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2011/12 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

COMP1550 Core Programming

20 creditsClass Size: 80

Module manager: Dr Nick Efford
Email: N.D.Efford@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2011/12

This module is not approved as an Elective

Objectives

On completion of this module, students should be able to:

- analyse a problem, understand its procedural aspects and render a solution as pseudocode;
- apply object-oriented thinking to the analysis of a problem and design of potential solutions;
- understand and modify existing programs;
- write small programs;
- understand and apply object-oriented concepts.

Syllabus

The computer as a problem-solving device; algorithms as recipes for solving a problem; use of pseudocode;
concept of a programming language; elements of a program: expressions, statements, selection, iteration, recursion; tracing the execution of a program; simple debugging techniques; coding style; objects as abstractions of real-world entities; concept of a class; objects as class instances; method calls; structure of a class definition; encapsulation; specifying fields, constructors and methods; documenting a class; introduction to unit testing; debugging a class; creating and manipulating collections of objects; using standard library facilities to create programs; data representation and file input/output; inheritance and object-oriented concepts; relationships between classes and objects; graphical notation for classes and objects.

Teaching methods

Delivery typeNumberLength hoursStudent hours
Laboratory201.0020.00
Class tests, exams and assessment12.002.00
Class tests, exams and assessment13.003.00
Lecture441.0044.00
Private study hours131.00
Total Contact hours69.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)200.00

Private study

- Taught session preparation: 36 hours
- Taught session follow-up: 36 hours
- Self-directed study: 14 hours
- Assessment activities: 45 hours.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Attendance and formative assessment

Methods of assessment


Exams
Exam typeExam duration% of formal assessment
Practical Exam / OSCE3 hr 00 mins100.00
Practical Exam / OSCE2 hr 00 mins0.00
Total percentage (Assessment Exams)100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 20/01/2012

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