Course Title: Create utility programs

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5148

Course Title: Create utility programs

Portfolio: BUS

Nominal Hours: 60.0

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Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
ISYS7543C	City Campus	TAFE	650T TAFE Business	Face-to-Face or Internet

Course Contact: Chandra Nannegari

Course Contact Phone: 9925 1657

Course Contact Email: chandra.nannegari@rmit.edu.au

Course Description

This course deals with Programming and the emphasis is:

• Students will be introduced to the concepts of programming in order to create utility programs in a database environment. The concepts will be covered using VB 2005 / VBA / Transact SQL.
• Students will be progressively introduced to advance database programming via introductory programming concepts.
• The procedure will incorporate coding of modules, error handling, module testing with sample data and program documentation.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Model Preferred Solutions ICAITAD046A COSC5731C

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	ICAITB166A Create utlity programs
Elements:	Code each module or program segment
	Document the program
	Incorporate error handling code
	Test each module or program segment

Learning Outcomes

See details under elements of competency.

Overview of Assessment

Assessment may incorporate a variety of methods including technical requirements documentation, homework and in class exercises, written tests, practical problem solving exercises and practical tests. Students are advised that they maybe be asked to personally demonstrate their assessment work to their teacher to ensure that the relevant competency standards are being met.

Final examination optional for RMIT grading purposes only.