Assessment item 4 - Weekly topic quizzes

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Value: 10%

Due Date: Variable Date

Return Date: -

Submission method options: Alternative submission method

Task

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Beginning in Week 2, you are required to complete a series of ten topic quizzes, each associated with one subject topic. You can attempt each weekly quiz once only, and it must be completed in 15 minutes after it has started or it will automatically be submitted, so be prepared before you sit for the quiz.
No extensions are allowed for the weekly quizzes. However, if you have an approved special consideration, you may be exempted from the quiz. In case an exemption is granted for a quiz, your total mark for the weekly quizzes will be based on the average mark of the other quizzes.
You can find these quizzes in the 'Assessment 4' page in the Interact2 site.
Quiz opening dates, due dates and topics are listed below. After submission you will be able to see the score in Interact2 'My Grades' page. Correct answers will only be revealed after the due date.

Quiz	Opening Date (00:01 AEST)	Due Date (23:59 AEST)	Topics Covered
1	27/Jul/2020	02/Aug/2020	Topic 1: Programming Fundamentals
2	03/Aug/2020	09/Aug/2020	Topic 2: Selection Structures
3	10/Aug/2020	16/Aug/2020	Topic 3: Repetition Structures
4	17/Aug/2020	23/Aug/2020	Topic 4: Software Testing
5	24/Aug/2020	30/Aug/2020	Topic 5: Turtle Graphics
6	07/Sep/2020	13/Sep/2020	Topic 6: Functions and Modules
7	21/Sep/2020	27/Sep/2020	Topic 7: Files and Exceptions
8	28/Sep/2020	04/Oct/2020	Topic 8: Sequences and Lists
9	05/Oct/2020	11/Oct/2020	Topic 9: Strings and Dictionaries
10	12/Oct/2020	18/Oct/2020	Topic 10: Object Oriented Programming

Rationale

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This assessment task will assess the following learning outcome/s:

• be able to analyse the steps involved in a disciplined approach to problem-solving, algorithm development and coding.
• be able to demonstrate and explain elements of good programming style.
• be able to identify, isolate and correct errors; and evaluate the corrections in all phases of the programming process.
• be able to interpret and implement algorithms and program code.
• be able to apply and justify the concept of object orientation as an approach to data abstraction.
• be able to apply sound program analysis, design, coding, debugging, testing and documentation techniques to simple programming problems.
• be able to write code in an appropriate coding language.
• be able to compare and contrast aspects of the procedural and object oriented programming approaches.

The quizzes are intended as formative assessment tasks to test your knowledge, understanding and skill development, and also to monitor your progress in learning good programming principles using the Python language.