Outline

Overview

This unit is an essential starting point for engineers to learn the knowledge and skills of computer programming, using a procedural language.Crucial concepts include defining data types, control flow, iteration, and functions. Studentswill learn to translate a general engineering problem into a computer program. This unit trains students in the software development process, which includes programming, testing and debugging.

Details

Academic unit	Computer Science
Unit code	ENGG9810
Unit name	Introduction to Engineering Computing
Session, year ?	Semester 1, 2022
Attendance mode	Normal day
Location	Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Credit points	6

Enrolment rules

Prohibitions ?	ENGG9801 or ENGG1801 or ENGG1810 or INFO1110 or INFO1910 or INFO1103 or INFO1903 or INFO1105 or INFO1905 or COSC1003
Prerequisites ?	None
Corequisites ?	None
Available to study abroad and exchange students	Yes

Teaching staff and contact details

Coordinator	Caren Han, caren.han@sydney.edu.au

Type	Description	Weight	Due	Length
Final exam (Record+)	Final Exam Computer Examination	50%	Formal exam period	2 hours
Outcomes assessed:
Small test	Lab Test 1 Online in-class assessment during tutorial time on Week 6.	10%	Week 06	2 hours
Outcomes assessed:
Small test	Lab Test 2 Online in-class assessment during tutorial time on Week 12.	20%	Week 12	2 hours
Outcomes assessed:
Small continuous assessment	Revision sets Questions to check mastery of contents.	20%	Weekly	Weekly based Assessment
Outcomes assessed:
= hurdle task ? = Type B final exam ?

Assignment: Students will be required to produce a deployable solution to a given engineering problem.
Mid-semester test: This will be conducted during the tutorial class on Week 6.
Revision sets: These must be completed individually and are administered through Ed Lessons. There will be different types of questions e.g. MCQ, short responses and programming problems, that assesses your understanding of the contents covered in the previous and current week. You will be required to complete them within the time limit. Revision sets are administered on W3, W5, W9 and W11.
Final exam: Covers all aspects of the course. This is a closed book examination. You are not allowed to access online recources etc.

Detailed information for each assessment can be found on the course website: edstem.org

Assessment criteria

The University awards common result grades, set out in the Coursework Policy 2014 (Schedule 1).

As a general guide, a high distinction indicates work of an exceptional standard, a distinction a very high standard, a credit a good standard, and a pass an acceptable standard.

For more information see sydney.edu.au/students/guide-to-grades.

The tutor will provide feedback for the revision sets during the tutorial. It must be submitted by the due date for checking by teaching staff.

It is a policy of the School of Computer Science that in order to pass this unit, a student must achieve at least 40% in the written examination. For subjects without a final exam, the 40% minimum requirement applies to the corresponding major assessment component specified by the lecturer. A student must also achieve an overall final mark of 50 or more. Any student not meeting these requirements may be given a maximum final mark of no more than 45 regardless of their average.

For more information see guide to grades.

Late submission

In accordance with University policy, these penalties apply when written work is submitted after 11:59pm on the due date:

Deduction of 5% of the maximum mark for each calendar day after the due date.
After ten calendar days late, a mark of zero will be awarded.

This unit has an exception to the standard University policy or supplementary information has been provided by the unit coordinator. This information is displayed below:

This unit has an exception to the standard University policy or supplementary information has been provided by the unit coordinator. This information is displayed below: Late penalty for any online assessment is 25% per day. It is a cap based penalty: 1 day late, maximum attainable mark is 75%. 2 days late, maximum attainable mark is 50%. 3 days late, maximum attainable mark is 25%.

Special consideration

If you experience short-term circumstances beyond your control, such as illness, injury or misadventure or if you have essential commitments which impact your preparation or performance in an assessment, you may be eligible for special consideration or special arrangements.

Academic integrity

The Current Student website provides information on academic integrity and the resources available to all students. The University expects students and staff to act ethically and honestly and will treat all allegations of academic integrity breaches seriously.

We use similarity detection software to detect potential instances of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breach. If such matches indicate evidence of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breaches, your teacher is required to report your work for further investigation.

You may only use artificial intelligence and writing assistance tools in assessment tasks if you are permitted to by your unit coordinator, and if you do use them, you must also acknowledge this in your work, either in a footnote or an acknowledgement section.

Studiosity is permitted for postgraduate units unless otherwise indicated by the unit coordinator. The use of this service must be acknowledged in your submission.

Weekly schedule

WK	Topic	Learning activity
Week 01	Introduction to the Programming	Lecture and tutorial (4 hr)
Week 02	Storing Data and Making Decisions	Lecture and tutorial (4 hr)
Week 03	Repeating Actions I	Lecture and tutorial (4 hr)
Week 04	Repeating Actions II	Lecture and tutorial (4 hr)
Week 05	Functions I	Lecture and tutorial (4 hr)
Week 06	Functions II	Lecture and tutorial (4 hr)
Week 07	Libraries and Modules I	Lecture and tutorial (4 hr)
Week 08	Libraries and Modules II	Lecture and tutorial (4 hr)
Week 09	Application I	Lecture and tutorial (4 hr)
Week 10	Application II	Lecture and tutorial (4 hr)
Week 11	Case Study I	Lecture and tutorial (4 hr)
Week 12	Case Study II	Lecture and tutorial (4 hr)
Week 13	Revision	Lecture and tutorial (4 hr)

Attendance and class requirements

Course websites:

The course website on edstem.org will contain information, including important announcements. Teaching staff will be communicating to all students and it is considered part of the course. Students are expected to regularly visit this website to know these announcements and information concerning format and schedule of assessment. The Canvas site will be used for the publishing of results.

Attendance

Students are recommended to attend their tutorial class each week for feedback on assessments and learning. Students who are unable to attend a tutorial class will be responsible to catch up on the contents covered before the next tutorial class.

Study commitment

Typically, there is a minimum expectation of 1.5-2 hours of student effort per week per credit point for units of study offered over a full semester. For a 6 credit point unit, this equates to roughly 120-150 hours of student effort in total.

Required readings

All readings for this unit can be accessed through the Library.

Reference books:

Robert Sedgewick, Kevin Wayne, Robert Dondero – Introduction to Programming in Python: An Interdisciplinary Approach. Pearson Higher Ed USA, 2015. 9780134076430
Pine, David J. Introduction to Python for Science and Engineering . Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2019. Web.
Wood, M. (2015). Python and Matplotlib essentials for scientists and engineers . Morgan & Claypool Publishers.

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes are what students know, understand and are able to do on completion of a unit of study. They are aligned with the University’s graduate qualities and are assessed as part of the curriculum.

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

LO1. Develop programs to solve problems using computers.
LO2. Employ conventions for writing consistently readable code.
LO3. Compose a structured algorithmic design to solve a specified problem.
LO4. Apply fundamental programming principles including data types, variables and operators, flow-control: simple statements, sequences, if-then-else, loops, functions, input/output and arrays; to produce a program that solves a specified problem.
LO5. Compose, analyse, and trace procedural code to determine the expected output of a given program or produce a specified output.
LO6. Apply testing methods and assess programs through debugging with the ability to write a set of tests for a small program or function
LO7. Understand standard modules and packages in Python
LO8. Read and interpret different input formats to produce the desired outcome.
LO9. Apply basic numerical methods including numerical integration, curve fitting, root solving/optimisation and the least squares method
LO10. Write simple functions to perform computational methods including calculation of basic statistics, regression, correlation, searching, sorting on data.
LO11. Plot in two and three dimensions to produce an appropriate visualization of the data.

Graduate qualities

The graduate qualities are the qualities and skills that all University of Sydney graduates must demonstrate on successful completion of an award course. As a future Sydney graduate, the set of qualities have been designed to equip you for the contemporary world.

GQ1	Depth of disciplinary expertise Deep disciplinary expertise is the ability to integrate and rigorously apply knowledge, understanding and skills of a recognised discipline defined by scholarly activity, as well as familiarity with evolving practice of the discipline.
GQ2	Critical thinking and problem solving Critical thinking and problem solving are the questioning of ideas, evidence and assumptions in order to propose and evaluate hypotheses or alternative arguments before formulating a conclusion or a solution to an identified problem.
GQ3	Oral and written communication Effective communication, in both oral and written form, is the clear exchange of meaning in a manner that is appropriate to audience and context.
GQ4	Information and digital literacy Information and digital literacy is the ability to locate, interpret, evaluate, manage, adapt, integrate, create and convey information using appropriate resources, tools and strategies.
GQ5	Inventiveness Generating novel ideas and solutions.
GQ6	Cultural competence Cultural Competence is the ability to actively, ethically, respectfully, and successfully engage across and between cultures. In the Australian context, this includes and celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, knowledge systems, and a mature understanding of contemporary issues.
GQ7	Interdisciplinary effectiveness Interdisciplinary effectiveness is the integration and synthesis of multiple viewpoints and practices, working effectively across disciplinary boundaries.
GQ8	Integrated professional, ethical, and personal identity An integrated professional, ethical and personal identity is understanding the interaction between one’s personal and professional selves in an ethical context.
GQ9	Influence Engaging others in a process, idea or vision.

Outcome map

Learning outcomes	Graduate qualities
Learning outcomes

Alignment with Competency standards

Outcomes	Competency standards
	Engineers Australia Curriculum Performance Indicators - 2. IN-DEPTH TECHNICAL COMPETENCE 2.1. Appropriate range and depth of learning in the technical domains comprising the field of practice informed by national and international benchmarks. 2.2. Application of enabling skills and knowledge to problem solution in these technical domains. 2.3. Meaningful engagement with current technical and professional practices and issues in the designated field. 2.4. Advanced knowledge and capability development in one or more specialist areas through engagement with: (a) specific body of knowledge and emerging developments and (b) problems and situations of significant technical complexity.
	Engineers Australia Curriculum Performance Indicators - 2. IN-DEPTH TECHNICAL COMPETENCE 2.1. Appropriate range and depth of learning in the technical domains comprising the field of practice informed by national and international benchmarks. 2.2. Application of enabling skills and knowledge to problem solution in these technical domains. 2.3. Meaningful engagement with current technical and professional practices and issues in the designated field. 2.4. Advanced knowledge and capability development in one or more specialist areas through engagement with: (a) specific body of knowledge and emerging developments and (b) problems and situations of significant technical complexity.
	Engineers Australia Curriculum Performance Indicators - 1. ENABLING SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT 2. IN-DEPTH TECHNICAL COMPETENCE 2.2. Application of enabling skills and knowledge to problem solution in these technical domains.
	Engineers Australia Curriculum Performance Indicators - 2. IN-DEPTH TECHNICAL COMPETENCE 2.1. Appropriate range and depth of learning in the technical domains comprising the field of practice informed by national and international benchmarks. 2.2. Application of enabling skills and knowledge to problem solution in these technical domains. 2.4. Advanced knowledge and capability development in one or more specialist areas through engagement with: (a) specific body of knowledge and emerging developments and (b) problems and situations of significant technical complexity. 5. PRACTICAL AND ‘HANDS-ON’ EXPERIENCE
	Engineers Australia Curriculum Performance Indicators - 2. IN-DEPTH TECHNICAL COMPETENCE 2.1. Appropriate range and depth of learning in the technical domains comprising the field of practice informed by national and international benchmarks. 2.2. Application of enabling skills and knowledge to problem solution in these technical domains. 2.3. Meaningful engagement with current technical and professional practices and issues in the designated field. 2.4. Advanced knowledge and capability development in one or more specialist areas through engagement with: (a) specific body of knowledge and emerging developments and (b) problems and situations of significant technical complexity. 5. PRACTICAL AND ‘HANDS-ON’ EXPERIENCE
	Engineers Australia Curriculum Performance Indicators - 1. ENABLING SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT 1.1. Developing underpinning capabilities in mathematics, physical, life and information sciences and engineering sciences, as appropriate to the designated field of practice. 2. IN-DEPTH TECHNICAL COMPETENCE 2.1. Appropriate range and depth of learning in the technical domains comprising the field of practice informed by national and international benchmarks. 2.2. Application of enabling skills and knowledge to problem solution in these technical domains. 2.4. Advanced knowledge and capability development in one or more specialist areas through engagement with: (a) specific body of knowledge and emerging developments and (b) problems and situations of significant technical complexity. 4.2. Ability to use a systems approach to complex problems, and to design and operational performance.
	Engineers Australia Curriculum Performance Indicators - 2. IN-DEPTH TECHNICAL COMPETENCE 2.2. Application of enabling skills and knowledge to problem solution in these technical domains.
	Engineers Australia Curriculum Performance Indicators - 2. IN-DEPTH TECHNICAL COMPETENCE 2.1. Appropriate range and depth of learning in the technical domains comprising the field of practice informed by national and international benchmarks. 2.2. Application of enabling skills and knowledge to problem solution in these technical domains. 2.4. Advanced knowledge and capability development in one or more specialist areas through engagement with: (a) specific body of knowledge and emerging developments and (b) problems and situations of significant technical complexity.
	Engineers Australia Curriculum Performance Indicators - 2. IN-DEPTH TECHNICAL COMPETENCE 2.1. Appropriate range and depth of learning in the technical domains comprising the field of practice informed by national and international benchmarks. 2.4. Advanced knowledge and capability development in one or more specialist areas through engagement with: (a) specific body of knowledge and emerging developments and (b) problems and situations of significant technical complexity.
	Engineers Australia Curriculum Performance Indicators - 2. IN-DEPTH TECHNICAL COMPETENCE 2.4. Advanced knowledge and capability development in one or more specialist areas through engagement with: (a) specific body of knowledge and emerging developments and (b) problems and situations of significant technical complexity. 5.1. An appreciation of the scientific method, the need for rigour and a sound theoretical basis. 5.6. Skills in the design and conduct of experiments and measurements.
	Engineers Australia Curriculum Performance Indicators - 2. IN-DEPTH TECHNICAL COMPETENCE 5. PRACTICAL AND ‘HANDS-ON’ EXPERIENCE 5.6. Skills in the design and conduct of experiments and measurements.

Engineers Australia Curriculum Performance Indicators -

Competency code	Taught, Practiced or Assessed	Competency standard
1.1		Developing underpinning capabilities in mathematics, physical, life and information sciences and engineering sciences, as appropriate to the designated field of practice.
1.2		Tackling technically challenging problems from first principles.
2.1		Appropriate range and depth of learning in the technical domains comprising the field of practice informed by national and international benchmarks.
2.2		Application of enabling skills and knowledge to problem solution in these technical domains.
2.3		Meaningful engagement with current technical and professional practices and issues in the designated field.
2.4		Advanced knowledge and capability development in one or more specialist areas through engagement with: (a) specific body of knowledge and emerging developments and (b) problems and situations of significant technical complexity.
4.2		Ability to use a systems approach to complex problems, and to design and operational performance.
5.1		An appreciation of the scientific method, the need for rigour and a sound theoretical basis.
5.5		Skills in the development and application of mathematical, physical and conceptual models, understanding of applicability and shortcomings.
5.6		Skills in the design and conduct of experiments and measurements.

Closing the loop

- No changes in learning outcome or overall course content - Only change has been made in Assessment and Learning Content based on the discussion with Associate Deans and Deputy Head of School (Education)

Additional information

Every week students must:

Attend and take notes for the Live lecture (Mondays) or watch and take notes for the Recorded lecture
Prepare for the Tutorial by reviewing reading, lecture and tutorial questions
Attend and participate in weekly Tutorial with tutor (as timetabled)

IMPORTANT: School policy relating to Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism.

In assessing a piece of submitted work, the School of Computer Science may reproduce it entirely, may provide a copy to another member of faculty, and/or to an external plagiarism checking service or in-house computer program and may also maintain a copy of the assignment for future checking purposes and/or allow an external service to do so.

Computer programming assignments may be checked by specialist code similarity detection software. The Faculty of Engineering currently uses the MOSS similarity detection engine (see http://theory.stanford.edu/~aiken/moss/), or the similarity report available in ED (edstem.org). These programs work in a similar way to Turnitin in that they check for similarity against a database of previously submitted assignments and code available on the internet, but they have added functionality to detect cases of similarity of holistic code structure in cases such as global search and replace of variable names, reordering of lines, changing of comment lines, and the use of white space.

All written assignments submitted in this unit of study will be submitted to the similarity detecting software program known as Turnitin. Turnitin searches for matches between text in your written assessment task and text sourced from the Internet, published works and assignments that have previously been submitted to Turnitin for analysis.

There will always be some degree of text-matching when using Turnitin. Text-matching may occur in use of direct quotations, technical terms and phrases, or the listing of bibliographic material. This does not mean you will automatically be accused of academic dishonesty or plagiarism, although Turnitin reports may be used as evidence in academic dishonesty and plagiarism decision-making processes.

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ENGG9810: Introduction to Engineering Computing

Overview

Details

Enrolment rules

Teaching staff and contact details

Assessment

Assessment criteria

Late submission

Special consideration

Academic integrity

Weekly schedule

Attendance and class requirements

Study commitment

Required readings

Learning outcomes

Graduate qualities

Outcome map

Alignment with Competency standards

Closing the loop

Additional information

Disclaimer

On this page

Useful links

Media

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