Programming Fundamentals for Engineers

Course aim

To develop problem solving skills and core programming techniques to acquire and process real-world data related to civil, electrical, mechanical and other engineering problems.

Course content

This course allows students to develop an understanding of fundamental programming concepts and the relevance of programming in solving engineering problems. These concepts will be applied through design and implementation of programming code and the use of microcontrollers. The course also covers coding standards and good programming practices, as well as problem solving processes and tools.

Programming concepts covered in this course include: representing data (data types, variables, constants); math and Boolean expressions (relational, equality and Boolean operators); control constructs (sequence, selection, iteration); using and writing functions (call by value and call by reference); arrays (1-D and 2-D); strings; pointers; dynamic memory allocation; structures; array of structures; multi-file programs; standard and file input and output. Programming integrated development environments (for both C and microcontrollers) will be used.

Textbook(s)

Deitel & Deitel 2016, C How To Program, 8, Pearson Education Inc.

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Lecture	1 hour x 13 weeks
Computer Practical	2 hours x 12 weeks
EXTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES, ONLINE
Online	N/A x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Assignment, Continuous assessment, Examination

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.