadline. It is your responsibility to attend the lab and obtain an interview time. Students who do not attend an interview will receive 0 marks for the assignment.
Please make every effort to submit work by the due dates. It is your responsibility to structure your study program around assignment deadlines, family, work and other commitments. Factors such as normal work pressures, vacations, etc. are not regarded as appropriate reasons for granting extensions. Students are advised to NOT assume that granting of an extension is a matter of course.
Students requesting an extension for any assessment during semester (eg. Assignments, tests or presentations) are required to submit a Special Consideration application form (in-semester exam/assessment task), along with original copies of supporting documentation, directly to their lecturer within two working days before the assessment submission deadline. Lecturers will provide specific outcomes directly to students via email within 2 working days. The lecturer reserves the right to refuse late applications.
A copy of the email or other written communication of an extension must be attached to the assignment submission.
Refer to the Faculty Special consideration webpage or further details and to access application forms: http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/resources/student/equity/special-consideration.html
If you believe that your assignment will be delayed because of circumstances beyond your control such as illness you should apply for an extension before the due date. Medical certificates or certification supporting your application may be required. Assignments submitted after the due date may incur a penalty for lateness. An assignment submitted more than seven days after the due date may be given a score of zero. If you anticipate being late then discuss the situation with your unit lecturer as early as possible; your unit lecturer will decide how many marks you will be penalised for each day your assignment is late, and whether or not any extension is warranted.
Assignments received after the due date will normally be subject to a penalty of 10% per day, including weekends. Assignments received later than one week (seven days) after the due date will not normally be accepted. In some cases, this period may be shorter if there is a need to release sample solutions.
This policy is strict because comments or guidance will be given on assignments as they are returned, and sample solutions may also be published and distributed, after assignment marking or with the returned assignment.
Students can expect assignments to be returned within two weeks of the submission date or after receipt, whichever is later.
Types of feedback you can expect to receive in this unit are:
Informal feedback on progress in labs/tutes
Graded assignments with comments
Interviews
Please visit the following URL: http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/units/appendix.html for further information about: