Programming Fundamentals Content

In this unit, you'll be learning about Programming Fundamentals. Remember, this does NOT just mean coding. You will also learn about the software development steps, project management, algorithms, modelling and documentation.

Programming Fundamentals Syllabus Content

This is the section of the syllabus we will be covering:

Software Engineering 11–12 - Year 11 - Programming fundamentals | NSW Curriculum | NSW Education Standards Authority

Theory Content Outline (Useful for Study Later)

Software Development Approaches and Steps

Lesson
Agile and Waterfall approaches to Software Development
Software Development Steps
Requirements Definition
Determining Specifications
Design
Development
Integration
Testing and Debugging
Installation
Maintenance

Charts and Algorithms

Lesson
Charts and Algorithms
IPO Charts and Pseudocode
Algorithms, Flowcharts, Pseudocode
Structure Charts
Data Flow Diagrams
Data Dictionaries
Decision Trees
Gantt Chart
Class Diagrams
Storyboards

Testing, Debugging, Errors

Lesson
Testing Data
System Testing
Types of Errors
Python Debugger
VS Code Debugger

Computational Thinking, Version Control, Number Systems

Computational Thinking (Decomposition and Abstraction)
Version Control
Number Systems (Binary, Hexadecimal, Integers Using Twos)