Study Guide

Objective

After completing the course the student can:
- describe the most important software application types and their typical features
- discuss the selection of a proper solution technology
- define the main concepts of programming such as source code, compiler, variable and data type
- read program code written by someone else
- utilize the most important decision and control structures
- recognize basic object-oriented concepts (class and its members, object, reference, exceptions)
- design and implement simple software applications
- draw a flow chart of the program.

Content

- software application structure
- development environment and tools
- variables and data types
- functions
- decision and control structures
- arrays and lists

Evaluation scale

H-5

Qualifications

Basic computer skills and high school or vocational school mathematics curriculum or equivalent skills.

Objective

After completing the course the student can:
- describe the most important software application types and their typical features
- discuss the selection of a proper solution technology
- define the main concepts of programming such as source code, compiler, variable and data type
- read program code written by someone else
- utilize the most important decision and control structures
- recognize basic object-oriented concepts (class and its members, object, reference, exceptions)
- design and implement simple software applications
- draw a flow chart of the program.

Content

- software application structure
- development environment and tools
- variables and data types
- functions
- decision and control structures
- arrays and lists

Materials

Kaikki oppimateriaali ilmoitetaan ItsLearningissä.

Teaching methods

Opintojaksolla opetellaan uudet asiat ensin opettaja-vetoisesti. Opettaja esittelee teoreettisen taustan. Sen jälkeen opettaja näyttää omalta koneelta ohjelmoiden, miten uusi opiskeltava asia tuodaan ohjelmointitehtäviin. Opiskelijat tekevät saman ohjelmointiharjoituksen omalla koneellaan.

Tämän jälkeen opettaja antaa opiskelijoille harjoitustehtäviä, joissa pääpaino on opiskeltavassa asiassa. Sen jälkeen jatketaan harjoitustehtävillä, joissa uusi asia integroidaan jo opittuihin asioihin. Kun opiskelijat tekevät harjoitustehtäviä, molemmat opettajat ovat opiskelijoiden tukena.

Exam schedules

Opintojaksolla ei ole tenttiä.

International connections

Opintojaksolla opetellaan uudet asiat ensin opettaja-vetoisesti. Opettaja esittelee teoreettisen taustan. Sen jälkeen opettaja näyttää omalta koneelta ohjelmoiden, miten uusi opiskeltava asia tuodaan ohjelmointitehtäviin. Opiskelijat tekevät saman ohjelmointiharjoituksen omalla koneellaan.

Tämän jälkeen opettaja antaa opiskelijoille harjoitustehtäviä, joissa pääpaino on opiskeltavassa asiassa. Sen jälkeen jatketaan harjoitustehtävillä, joissa uusi asia integroidaan jo opittuihin asioihin. Kun opiskelijat tekevät harjoitustehtäviä, molemmat opettajat ovat opiskelijoiden tukena.

Completion alternatives

1) Antamalla näytön esim. tekemästään työelämän projektista, jolla opiskelija osoittaa hallitsevansa opintojakson sisällön.
2) Sivustolla mooc.fi kuvataan ohjelmoinnin MOOC, joka vastaa sisällöltään Helsingin yliopiston tietojenkäsittelytieteen laitoksen kursseja Ohjelmoinnin perusteet ja Ohjelmoinnin jatkokurssi. Kurssit vastaavat yhteensä kymmentä opintopistettä (5+5).
Ohjelmoinnin perusteet voi suorittaa tekemällä ohjelmoinnin MOOCin alkuosan.

Student workload

Opiskelijan työn mitoitus

5 opintopistettä: 27 * 5 = 135 tuntia

Opintojakson kesto: 8.1. - 19.4.2024 (14 viikkoa + opetukseton viikko 8)

Viikkotyömäärä: 135 tuntia / 14 viikkoa = 9,5 tuntia viikossa

Content scheduling

Opintojaksolla opiskellaan ohjelmoinnin ajattelutapaa sekä tutustutaan ohjelmistokehityksen pääpiirteisiin.

Opintojakson harjoitukset tehdään Javalla.

Tulostaminen näytölle ja tiedostoon.
Tiedon lukeminen näppäimistöltä ja tiedostosta.
Ohjelmoinnin valintarakenteet.
Ohjelmoinnin toistorakenteet.
Aliohjelmat ja niiden käyttö.
Poikkeukset.
Taulukot ja merkkijonot.
Ohjelman dokumentointi.
Ohjelman testaus.

Further information

Kurssin viestintä tapahtuu pääsääntöisesti ItsLearningissä.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Opintojakson läpäisy edellyttää hyväksytysti suoritettujen harjoitusten tekemistä sekä aktiivista osallistumista harjoitustyön tekoon.

Viikkokohtaisia kotitehtäviä on 10 sarjaa, kussakin 10 pisteen edestä tehtäviä. Kotitehtäväsarjan kokonaisarviointi noudattaa seuraavaa kaavaa:
40 pistettä -> 1
55 pistettä -> 2
70 pistettä -> 3
80 pistettä -> 4
90 pistettä -> 5

Harjoitustyö arvioidaan erikseen skaalalla 1-5.

Opiskelijan opintojakson arvosana muodostuu kotitehtäväsarjan ja harjoitustyön keskiarvosta. Molempien osioiden pitää olla hyväksyttyjä.

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

Hyväksytysti suoritettuja harjoituksia puuttuu ja/tai harjoitustyö puuttuu.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Hyväksytysti suoritettuja harjoituksia on tehty minimimäärä tai niiden laatu on tyydyttävä ja/tai harjoitustyön laatu on tyydyttävää tasoa.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

Hyväksytysti suoritettuja harjoituksia on tehty riittävästi ja niiden laatu on hyvää ja harjoitustyön laatu on hyvää tasoa.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Hyväksytysti suoritettuja harjoituksia on tehty maksimimäärä ja niiden laatu on kiitettävää ja harjoitustyön laatu on kiitettävää tasoa.

Qualifications

Basic computer skills and high school or vocational school mathematics curriculum or equivalent skills.

Objective

After completing the course the student can:
- describe the most important software application types and their typical features
- discuss the selection of a proper solution technology
- define the main concepts of programming such as source code, compiler, variable and data type
- read program code written by someone else
- utilize the most important decision and control structures
- recognize basic object-oriented concepts (class and its members, object, reference, exceptions)
- design and implement simple software applications
- draw a flow chart of the program.

Content

- software application structure
- development environment and tools
- variables and data types
- functions
- decision and control structures
- arrays and lists

Materials

Python Basics: A Practical Introduction to Python3 4th edition by David Amos,Dan Bader,Joanna Jablonski, Fletcher Heisler, ISBN:9781775093329 (paperback), ISBN:9781775093336 (electronic)
Programming tools 
- Python 3.11.x
- IDLE

Teaching methods

Learning by programming

Completion alternatives

The course can be compensated with an e-exam. More instructions on how to enrol is given in itslearning.
The exam can be done using a programming language e.g. C/C++/#, java, javascript a student states when enrolling.

Student workload

Contact hours 77 h
Independent study continuously throughout the course, preparation for the exam 58 h

Content scheduling

The course consists of eight topics with rehearsal questions, quizzes and labs for each.
week 36: Introduction
week 37: Basic syntax
week 38: Input and output in the console
week 39: Variables and types, quiz and lab 1 (total 10 points)
week 40: Operators and branching, quiz and lab 2 (total 10 points)
week 41: Exam 1 (10 points)
week 43:  Loops (for and while), quiz and lab 4 (total 10 points)
week 44: Collections (list, tuple, set, dictionary), quiz and lab 3 (total 10 points)
week 45: Exam 2 (10 points)
week 46: Functions, quiz and lab 5 (total 10 points)
week 47: File IO, quiz and lab 6 (total 10 points)
week 48: Review, quiz and lab 7 (total 10 points)
week 49: Exam 3 (10 points)

total of 100 points

Further information

Lectures and labs are implemented at the campus. This is not an online course. The classes will be on the timetable by the beginning of the semester.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

7 Quizzes – online, evaluated, minimum 14, maximum 35
7 Labs – classroom activity, evaluated, plagiarism check result must be < 50%, minimum 14, maximum 35
3 Exams – classroom activity, evaluated, 10 points each, minimum 12, maximum 30


To pass the course a student has to reach a minimum in all categories (quizzes, labs and exams). If the minimum is reached all the points are added and a scale of 1 – 5 is calculated.

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

Student
• does not know the basic concepts of programming
• cannot read or write simple programs

< 40 points or failed the exam

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Student
• knows such basic concepts of programming as variables, control structures and functions
• understands how the program flow is going
• can read or write simple programs

40 - 59 points and the minimum is reached in all categories (quizzes, labs and exams)

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

Student
• knows such basic concepts of programming as variables, control structures, functions, classes, objects and arrays
• understands how the program flow is going and is able to find easy errors
• can make simple programs

40 - 79 points and the minimum is reached in all categories (quizzes, labs and exams)

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Student
• knows such basic concepts of programming as variables, control structures and functions, classes and objects
• utilizes some data Structures such as arrays, lists and hash tables.
• understands how the program flow is going and is able to use debugger and error handling
• can make programs that include aforesaid concepts.

> 80 points and the minimum is reached in all categories (quizzes, labs and exams)

> 90 points, 1 additional credit (total of 6 credits)

Qualifications

Basic computer skills and high school or vocational school mathematics curriculum or equivalent skills.

Objective

After completing the course the student can:
- describe the most important software application types and their typical features
- discuss the selection of a proper solution technology
- define the main concepts of programming such as source code, compiler, variable and data type
- read program code written by someone else
- utilize the most important decision and control structures
- recognize basic object-oriented concepts (class and its members, object, reference, exceptions)
- design and implement simple software applications
- draw a flow chart of the program.

Content

- software application structure
- development environment and tools
- variables and data types
- functions
- decision and control structures
- arrays and lists

Evaluation scale

H-5

Qualifications

Basic computer skills and high school or vocational school mathematics curriculum or equivalent skills.

Objective

After completing the course the student can:
- describe the most important software application types and their typical features
- discuss the selection of a proper solution technology
- define the main concepts of programming such as source code, compiler, variable and data type
- read program code written by someone else
- utilize the most important decision and control structures
- recognize basic object-oriented concepts (class and its members, object, reference, exceptions)
- design and implement simple software applications
- draw a flow chart of the program.

Content

- software application structure
- development environment and tools
- variables and data types
- functions
- decision and control structures
- arrays and lists

Evaluation scale

H-5

Qualifications

Basic computer skills and high school or vocational school mathematics curriculum or equivalent skills.

Objective

After completing the course the student can:
- describe the most important software application types and their typical features
- discuss the selection of a proper solution technology
- define the main concepts of programming such as source code, compiler, variable and data type
- read program code written by someone else
- utilize the most important decision and control structures
- recognize basic object-oriented concepts (class and its members, object, reference, exceptions)
- design and implement simple software applications
- draw a flow chart of the program.

Content

- software application structure
- development environment and tools
- variables and data types
- functions
- decision and control structures
- arrays and lists

Materials

Python Basics: A Practical Introduction to Python3 4th edition by David Amos,Dan Bader,Joanna Jablonski, Fletcher Heisler, ISBN:9781775093329 (paperback), ISBN:9781775093336 (electronic)

Teaching methods

Learning by programming

Completion alternatives

The course can be compensated with an exam, the date is agreed upon with the first lecture

Student workload

Contact hours 77 h
Independent study continuously throughout the course, preparation for the exam 58 h

Content scheduling

The course consists of fundamental topics in programming:
- introduction, basic syntax, and input and output in the console
- 1: variables and types
- 3: loops (for and while)
- 4: functions
- 5: collections (list, tuple, set, dictionary)
- 6: file IO
- 7: Using Python in different environments (pygame, django, tkinter)

Every week there are two exercises:
- quiz total 50 points
- programming lab, total 50 points
total of 100 points

Further information

Lectures and labs are implemented at the campus. This is not an online course. The classes will be on the timetable by the beginning of the semester.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

10 HOMEWORKS – online, rehearsing, not evaluated
7 Quizzes – online, evaluated, 5 points each, minimum 14, maximum 35
7 Labs – classroom activity, evaluated, plagiarism check result must be < 50%, 5 points each, minimum 14, maximum 35
3 Exams – classroom activity, evaluated, 10 points each, minimum 12, maximum 30


To pass the course a student has to reach a minimum in all categories (quizzes, labs and exams). If the minimum is reached all the points are added and the scale of 1 – 5 is calculated.

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

Student
• does not know the basic concepts of programming
• cannot read or write simple programs

< 40 points or failed the exam

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Student
• knows such basic concepts of programming as variables, control structures and functions
• understands how the program flow is going
• can read or write simple programs

40 - 59 points and the minimum is reached in all categories (quizzes, labs and exams)

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

Student
• knows such basic concepts of programming as variables, control structures, functions, classes, objects and arrays
• understands how the program flow is going and is able to find easy errors
• can make simple programs

40 - 79 points and the minimum is reached in all categories (quizzes, labs and exams)

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Student
• knows such basic concepts of programming as variables, control structures and functions, classes and objects
• utilizes some data Structures such as arrays, lists and hash tables.
• understands how the program flow is going and is able to use debugger and error handling
• can make programs that include aforesaid concepts.

> 80 points and the minimum is reached in all categories (quizzes, labs and exams)

> 90 points, 1 additional credit (total of 6 credits)

Qualifications

Basic computer skills and high school or vocational school mathematics curriculum or equivalent skills.

Objective

After completing the course the student can:
- describe the most important software application types and their typical features
- discuss the selection of a proper solution technology
- define the main concepts of programming such as source code, compiler, variable and data type
- read program code written by someone else
- utilize the most important decision and control structures
- recognize basic object-oriented concepts (class and its members, object, reference, exceptions)
- design and implement simple software applications
- draw a flow chart of the program.

Content

- software application structure
- development environment and tools
- variables and data types
- functions
- decision and control structures
- arrays and lists

Materials

Python Basics: A Practical Introduction to Python3 4th edition by David Amos,Dan Bader,Joanna Jablonski, Fletcher Heisler, ISBN:9781775093329 (paperback), ISBN:9781775093336 (electronic)

Teaching methods

Learning by programming

Completion alternatives

The course can be compensated with an exam, the date is agreed upon with the first lecture

Student workload

Contact hours 77 h
Independent study continuously throughout the course, preparation for the exam 58 h

Content scheduling

The course consists of eight topics and rehearsal questions, quizzes and labs for each.
- introduction, basic syntax, and input and output in the console
- 1: variables and types, quiz and lab 1 (total 10 points)
- 2: operators and branching, quiz and lab 2 (total 10 points)
Exam 1 (10 points)
- 3: loops (for and while), quiz and lab 4 (total 10 points)
- 4: functions, quiz and lab 5 (total 10 points)
Exam 2 (10 points)
- 5: collections (list, tuple, set, dictionary), quiz and lab 3 (total 10 points)
- 6: file IO, quiz and lab 6 (total 10 points)
- 7: review, quiz and lab 7 (total 10 points)
Exam 3 (10 points)
- 8: putting it all together in different environments (pygame, django, tkinter)

total of 100 points

Further information

Lectures and labs are implemented at the campus. This is not an online course. The classes will be on the timetable by the beginning of the semester.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

10 HOMEWORKS – online, rehearsing, not evaluated
7 Quizzes – online, evaluated, 5 points each, minimum 14, maximum 35
7 Labs – classroom activity, evaluated, plagiarism check result must be < 50%, 5 points each, minimum 14, maximum 35
3 Exams – classroom activity, evaluated, 10 points each, minimum 12, maximum 30


To pass the course a student has to reach a minimum in all categories (quizzes, labs and exams). If the minimum is reached all the points are added and the scale of 1 – 5 is calculated.

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

Student
• does not know the basic concepts of programming
• cannot read or write simple programs

< 40 points or failed the exam

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Student
• knows such basic concepts of programming as variables, control structures and functions
• understands how the program flow is going
• can read or write simple programs

40 - 59 points and the minimum is reached in all categories (quizzes, labs and exams)

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

Student
• knows such basic concepts of programming as variables, control structures, functions, classes, objects and arrays
• understands how the program flow is going and is able to find easy errors
• can make simple programs

40 - 79 points and the minimum is reached in all categories (quizzes, labs and exams)

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Student
• knows such basic concepts of programming as variables, control structures and functions, classes and objects
• utilizes some data Structures such as arrays, lists and hash tables.
• understands how the program flow is going and is able to use debugger and error handling
• can make programs that include aforesaid concepts.

> 80 points and the minimum is reached in all categories (quizzes, labs and exams)

> 90 points, 1 additional credit (total of 6 credits)

Qualifications

Basic computer skills and high school or vocational school mathematics curriculum or equivalent skills.

Objective

After completing the course the student can:
- describe the most important software application types and their typical features
- discuss the selection of a proper solution technology
- define the main concepts of programming such as source code, compiler, variable and data type
- read program code written by someone else
- utilize the most important decision and control structures
- recognize basic object-oriented concepts (class and its members, object, reference, exceptions)
- design and implement simple software applications
- draw a flow chart of the program.

Content

- software application structure
- development environment and tools
- variables and data types
- functions
- decision and control structures
- arrays and lists

Evaluation scale

H-5

Qualifications

Basic computer skills and high school or vocational school mathematics curriculum or equivalent skills.

Objective

After completing the course the student can:
- describe the most important software application types and their typical features
- discuss the selection of a proper solution technology
- define the main concepts of programming such as source code, compiler, variable and data type
- read program code written by someone else
- utilize the most important decision and control structures
- recognize basic object-oriented concepts (class and its members, object, reference, exceptions)
- design and implement simple software applications
- draw a flow chart of the program.

Content

- software application structure
- development environment and tools
- variables and data types
- functions
- decision and control structures
- arrays and lists

Evaluation scale

H-5

Qualifications

Basic computer skills and high school or vocational school mathematics curriculum or equivalent skills.

Objective

After completing the course the student can:
- describe the most important software application types and their typical features
- discuss the selection of a proper solution technology
- define the main concepts of programming such as source code, compiler, variable and data type
- read program code written by someone else
- utilize the most important decision and control structures
- recognize basic object-oriented concepts (class and its members, object, reference, exceptions)
- design and implement simple software applications
- draw a flow chart of the program.

Content

- software application structure
- development environment and tools
- variables and data types
- functions
- decision and control structures
- arrays and lists

Materials

Lecture material is shared in the courses learning environment (itslearning).
The program examples discussed on classes.

Extra study material in web:
https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/index.html
https://www.w3schools.com/python/

Teaching methods

Lectures, programming exercises, independent study

Exam schedules

Course exam is in may.

There will be two re-exams. Both will be arranged in june. Exact date to be determined later.

International connections

Using practical exercises to study designing and implementing Python programs. Exercises directly support learning the theory. We will use digital learning environments, web sources and available lecture material (in itslearning).

Student workload

Examples discussed on lectures
Exercises in ViLLE and homework exercises that are discussed in demonstrations

Contact study (lectures + demonstrations): 56h
Idependent study, homework exercises and exam: 79h

Content scheduling

january - may 2023
• january: First program, Python-language, variables
• february: Data types, imperative programming, printing, strings
• march: Selection and repetition, basic data structures
• april: Functions, file handling
• may: Introduction to classes, exam

Further information

Participating on this course requires a laptop computer that the student can take to classes and demonstrations.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Assessment is based on both the activity of the student in participating to the demonstration sessions as well as the following:

Exercises successfully completed in ViLLE
Successfully completed and demonstrated homework exercises
Exam

All of these need to be successfully passed. The exact needed points are published during the first class.

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

Student
• does not know the basic concepts of programming
• is not able to understand or implement even the simplest programs

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Student
• is familiar and understands the basic concepts of programming like variables, control structures and functions
• understands how simple programs work
• is able to read and produce simple code

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

Student
• is familiar and understands the basic concepts of programming like variables, control structures and functions
• understands how simple programs work and is able to find simple errors in them
• is able to produce simple programs

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Student
• is familiar and understands the basic concepts of programming like variables, control structures and functions
• knows how to use some data structures, such as arrays, lists and hashtables
• understands how simple programs work and is able to use debugger to find errors
• is able to implement programs that apply the knowledge gained from previous parts

Qualifications

Basic computer skills and high school or vocational school mathematics curriculum or equivalent skills.

Objective

After completing the course the student can:
- describe the most important software application types and their typical features
- discuss the selection of a proper solution technology
- define the main concepts of programming such as source code, compiler, variable and data type
- read program code written by someone else
- utilize the most important decision and control structures
- recognize basic object-oriented concepts (class and its members, object, reference, exceptions)
- design and implement simple software applications
- draw a flow chart of the program.

Content

- software application structure
- development environment and tools
- variables and data types
- functions
- decision and control structures
- arrays and lists

Materials

PythonBasics: APracticalIntroductiontoPython3 4th edition by DavidAmos,DanBader,JoannaJablonski,FletcherHeisler, ISBN:9781775093329(paperback), ISBN:9781775093336(electronic)

Teaching methods

Learning by programming

Completion alternatives

The course can be compensated with an exam, the date is agreed upon with the first lecture

Student workload

Contact hours 77 h
Independent study continuously throughout the course, preparation for the exam 58 h

Content scheduling

The course consists of eight topics and rehearsal questions, quizzes and labs for each.
- introduction, basic syntax, and input and output in the console
- 1: variables and types, quiz and lab 1 (total 10 points)
- 2: operators and branching, quiz and lab 2 (total 10 points)
Exam 1 (10 points)
- 3: loops (for and while), quiz and lab 4 (total 10 points)
- 4: functions, quiz and lab 5 (total 10 points)
Exam 2 (10 points)
- 5: collections (list, tuple, set, dictionary), quiz and lab 3 (total 10 points)
- 6: file IO, quiz and lab 6 (total 10 points)
- 7: review, quiz and lab 7 (total 10 points)
Exam 3 (10 points)
- 8: putting it all together in different environments (pygame, django, tkinter)

total of 100 points

Further information

Lectures and labs are implemented at the campus. This is not an online course. The classes will be on the timetable by the beginning of the semester.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

10 HOMEWORKS – online, rehearsing, not evaluated
7 Quizzes – online, evaluated, 5 points each, minimum 14, maximum 35
7 Labs – classroom activity, evaluated, plagiarism check result must be < 50%, 5 points each, minimum 14, maximum 35
3 Exams – classroom activity, evaluated, 10 points each, minimum 12, maximum 30


To pass the course a student has to reach a minimum in all categories (quizzes, labs and exams). If the minimum is reached all the points are added and the scale of 1 – 5 is calculated.

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

Student
• does not know the basic concepts of programming
• cannot read or write simple programs

< 40 points or failed the exam

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Student
• knows such basic concepts of programming as variables, control structures and functions
• understands how the program flow is going
• can read or write simple programs

40 - 59 points and the minimum is reached in all categories (quizzes, labs and exams)

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

Student
• knows such basic concepts of programming as variables, control structures, functions, classes, objects and arrays
• understands how the program flow is going and is able to find easy errors
• can make simple programs

40 - 79 points and the minimum is reached in all categories (quizzes, labs and exams)

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Student
• knows such basic concepts of programming as variables, control structures and functions, classes and objects
• utilizes some data Structures such as arrays, lists and hash tables.
• understands how the program flow is going and is able to use debugger and error handling
• can make programs that include aforesaid concepts.

> 80 points and the minimum is reached in all categories (quizzes, labs and exams)

> 90 points, 1 additional credit (total of 6 credits)

Qualifications

Basic computer skills and high school or vocational school mathematics curriculum or equivalent skills.

Objective

After completing the course the student can:
- describe the most important software application types and their typical features
- discuss the selection of a proper solution technology
- define the main concepts of programming such as source code, compiler, variable and data type
- read program code written by someone else
- utilize the most important decision and control structures
- recognize basic object-oriented concepts (class and its members, object, reference, exceptions)
- design and implement simple software applications
- draw a flow chart of the program.

Content

- software application structure
- development environment and tools
- variables and data types
- functions
- decision and control structures
- arrays and lists

Evaluation scale

H-5

Qualifications

Basic computer skills and high school or vocational school mathematics curriculum or equivalent skills.

Objective

After completing the course the student can:
- describe the most important software application types and their typical features
- discuss the selection of a proper solution technology
- define the main concepts of programming such as source code, compiler, variable and data type
- read program code written by someone else
- utilize the most important decision and control structures
- recognize basic object-oriented concepts (class and its members, object, reference, exceptions)
- design and implement simple software applications
- draw a flow chart of the program.

Content

- software application structure
- development environment and tools
- variables and data types
- functions
- decision and control structures
- arrays and lists

Evaluation scale

H-5

Qualifications

Basic computer skills and high school or vocational school mathematics curriculum or equivalent skills.

Objective

After completing the course the student can:
- describe the most important software application types and their typical features
- discuss the selection of a proper solution technology
- define the main concepts of programming such as source code, compiler, variable and data type
- read program code written by someone else
- utilize the most important decision and control structures
- recognize basic object-oriented concepts (class and its members, object, reference, exceptions)
- design and implement simple software applications
- draw a flow chart of the program.

Content

- software application structure
- development environment and tools
- variables and data types
- functions
- decision and control structures
- arrays and lists

Materials

PythonBasics: APracticalIntroductiontoPython3 4th edition by DavidAmos,DanBader,JoannaJablonski,FletcherHeisler, ISBN:9781775093329(paperback), ISBN:9781775093336(electronic)

Additional material:
https://www.programiz.com/python-programming

Teaching methods

Learning by programming

Completion alternatives

The course can be compensated with an exam, the date is agreed upon with the first lecture

Student workload

Contact hours 77 h
Independent study continuously throughout the course, preparation for the exam 58 h

Content scheduling

The course consists of eight topics, rehearse questions, a quiz (5 points) and a lab (points)
- introduction, basic syntax, and input and output in the console
- 1: variables and types, quiz and lab 1 (total 10 points)
- 2: operators and branching, quiz and lab 2 (total 10 points)
Exam 1 (10 points)
- 3: loops (for and while), quiz and lab 4 (total 10 points)
- 4: functions, quiz and lab 5 (total 10 points)
Exam 2 (10 points)
- 5: collections (list, tuple, set, dictionary), quiz and lab 3 (total 10 points)
- 6: file IO, quiz and lab 6 (total 10 points)
- 7: review, quiz and lab 7 (total 10 points)
Exam 3 (10 points)
- 8: putting it all together in different environments (pygame, django, tkinter)

total of 100 points

Further information

Lectures and labs are implemented at the campus. This is not an online course. The classes will be on the timetable by the beginning of the semester.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

10 HOMEWORKS – online, rehearsing, not evaluated
7 Quizzes – online, evaluated, 5 points each, minimum 14, maximum 35
7 Labs – classroom activity, evaluated, plagiarism check result must be < 50%, 5 points each, minimum 14, maximum 35
3 Exams – classroom activity, evaluated, 10 points each, minimum 12, maximum 30


To pass the course a student has to reach a minimum in all categories (quizzes, labs and exams). If the minimum is reached all the points are added and the scale of 1 – 5 is calculated.

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

Student
• does not know the basic concepts of programming
• cannot read or write simple programs

< 40 points or failed the exam

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Student
• knows such basic concepts of programming as variables, control structures and functions
• understands how the program flow is going
• can read or write simple programs

40 - 59 points and the minimum is reached in all categories (quizzes, labs and exams)

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

Student
• knows such basic concepts of programming as variables, control structures, functions, classes, objects and arrays
• understands how the program flow is going and is able to find easy errors
• can make simple programs

40 - 79 points and the minimum is reached in all categories (quizzes, labs and exams)

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Student
• knows such basic concepts of programming as variables, control structures and functions, classes and objects
• utilizes some data Structures such as arrays, lists and hash tables.
• understands how the program flow is going and is able to use debugger and error handling
• can make programs that include aforesaid concepts.

> 80 points and the minimum is reached in all categories (quizzes, labs and exams)

> 90 points, 1 additional credit (total of 6 credits)

Qualifications

Basic computer skills and high school or vocational school mathematics curriculum or equivalent skills.

Objective

After completing the course the student can:
- describe the most important software application types and their typical features
- discuss the selection of a proper solution technology
- define the main concepts of programming such as source code, compiler, variable and data type
- read program code written by someone else
- utilize the most important decision and control structures
- recognize basic object-oriented concepts (class and its members, object, reference, exceptions)
- design and implement simple software applications
- draw a flow chart of the program.

Content

- software application structure
- development environment and tools
- variables and data types
- functions
- decision and control structures
- arrays and lists

Evaluation scale

H-5

Qualifications

Basic computer skills and high school or vocational school mathematics curriculum or equivalent skills.

Objective

After completing the course the student can:
- describe the most important software application types and their typical features
- discuss the selection of a proper solution technology
- define the main concepts of programming such as source code, compiler, variable and data type
- read program code written by someone else
- utilize the most important decision and control structures
- recognize basic object-oriented concepts (class and its members, object, reference, exceptions)
- design and implement simple software applications
- draw a flow chart of the program.

Content

- software application structure
- development environment and tools
- variables and data types
- functions
- decision and control structures
- arrays and lists

Evaluation scale

H-5

Qualifications

Basic computer skills and high school or vocational school mathematics curriculum or equivalent skills.

Objective

After completing the course the student can:
- describe the most important software application types and their typical features
- discuss the selection of a proper solution technology
- define the main concepts of programming such as source code, compiler, variable and data type
- read program code written by someone else
- utilize the most important decision and control structures
- recognize basic object-oriented concepts (class and its members, object, reference, exceptions)
- design and implement simple software applications
- draw a flow chart of the program.

Content

- software application structure
- development environment and tools
- variables and data types
- functions
- decision and control structures
- arrays and lists

Content scheduling

w35: Intro to programming, Tools, Python intro
w36: Data types
w37: Strings
w38: Type conversions
w39: Boolean operators, conditional statements (if-elif-else)
w40: Lists, tuples
w41: For and while loops
w42: Autumn break
w43: Functions
w44: Scope
w45: Dictionaries
w46: Handling flies
w47: Recap and extras
w48/49: Exam

Evaluation scale

H-5

Qualifications

Basic computer skills and high school or vocational school mathematics curriculum or equivalent skills.

Objective

After completing the course the student can:
- describe the most important software application types and their typical features
- discuss the selection of a proper solution technology
- define the main concepts of programming such as source code, compiler, variable and data type
- read program code written by someone else
- utilize the most important decision and control structures
- recognize basic object-oriented concepts (class and its members, object, reference, exceptions)
- design and implement simple software applications
- draw a flow chart of the program.

Content

- software application structure
- development environment and tools
- variables and data types
- functions
- decision and control structures
- arrays and lists

Materials

Python 3 –ohjelmointi, Jussi Pekka Kasurinen, Docendo (in Finnish)
The material made by the teacher. It is delivered in Optima.

Teaching methods

Contact hours, based on tasks (making programs), self study (ViLLE)

Exam schedules

Two re-exams

International connections

Students learn to design ja code programs. With exercises theoretical issues are trained in. English terms and definitions are the essential part of the studies. The students also utilize videos, tutorials and new learning environments (ViLLE, itslearning).

Student workload

Contact hours 42 h
Self study (ViLLE, itslearning) and checking continuously homework automatically by learning environments and preparing the exam. 93 h
Total 135 h

Content scheduling

September - December 2022

w35: Introduction to programming, Tools,
Python Basics - Lecture 1
w36: Data types - Lecture 2
w37: Strings - Lecture 3
w38: Conversions - Lecture 4
w39: Boolean - Lecture 6, If-statement - Lecture 5
w40: For and while loops - Lecture 7
w41: Functions - Lecture 8
w42: Vacation
w43: Scope - Lecture 9
w44: Handling of files - Lecture 'x'
w45: Lists - Lecture 10
w46: Tuples - Lecture 11
w47: Dictionaries - Lecture 12
w48: Recap and extra (+ Lecture 13, Lecture 14, Lecture 15)
w49: Exam 1

Further information

A student needs his/her own computer.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Homework (max 50 p., linear table). Continuous assessment [formative assessment, self evaluation, guiding feedback].
ViLLE (Visual learning environment) and itslearning: [machine evaluation, guiding feedback]
Learning the concepts of the programming is tested in the exam (max 50 p.) electronically by ViLLE. [summative assessment, teacher evaluation]
Two re-exams (max 50 p.) are arranged [summative assessment, teacher evaluation].

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

Student
• does not know basic concepts of programming
• cannot read or write simple programs

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Student
• knows such basic concepts of programming as variables, control Structures and functions
• understands how the program flow is going
• can read or write simple programs

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

Student
• knows such basic concepts of programming as variables, control structures, functions, classes, objects and arrays
• understands how the program flow is going and is able to find easy errors
• can make simple programs

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Student
• knows such basic concepts of programming as variables, control structures and functions, classes and objects
• utilizes some data Structures as arrays, lists and hash tables.
• understands how the program flow is going and is able to use debugger and error handling
• can make programs that include aforesaid concepts.

Qualifications

Basic computer skills and high school or vocational school mathematics curriculum or equivalent skills.

Objective

After completing the course the student can:
- describe the most important software application types and their typical features
- discuss the selection of a proper solution technology
- define the main concepts of programming such as source code, compiler, variable and data type
- read program code written by someone else
- utilize the most important decision and control structures
- recognize basic object-oriented concepts (class and its members, object, reference, exceptions)
- design and implement simple software applications
- draw a flow chart of the program.

Content

- software application structure
- development environment and tools
- variables and data types
- functions
- decision and control structures
- arrays and lists

Evaluation scale

H-5

Qualifications

Basic computer skills and high school or vocational school mathematics curriculum or equivalent skills.

Objective

After completing the course the student can:
- describe the most important software application types and their typical features
- discuss the selection of a proper solution technology
- define the main concepts of programming such as source code, compiler, variable and data type
- read program code written by someone else
- utilize the most important decision and control structures
- recognize basic object-oriented concepts (class and its members, object, reference, exceptions)
- design and implement simple software applications
- draw a flow chart of the program.

Content

- software application structure
- development environment and tools
- variables and data types
- functions
- decision and control structures
- arrays and lists

Evaluation scale

H-5

Qualifications

Basic computer skills and high school or vocational school mathematics curriculum or equivalent skills.

Objective

After completing the course the student can:
- describe the most important software application types and their typical features
- discuss the selection of a proper solution technology
- define the main concepts of programming such as source code, compiler, variable and data type
- read program code written by someone else
- utilize the most important decision and control structures
- recognize basic object-oriented concepts (class and its members, object, reference, exceptions)
- design and implement simple software applications
- draw a flow chart of the program.

Content

- software application structure
- development environment and tools
- variables and data types
- functions
- decision and control structures
- arrays and lists

Content scheduling

Implementation contents:
- Python basics: arithmetic operators, indentation, comments, print-function, variables, python keywords
- Data types: built-in data types, type-function, len-function, mutable/immutable, iterables
- Strings: string data type
- Conversion: conversion/casting, input
- If-statement: if, elif, else, pass, nested if-statements
- Booleans: boolean data type, comparison/logical/identity/membership/bitwise/assignment operators
- For and while loops: for, while, break, continue, nested loops, flow chart
- Functions: functions/procedures, return, parameters/arguments, built-in functions
- Scope: global/local variable, nested functions, global/nonlocal-keywords
- Lists: list data type, unpacking, slicing, list operators, nested lists, list comprehensions, list methods
- Tuples: tuple data type
- Dictionaries and sets: dictionary, set, frozen set
- Modules (optional): modules/importing, packages/pip, namespace
- Classes (optional): classes, objects, attributes, methods, dunder methods, decorators, inheritance

Evaluation scale

H-5

Qualifications

Basic computer skills and high school or vocational school mathematics curriculum or equivalent skills.

Objective

After completing the course the student can:
- describe the most important software application types and their typical features
- discuss the selection of a proper solution technology
- define the main concepts of programming such as source code, compiler, variable and data type
- read program code written by someone else
- utilize the most important decision and control structures
- recognize basic object-oriented concepts (class and its members, object, reference, exceptions)
- design and implement simple software applications
- draw a flow chart of the program.

Content

- software application structure
- development environment and tools
- variables and data types
- functions
- decision and control structures
- arrays and lists

Evaluation scale

H-5

Qualifications

Basic computer skills and high school or vocational school mathematics curriculum or equivalent skills.

Objective

After completing the course the student can:
- describe the most important software application types and their typical features
- discuss the selection of a proper solution technology
- define the main concepts of programming such as source code, compiler, variable and data type
- read program code written by someone else
- utilize the most important decision and control structures
- recognize basic object-oriented concepts (class and its members, object, reference, exceptions)
- design and implement simple software applications
- draw a flow chart of the program.

Content

- software application structure
- development environment and tools
- variables and data types
- functions
- decision and control structures
- arrays and lists

Evaluation scale

H-5

Qualifications

Basic computer skills and high school or vocational school mathematics curriculum or equivalent skills.