Study Guide

Objective

After completing the course the student can:
- explain the different phases and main methods of the development of a software product
- explain the concepts class hierarchy, inheritance, and polymorphism, and utilize these in software development
- discuss the possibilities of parallel programming
- apply exception handling mechanisms
- design, implement and document a simple user interface application.

Content

- object-oriented structures
- error handling with exceptions
- threads
- database connection
- software development process and methods
- UML diagrams

Materials

Sololearn modules Object oriented Programming Exceptions and files, Functions and modules
w3schools (classes and objects, inheritance, file handling, exception handling, modules, iterators and Dates
docs.python.org Introduction chapters 6 -9

Teaching methods

The learning is based on doing
- SoloLearn introductory exercises
- network exercises in optima.turkuamk.fi
- programming exercises in optima.turkuamk.fi
- to support the learning there are weekly introductory videoed lectures on the topic and exercises
- weekly labs for presenting the exercises and getting support prior returning the exercises (7 weeks)
- programming project work (5 weeks)
NOTE! only presented exercises are assessed

Exam schedules

There is an exam that can be used to compensate the complete course 13.9.2019

Completion alternatives

The course can be completed with an exam 13.9.

Content scheduling

During the course following topics are covered both in network exercises and programming exercises
- Classes and objects
- Combining classes and objects
- Object state
- Example usage of in-build classes in Python

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

The assessment is based on completed and evaluated weekly exercises
- network exercises 40%
- programming exercises 40% NOTE! only presented exercises are assessed. Exercises returned late are not assessed.
- programming project 20%

The grade is cumulative 40% of all exercises is required for passing with grade 1

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

< 40%

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

40-59%

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

60-79%

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

>80%

Qualifications

Introduction to Programming or equivalent programming skills