Basics of Programming (5cr)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

You know the most essential concepts of programming and understand the basic theory. You know how to make small interactive programs. You know how to apply programming in solving practical problems.

EUR-ACE Knowledge and Understanding
You are familiar with device interfaces and understand the basic ideology of programming.

EUR-ACE Engineering practice
You know how to apply programming skills to communication between devices

Content

In this course, you will learn the main concepts and basic theory of programming, and you will be able to create small interactive programs. You will understand device interfaces and the basic ideology of programming, which will help you apply programming to solve practical problems. You will also learn how to apply programming skills to communication between devices. This course will give you a strong foundation in programming and engineering solutions.

Git version control
basic use of the application development tool, debugging
variables, variable types, constants
functions, subroutines
strings and their processing
list, arrays, collections
data structures: struct, class, object
sequential structure, branching structure, repeating structure
exception handling
file processing

Materials

online material

Teaching methods

lectures
exercises
tasks

Exam schedules

The possible date and method of the exam will be announced in the course opening.

Completion alternatives

The admission procedures are described in the degree rule and the study guide. The teacher of the course will give you more information on possible specific course practices.

Student workload

lectures 30 hours
exercises 30 hours
assignments 40 hours
independent study 35 hours
Total 135 h

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Sufficient (1)
You know the concepts and basic theory of programming to some extent. You can implement some simple programs. You have only completed a part of the course assignments .

Satisfactory (2)
You mainly know programming concepts and basic theory. You can implement some small programs using this knowledge. You have completed most of the course assignments.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good (3)
You know and understand well the concepts and possibilities of programming. You can apply your knowledge to the solutions of practical tasks. You have completed most of the course assignments. You have made a small-scale working program on a topic of your choice.

Very good (4)
You demonstrate a broader knowledge and understanding of the concepts and possibilities of programming. You have completed the course assignments. You have made a working program on a topic of your choice.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5)
You demonstrate extensive knowledge and understanding of programming concepts and possibilities. You have completed all the assignments of the course. You have made a broad and functional program solving some practical need on your chosen topic.

Further information

The course assessment methods will be presented during the first meeting.