ITI9131 Programming foundations in Java
Faculty of Information Technology
ITI9131 Programming foundations in Java is a level 9, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Information Technology. It isn't offered in 2025. It has no prerequisites and unlocks 2 units.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Not offered
- Assessment
- Exam 60%
- and 3 other tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ITI9131
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After ITI9131
2 units list ITI9131 as a prerequisite or corequisite.
Enrolment rules
This unit is only available to students enrolled at the Indonesia campus.
Equivalent units
The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.
Overview
This unit aims to provide students with the basic concepts involved in the development of well structured software using a programming language. It concentrates on the development of problem solving skills applicable to all stages of the development process. Students gain experience with the translation of a problem specification into a program design, and the implementation of that design into a programming language. The unit introduces software engineering topics such as maintainability, readability, testing, documentation, modularisation, and reasoning about correctness of programs. Students are expected to read and understand existing code as well as develop new code.
Offerings in 2025
The 2025 handbook lists no offerings for ITI9131.
Assessment
- Pre-tutorial tasksOtherThreshold hurdle5%
- Assignment 1AssignmentThreshold hurdle10%
- Assignment 2AssignmentThreshold hurdle25%
- Scheduled final assessment (2 hours and 10 minutes)ExamThreshold hurdle60%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Design, construct, test and document small computer programs using Java;
- 2
Interpret and demonstrate software engineering principles of maintainability, readability, and modularisation;
- 3
Explain and apply the concepts of the "object-oriented" style of programming.
Workload and teaching
- Lectures24 hours
- Laboratories24 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled online and face to face learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated reading and preparation for scheduled activities. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning and online engagement.
Learning resources
Required resources
Barnes and Kolling. (2016). Objects First with Java . (6th Edition) Prentice Hall.
Technology resources
Java software is freely available to download from the Sun website at http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/
BlueJ is also freely available to download from the BlueJ site at http://www.bluej.org/ You will be given instructions on how to use this in your first tutorial. You are expected to work in the BlueJ development environment.
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ITI9131?
ITI9131 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
What can I take after ITI9131?
ITI9131 is a prerequisite or corequisite for 2 units, including ITI5003 and ITI5037.
When is ITI9131 offered?
ITI9131 has no offerings listed in the 2025 handbook.
How much work is ITI9131?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ITI9131 have an exam?
Yes. The exam is worth 60% of the final mark, alongside 3 other tasks.