Curricula

Objective

Student gets familiar with programming device interfaces and the graphical user interface and deepens their previous programming skills. To study in this course, you need a basic knowledge of programming. Enables in-depth study of the topic in other courses. Studying in this course require knowledge in fundamentals of programming. This course enables further studies of the subject in other courses.

EUR-ACE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Student is familiar with device interfaces and understands the basic ideology of object-oriented programming.

EUR-ACE APPLYING TECHNOLOGY INTO PRACTICE
Student is able to apply programming skills to communication between devices used in industrial automation.

Content

In this course, you will learn device interface programming and deepen your existing programming skills. Upon completing the course, you will have a solid understanding of event-driven graphical user interface programming and programming communication between a computer and an automation device using common protocols. You will understand device interfaces and the basic ideology of object-oriented programming. This course equips you with the necessary skills to apply your programming knowledge to communication between devices used in industrial automation.

Deepening the programming skills
Event-based programming
Utilization of a communication protocol used commonly in industrial automation

Qualifications

Basic programming skills
Data types and variables
Conditional and loop statements
Subroutines
Basics of LAN-technologies

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Sufficient (1): Student recognizes the basics and terminology, but has shortcomings in understanding the key issues.

Satisfactory (2): Student knows the basics and terminology, but has shortcomings in independent application of key issues. Student is able to program a simple application containing graphical user interface.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good (3): Student is able to independently program simple applications containing graphical user interface. Student is able to analyze issues and apply knowledge in a communication protocol in programming tasks.

Very good (4): Student knows all the key subjects of the course and is able to apply them in different implementations.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5): Student masters all the key subjects of the course and is able to apply them creatively. Student is able to analyze the operation of the application implemented from the perspective of efficiency and reliability. Student understands the possibilities and limitations of the interfaces used in automation.