Programming Languages 1 (5cr)

Objectives (course unit)

1. Student understands the basic nature of programming. 2. Student is able to apply her/his programming skills to more demanding challenges involving writing algorithms and modularizing programs with functions 3. Student understands different kinds of programming languages and their usage areas.

Content (course unit)

Basics of programming by using Java (previously C++). Handling data with variables and functions, writing code in different environments, debugging and profiling. Overview of programming languages: compiled, interpreted, functional and scripted languages. Git and version management.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

Student is sufficiently able to handle data with variables and functions to solve basic programming tasks. Student can write and compile code in given environment. Student is able to use debugging and profiling with guidance. Student knows the basic idea of programming languages.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

Student is able to handle data with variables and functions. Student can write and compile code in given environment. Student is able to use debugging and profiling when needed. Student knows the overview of programming languages like compiled, interpreted, functional and scripted languages.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

Student is able diversely to handle data with variables and functions. Student can write and compile code in different environments. Student is able to use debugging and profiling to solve problems. Student knows diversely the overview of programming languages like compiled, interpreted, functional and scripted languages.

Location and time

Lectures starting 30.8 at TAMK A3-24

Exam schedules

No final exam. Grading will based on weekly excersices and coding project

Assessment methods and criteria

Grading based on weekly excerises and coding excersise. More detailed discussion in the first lecture and details available at tuni-moodle at the beginning of the course.

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

Lectures, weekly excersices and a coding project

Learning materials

All necessary material will be made available at the beginning of lectures

Student workload

Lectures, weekly assingnment, excerises, final coding project
Total size approx. 135h
Contact teaching approx. 50h
students indepenenet own work approx 85h

Content scheduling

Introductory course. Starting from the basics of coding. At the end of the course objects are introduces. Online lectures once a week and home excercises. Detailed plan shown in the first lecture.

Completion alternatives

Please contact teacher

Practical training and working life cooperation

Visiting lecture from industry is planned.

International connections

N/A

Further information

Please contact teacher. All relevant question will be addressed in the first lecture

Assessment criteria - fail (0) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Student has not returned final coding project. Student has not done sufficient amount of weekly excerises. Student is unable to learn basics of coding

Assessment criteria - satisfactory (1-2) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Student is able to code very simple excerises with guidance. Student has done minimum amount of excerises required to pass the course.

Assessment criteria - good (3-4) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Student has shown ability to code working software. Student is able to use multiple functions, varables, is able to work with header files, can use loops in a productive fashion etc. Student has returned most of the weekly excercises and final project

Assessment criteria - excellent (5) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Student has returned almost all of the weekly excercises and the final project. Student is able to use multiple functions, varables, is able to work with header files, can use loops in a productive fashion etc.
Final excerise meets all the requirements of the final project. This will be discussed in detail in lectures