Functional ProgrammingLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

Purpose:
You will be aware of the functional programming paradigm and write simple programs and services using a purely functional language. You understand the functional programming paradigm and will be aware of concepts such as immutability and recursion.

EUR-ACE Competences:
Knowledge and Understanding
Engineering practice
Communication and team-working 
Multidisciplinary competences
Investigations and information retrieval

Learning outcomes:
You will be able to utilize functional programming principles and develop software with at least one purely functional programming language.

Content

The course covers an introduction to functional programming using a purely functional programming language. The course also covers various programming language related concepts and terminologies e.g. mutability and state.

Qualifications

Basics in programming, Operating systems, Data structures and algorithms

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Sufficient (1): The student is familiar with the topics discussed during the course. The student is able to write simple functions in a functional manner using a functional programming language with assistance.

Satisfactory (2): The student understands most of the topics discussed during the course, however, he/she struggles to utilize this knowledge. The student is not able to search for relevant information independently. The student is able to write simple programs in a functional manner using a functional programming language with assistance.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good (3): The student is able to utilize the knowledge gained on the course in the most basic cases. The student is able to utilize information about the discussed topics. The student is able to write simple programs in a functional manner using a functional programming language.

Very good (4): The student is able to utilize the knowledge gained on the course in most common cases. The student is able to search and understand information about the discussed topics. The student is able to write programs in a functional manner using a functional programming language.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5): The student understands all topics discussed during the course and is able to use them in an innovative manner even in challenging situations. The student is able to search and utilize information about the discussed topics independently. The student is able to write complex programs in a functional manner using a functional programming language.