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Data Structure and Algorithms Unit Code: BIT 204/B01DSAA204 Type of Assessment: Individual Written Assignment Length/Duration: 2000 words C
ASSESSMENT BRIEF
COURSE: Bachelor of IT
Unit: Data Structure and Algorithms
Unit Code: BIT 204/B01DSAA204
Type of Assessment: Individual Written Assignment
Length/Duration: 2000
words
Course Learning
Outcomes addressed:
1a. To gather, critically analyse, manage and present in
meaningful ways information and data
4a. To monitor, research and interpret the fast changing
and global world of information technology in terms of
hardware, networks, software, and tools
Kent Institute Australia Pty. Ltd.
Assessment Brief ABN 49 003 577 302 CRICOS Code: 00161E RTO Code: 90458
Version: as at 9th November, 2017 TEQSA Provider Number: PRV12051
Unit Learning
Outcomes addressed:
a. Write a word essay – Evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of data
structures and algorithms;
b. Demonstrate reasoning about efficiency of
algorithms;
c. Assess and apply suitable recursive data structures
and algorithms to IT systems and applications
Submission Date: Week 12
Assessment Task:
The assessment is about the design of a system using appropriate
data structures and algorithms.
ASSESSMENT DESCRIPTION:
This assessment is an individual report.
You are required to design a library system for Kent Institute.
Assume that there are:
two campuses – Sydney and Melbourne
300 VET level students
400 Higher Education students
20 professional staff and 40 academic staff
You need to decide how many books, journals, DVDs or other media the library holds.
E.g. a task marked out of 40 will incur a 2 mark penalty .
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Assessment Brief ABN 49 003 577 302 CRICOS Code: 00161E RTO Code: 90458
Version: as at 9th November, 2017 TEQSA Provider Number: PRV12051
Then specify the range of operations which will be needed for the library system.
For each of these operations, discuss the most suitable sorting or searching method and why
your chosen algorithm for each operation is the most appropriate.
A nearby University wants to use your system.
They have:
One campus
25000 undergraduate students
10000 postgraduate students
5000 research students
2000 professional staff
4000 academic staff
What changes, if any, would you make to your system for the University to be able to use it
effectively and efficiently?
Tasks to be completed
Given the above information:
a) Decide the appropriate variables, keys and ranges to be used in the system. Justify.
b) The operations that library system should support.
c) Algorithms for the operations that your system should support. Also, justify the choice
of algorithms.
d) Changes for the larger university, if any, to be made in the original system. Justify.
ASSESSMENT SUBMISSION:
The assignment must be submitted online in Moodle. All materials MUST be submitted
electronically in Microsoft Word format. Other formats (e.g., pdf or MAC file) may not be
readable by markers. Please be aware that any assessments submitted in other formats will be
considered LATE and will lose marks until it is presented in MS Word. No paper based or
hardcopy submission will be accepted.
Marking Criteria Max
Marks
Lecturer Expectations Marks Assigned Comments
Choice of variables,
keys, ranges
2 The understanding of
various data types and
importance of
choosing the right
variables and ranges.
Justification of
variables, keys and
ranges choices
2
Specification of
library operations
4 Identifying operations
that are required by the
system to function
properly. The choice
of appropriate
algorithm so that data
Choice of algorithm
for each operation
5
Justification of the
algorithms
3
Kent Institute Australia Pty. Ltd.
Assessment Brief ABN 49 003 577 302 CRICOS Code: 00161E RTO Code: 90458
Version: as at 9th November, 2017 TEQSA Provider Number: PRV12051
can be efficiently and
effectively searched
and sorted.
Discussion of
changes, if any, to be
made for the larger
University system
and why changes are
or are not needed
4 How making systems
scalable needs changes
in the choice of
variables and
algorithms so that
efficiency is not
compromised
Total 20
GENERAL NOTES FOR ASSIGNMENTS
Assignments should usually incorporate a formal introduction, main points and conclusion, and will
be fully referenced including a reference list.
The work must be fully referenced with in-text citations and a reference list at the end. We
strongly recommend you to refer to the Academic Learning Skills materials available in the
Moodle. For details please click the link
http://moodle.kent.edu.au/kentmoodle/course/view.php?id=5 and download the file “Harvard
Referencing Workbook”. Appropriate academic writing and referencing are inevitable academic
skills that you must develop and demonstrate.
We recommend a minimum of FIVE references, unless instructed differently by your lecturer.
Unless specifically instructed otherwise by your lecturer, any paper with less than FIVE references
may be failed. Work that includes sources that are not properly referenced according to the
“Harvard Referencing Workbook” will be penalised.
Marks will be deducted for failure to adhere to the word count – as a general rule you may go over
or under by 10% than the stated length.
GENERAL NOTES FOR REFERENCING
High quality work must be fully referenced with in-text citations and a reference list at the end. We
recommend you work with your Academic Learning Support (ALS) site
(http://moodle.kent.edu.au/kentmoodle/course/view.php?id=5) available in Moodle to ensure that
you reference correctly.
References are assessed for their quality. You should draw on quality academic sources, such as
books, chapters from edited books, journals etc. Your textbook can be used as a reference, but not
the lecturer notes. We want to see evidence that you are capable of conducting your own research.
Also, in order to help markers determine students’ understanding of the work they cite, all in-text
references (not just direct quotes) must include the specific page number/s if shown in the original.
Before preparing your assignment or own contribution, please review this ‘YouTube’ video by
clicking on the following link: Plagiarism: How to avoid it
Kent Institute Australia Pty. Ltd.
Assessment Brief ABN 49 003 577 302 CRICOS Code: 00161E RTO Code: 90458
Version: as at 9th November, 2017 TEQSA Provider Number: PRV12051
PLAGIARISM: HOW TO AVOID IT
You can search for peer-reviewed journal articles, which you can find in the online journal
databases and which can be accessed from the library homepage. Wikipedia, online dictionaries
and online encyclopaedias are acceptable as a starting point to gain knowledge about a topic, but
should not be overused – these should constitute no more than 10% of your total list of
references/sources. Additional information and literature can be used where these are produced by
legitimate sources, such as government departments, research institutes such as the NHMRC, or
international organisations such as the World Health Organisation (WHO). Legitimate
organisations and government departments produce peer reviewed reports and articles and are
therefore very useful and mostly very current. The content of the following link explains why it is
not acceptable to use nonpeer reviewed websites: Why can’t I just Google? (thanks to La Trobe
University for this video).
