Revisions to Learning Activities, Assessment, Learning Outcomes, and Alignment

Semester 1, 2021 (W8-14)—Remote Teaching Measures

Course Code: [CS111]

Course Title: [Introduction to Computer Science]
Course Mode (as listed in 2021 H&C): [ F at L and O at C]
Course Coordinator: [ Surya Prakash]
Programme Name: [ Cert, Dip, BSc, BA, BCom, B.E, BNS, BSE, B.Ed]
Programme Level: [ 100]
Discipline: [ CS/IS]
School/Academic Unit: [ STEMP]

Endorsed by Head of Academic Unit:… …… Date:…17/05/2021

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Table 1: Programme Graduate Outcomes

Course Learning Associated Assessment Programme USP Graduate Outcomes

Outcome Teaching and Outcomes
Learning Activities

1. Lectures and Assignment 1, Hardware & Pacific Consciousness

Define the basic Labs Lab Test, Software
functional components of Mid Semester Fundamental
a computer system, Test
operation and inter- Societal
connection. Issues/Legal
issues/Privacy

2. Lectures and Assignment 2, Programming Critical Thinking,

Labs Lab Test
Apply programming Human Factors Ethics and Teamwork
concepts to computing
Abstraction
problems;
Ethics
Teamwork
concepts/issue

3. Lectures and Assignment 2, Programming

Labs Weekly Quizzes,
Examine Code for its Final Exam
syntax and semantic
validity;
4. Lectures and Weekly Quizzes, Programming
Identify the Labs Mid Semester
functionality of existing Test
codes. Final Exam

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 Table 2. Changes to Assessment Tasks and Alignment to Course Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes (CLO)
On completion of this course,
students are expected to be able to:
1. Define the basic functional
components of a computer
system, operation and inter-
connection
2. Apply programming concepts
to computing problems;
3. Examine Code for its syntax
and semantic validity.
4. Identify the functionality of
existing codes
Programme USP Original Assessment Tasks
Graduate Graduate (as they appear in the Course Outline at
Outcomes Outcomes the start of s1/2021, highlighting tasks
(PGO) (UGO) that have been changed)
See Table 1 above Continuous assessment (60%):
1. Weekly online topical test (10%)
(CLO 1-3) [Ongoing]
2. MST (10%) (CLO 1-3) [Completed]
3. Assignment 1 (10%) (CLO 1-3)
[Completed]
4. Lab Test 1 (5%) (CLO 2-3)
5. Lab Test 2 (5%) (CLO 2-3)
6. Assignment 2 (10%) (CLO 2-3)
7. Test 2 Online (10%) (CLO 2-3)
Final examination (40%) (CLO 1-3)
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Revised Assessment Tasks
(reflecting changes to assessment and
alignment from Week 8 of s1/2021,
highlighting new tasks)
Continuous assessment (60%):
1. Weekly online topical test (10%)
(CLO 1-3) [Ongoing]
2. MST (10%) (CLO 1-3) [Completed]
3. Assignment 1 (10%) (CLO 1-3)
[Completed]
4. Lab Test combined (10%) (CLO 2-3)
5. Combined test given (item 4)
6. Assignment 2 (10%) (CLO 2-3)
7. Test 2 Online (10%) (CLO 2-3)
ONLINE Final examination (40%) (CLO
1-3)
Table 2. Changes to Learning Activities and Alignment to Course Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes (CLO)
On completion of this course, students are expected to
be able to:
1. Define the basic functional components of a
computer system, operation and inter-
connection
2. Apply programming concepts to computing
problems;
3. Examine Code for its syntax and semantic
validity.
4. Identify the functionality of existing codes
Original Associated Teaching and Learning
Activities (W8-14)
F2F
Lectures (W8-14) [3 x 1hr]
Lab (W8-14) [1 x 2hr]
Extra tutorial (W8-14) [1 x 1hr]
Extra tutorial ARS (W8-14) [1 x 1hr]
Weekly Discussion Forum via Moodle (W8-
14)
ONLINE
Recorded Lectures (W8-14) [3 x 1hr]
Extra tutorial (W8-14) [1 x 1hr] via
BBB/Zoom
Extra tutorial ARS (W8-14) [1 x 1hr] via
BBB/Zoom
Weekly Discussion Forum via Moodle (W8-
14)
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Revised Associated Teaching and Learning
Activities
(reflecting changes to learning activities from W8
of s1/2021)
F2F
Lectures (W8-14) [3 x 1hr] via Zoom
Lab (W8-14) [1 x 2hr] via BBB/Zoom
Extra tutorial (W8-14) [1 x 1hr] via BBB/Zoom
Extra tutorial ARS (W8-14) [1 x 1hr] via
BBB/Zoom
Weekly Discussion Forum via Moodle (W8-14)
ONLINE
Recorded Lectures (W8-14) [3 x 1hr]
Extra tutorial (W8-14) [1 x 1hr] via BBB/Zoom
Extra tutorial ARS (W8-14) [1 x 1hr] via
BBB/Zoom
Weekly Discussion Forum via Moodle (W8-14)
Table 3. Changes to Schedule of assessments

Original
Original schedule and Revised schedule and weighting
weighting
Activity Week Weighting Week Weighting
(%) (%)
1 Assignment 1 (Completed) 5 10 5 10
2 Short Test 1 (Completed) 7 10 7 10
3 Lab Test 1 7 5 Combined with Lab
test 2 (see item 6
below)
4 Assignment 2 12 10 12 10
5 Short Test 2 13 10 13 10
6 Lab Test 2 13 5 13 10
7 Weekly Quizzes 2-14 10 2-14 10