Reference no: EM132501977

ITECH1400 Foundations of Programming Assignment - Bowie, Burroughs, Gysin & Permutated Prose: The Cut-Up Method, Federation University, Australia

Overview - In this assignment you are required to implement your own Python application which emulates the "Cut - Up" method and follows the six steps of problem solving. You will apply a suitable metric to the finished text.

Learning Outcomes Assessed - The following course learning outcomes are assessed by completing this assessment:

Knowledge:

1. Identify and use the correct syntax of a common programming language.

2. Recall and use typical programming constructs to design and implement simple software solutions.

3. Explain the importance of programming style concepts (documentation, mnemonic names, indentation).

Skills:

1. Utilise pseudocode and/or algorithms as a major program design technique.

2. Write and implement a solution algorithm using basic programming constructs.

3. Describe program functionality based on analysis of given program code.

Application of knowledge and skills:

1: Develop self-reliance and judgement in adapting algorithms to diverse contexts

2: Design and write program solutions to identified problems using accepted design constructs.

Background - The early 1900s in Europe saw the birth of the art movement known as Dada; Dadaists, such as Tristan Tzara, held views that rejected logic and reason and embraced chaos. In this assignment we look at this avant -garde movement in the 20^th century with artists such as David Bowie, William S Burroughs and Brion Gysin.

While Gysin and Burroughs were working with Bowie on the lyrics for the album Diamond Dogs they started using this technique. Some later albums incorporated more use of the Cut-Up method.

Task - Start with a text - you are free to choose any text - a good suggestion is Alice in Wonderland a paragraph from chapter 1 is given (attached).

Using the skills in Python that you have developed, you are to write an application that will read in some text and then perform a Cut- Up operation on it.

Assessment Details -

The six-steps of problem solving must be evident in your assignment. Namely:

1. Identify the problem - state the task in your own words e.g. implement Cut-Up method

2. Analyse the problem - describe what needs to be done

3. Gene rate potential solutions - look at different ways to do this using Python

4. Select and plan a solution - explain why you have chosen this approach

5. Implement the solution - develop pseudo- code and then implement it in Python

6. Evaluate the solution - what degree of success was achieved?

Attachment:- Foundations of Programming - The Cut-Up Method Assignment File.rar