COSC480-23S2 (C) Semester Two 2023

Computer Programming

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 17 July 2023
End Date: Sunday, 12 November 2023
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 30 July 2023
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 1 October 2023

Description

Computer programming and program development in a high-level language with special emphasis on style and structure.

2022 Covid-19 Update: Please refer to the course page on AKO | Learn for all information about your course, including lectures, labs, tutorials and assessments.

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Head of Department

Timetable 2023

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Computer Lab A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 09:00 - 11:00 Jack Erskine 010 Computer Lab (17/7-21/8, 11/9-16/10)
Jack Erskine 001 Computer Lab (17/7-21/8, 11/9-16/10)
17 Jul - 27 Aug
11 Sep - 22 Oct
02 Wednesday 13:00 - 15:00 Jack Erskine 010 Computer Lab (19/7-23/8, 13/9-18/10)
Jack Erskine 001 Computer Lab (19/7-23/8, 13/9-18/10)
17 Jul - 27 Aug
11 Sep - 22 Oct
03 Friday 13:00 - 15:00 Jack Erskine 001 Computer Lab
17 Jul - 27 Aug
11 Sep - 22 Oct
04 Friday 15:00 - 17:00 Jack Erskine 010 Computer Lab (21/7-25/8, 15/9-20/10)
Jack Erskine 001 Computer Lab (21/7-25/8, 15/9-20/10)
17 Jul - 27 Aug
11 Sep - 22 Oct
05 Friday 13:00 - 15:00 Jack Erskine 010 Computer Lab
17 Jul - 27 Aug
11 Sep - 22 Oct
Tutorial A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 14:00 - 15:00 Rehua 003 Music
17 Jul - 27 Aug
11 Sep - 22 Oct

Examination and Formal Tests

Test A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 19:00 - 21:00 Jack Erskine 131 Lab 1
18 Sep - 24 Sep
03 Monday 19:00 - 21:00 Jack Erskine 136 Lab 4
18 Sep - 24 Sep
04 Monday 19:00 - 21:00 Jack Erskine 133 Lab 2
18 Sep - 24 Sep

Timetable Note

Please note that the course activity times advertised here are currently in draft form, to be finalised on Monday 30 January 2023 for S1 and whole year courses, and Monday 26 June 2023 for S2 courses.
Please hold off enquiries about these times until those finalisation dates.

Course Coordinator

Andrew Bainbridge-Smith

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Lab Quizzes 7%
Test 17%
Project 30%
Final Exam 46%


Covid-19 Update: Please refer to the course page on AKO | Learn for all information about your course, including lectures, labs, tutorials and assessments.

Additional Course Outline Information

Grade moderation

The Computer Science department's grading policy states that in order to pass a course you must meet two requirements:
1. You must achieve an average grade of at least 50% over all assessment items.
2. You must achieve an average mark of at least 45% on invigilated assessment items.

If you satisfy both these criteria, your grade will be determined by the following University-wide scale for converting marks to grades: an average mark of 50% is sufficient for a C- grade, an average mark of 55% earns a C grade, 60% earns a C+ grade and so forth. However if you do not satisfy both the passing criteria you will be given either a D or E grade depending on marks. Marks are sometimes scaled to achieve consistency between courses from year to year.

Students may apply for special consideration if their performance in an assessment is affected by extenuating circumstances beyond their control.

Applications for special consideration should be submitted via the Examinations Office website within five days of the assessment.

Where an extension may be granted for an assessment, this will be decided by direct application to the Department and an application to the Examinations Office may not be required.

Special consideration is not available for items worth less than 10% of the course.

Students prevented by extenuating circumstances from completing the course after the final date for withdrawing, may apply for special consideration for late discontinuation of the course. Applications must be submitted to the Examinations Office within five days of the end of the main examination period for the semester.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,079.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Computer Science and Software Engineering .

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