Introduction to Programming (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

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 or interpreter, 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

The content follows Introduction to Python:
http://tdc-www.harvard.edu/Python.pdf

Additional material:
https://www.techbeamers.com/python-tutorial-step-by-step/#tutorial-list

Teaching methods

Learning by programming

Exam schedules

exam week 14
more details will be published in course Iteslearning platform

Completion alternatives

The course can be compensated for an exam. More details are agreed upon the first lesson.

Student workload

Contact hours 42 h
Independent study continuously throughout the course, preparation for the exam 98 h

Evaluation methods and criteria

The assessment is based on exercises returned in time and exam
40% network exercises
40% programming exercises
20% exam

Failed (0)

Student
• does not know the 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.