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

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.