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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Establish task requirements and define data structures and code
   • Establish user requirements and specifications
   • Design, define and use data structures that are aggregate of other data types
   • Code using user-defined data structures
   • Create, manipulate and destroy dynamic variables, including data structures, using facilities in language
2. Code using standard algorithms
   • Code using modular programming approach, including pass-by-reference parameter passing
   • Create and manipulate 2-D data structures using code
   • Create and maintain sorted data structures and use language-provided facilities
   • Code using simple binary search technique
   • Code binary file-handling solutions using random-access algorithms
3. Debug, document and test code
   • Use stand-alone debugging tools and tools provided by integrated development environment (IDE)
   • Trace code execution and examine variable contents using debugger
   • Develop and document maintainable code according to organisational guidelines and coding standards
   • Apply internal documentation to code using documentation tools available in target language
   • Design and document tests according to organisational guidelines
   • Test produced code and confirm compliance with program specification
   • Capture and record test results
4. Develop, test and document files and application
   • Build application according to user requirement
   • Access multiple source-code files
   • Employ integrated development environment (IDE) project maintenance facilities and automate program building using created files
   • Develop program specification solution according to coding standards
   • Design algorithm and document, construct and test applications according to problem description using target language
   • Document completed application according to organisational procedures

Performance Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate the ability to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including evidence of the ability to:

design and build an application in response to user requirements and specifications.

In the course of the above, the candidate must:

code using user-defined data structures and standard algorithms

develop a maintainable code

design a test for code and record and document test results

produce a technical documentation of activities and completed application.

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Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must be able to demonstrate knowledge to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including knowledge of:

dynamic variables

modular programming approach to coding

medium-size application development processes

data structures including but not limited to:

lists

arrays

linked lists

stack

queues

trees

graphs

sets

hash tables

random-access algorithms

user-defined data structures

project maintenance and required language-provided facilities

development methodologies and their application

organisational guidelines and coding standards applicable to applying intermediate programming skills

programming methodologies

documentation techniques and tools within target languages that may be used to apply intermediate programming skills in different languages

debugging tools and methodologies

code testing procedures.

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