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This course will be delivered in two halves. The first half will provide a self-contained introduction to computer programming. It will be accessible to all undergraduates. Students will be exposed to the basic principles of computer programming, e.g. fundamental programming techniques, concepts, algorithms and data structures. The course contains lectures where the principles are systematically developed. As the course does not presuppose knowledge of these principles, we start from basic intuitions. The second half will be particularly of use to those studying Science and Engineering subjects, broadly interpreted, as well as Computing and IT specialists. It will include a gentle introduction to professional issues and security concepts.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 1 |
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| Session | First Sub Session | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Offshore | Sustained Study | No |
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This course will be delivered in two halves. The first will provide a self-contained introduction to computer programming. It assumes no prior knowledge of computers or programming. It will cover the basic principles of computer programming consisting of topics such as the following:
The second half will build on the first. It is particularly designed to be of use to those studying Science and Engineering subjects, broadly interpreted, as well as Computing Science and IT specialists. The second half of the course will, for example, provide:
There will be weekly practical sessions and exercises to work with the concepts.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 30 | |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Procedural | Create | Skill in programming using the concepts above, in particular for solving problems. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 50 | |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Understand | Knowledge and understanding of further, basic programming concepts and their application: scope, functions, recursion, modular programming, importing and invoking code from within other code. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Knowledge and understanding of floating-point numbers, libraries for scientific computing, and their application. |
| Reflection | Create | The ability to analyse simple problems, and solve them with programs. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 20 | |
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MCQ Test (1h/48h) |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Understand | Knowledge and understanding of further, basic programming concepts and their application: scope, functions, recursion, modular programming, importing and invoking code from within other code. |
| Procedural | Apply | An understanding of how to write and run programs. |
| Procedural | Evaluate | An understanding of how computer programs should be structured. |
| Procedural | Evaluate | An understanding of, and ability to apply, techniques to support correct code. |
There are no assessments for this course.
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Reflection | Create | The ability to analyse simple problems, and solve them with programs. |
| Procedural | Evaluate | An understanding of how computer programs should be structured. |
| Procedural | Create | Skill in programming using the concepts above, in particular for solving problems. |
| Procedural | Evaluate | An understanding of, and ability to apply, techniques to support correct code. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Knowledge and understanding of further, basic programming concepts and their application: scope, functions, recursion, modular programming, importing and invoking code from within other code. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Knowledge and understanding of floating-point numbers, libraries for scientific computing, and their application. |
| Procedural | Apply | An understanding of how to write and run programs. |
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