Object Orientated Program Design

Object Oriented Program Design (OOPD) is a first year computing unit taught by Mike Robey. It is percieved as quite difficult by those people who don't like doing work, or who don't know the difference between a keyboard and a monitor.

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Also Known as : OOPD

Previously called : Software Technology 151 (ST151)

How To Do Well

 * Read the damn book. Its free you troglodytes and you might actually learn something, the readings affect your assignment mark by a fair amount. If you read and understand what is going on, it is trivial to ace every interview (unless you happen to catch Rohan at 8am, then its an uphill battle).
 * Go to all the labs and finish the practical excercises. Don't procrastinate and say that you will finish them next week, because next week you will have a brand new lab to do that is probably based on the work that you were supposed to finish last week.
 * Go to the damn lectures. Mike is actually a really good lecturer when you listen, he doesn't mind answering questions or clarifying things if you don't understand.
 * Go to the Senior Tutor or Mike if you need help, they specialise in helping first year students. Mike is amazing the amount of time that he gives to answering student questions.
 * Before a test, do the mock test, then go see Mike and get it checked. Then redo it and fix your mistakes. This will be the best preparation you can get for the test.
 * There are about 20 past exam papers on the Curtin Library Website. Do the two most recent ones and take them to Mike.
 * Don't procrastinate this unit.
 * Your understanding of this unit will assist you in your understanding of Software Engineering 100 which Dave teaches.
 * Check out UniPASS Sessions if you want a bit of extra help. These sessions are not tutorials and the learning facilitator is not supposed to answer your questions correctly, but she may help you to clarify aspects of the course.

How To Sleaze
If you don't want to have to do work, then don't choose this unit. The only way to pass, is to do some form of work. It is surprisingly easy to do well in this unit if you don't mind putting the work in.