Undergraduate Course: Advances in Programming Languages (INFR10003)
Course Outline
School |
School of Informatics |
College |
College of Science and Engineering |
Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
Home subject area |
Informatics |
Other subject area |
None |
Course website |
http://www.inf.ed.ac.uk/teaching/courses/apl
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
Course description |
This course will survey recent developments in programming language design and implementation with an emphasis on those developments which are technological advances on the state-of-the-art. |
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites |
None |
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | 10:00 - 10:50 | | | | Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | | 10:00 - 10:50 |
First Class |
Week 1, Tuesday, 10:00 - 10:50, Zone: Central. Room G.02, William Robertson Building |
Exam Information |
Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
Stationery Requirements |
Comments |
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | 12 sides | |
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Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Part-year visiting students only (VV1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | 10:00 - 10:50 | | | | Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | | 10:00 - 10:50 |
First Class |
Week 1, Tuesday, 10:00 - 10:50, Zone: Central. Room G.02, William Robertson Building |
Exam Information |
Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
Stationery Requirements |
Comments |
Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | | 2:00 | 12 sides | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
1 - Give examples of different programming idioms, other than the imperative class-based object-oriented model which is familiar from Java.
2 - Explain distinctive features of programming idioms, illustrating some relative advantages and disadvantages.
3 - Describe requirements and constraints in the design of programming languages and individual language features.
4 - Outline some of the problems arising from feature interaction in programming languages.
5 - For a range of programming language features, identify the problem they were created to solve, explain the approach they take to do this, and discuss possible problems that may arise.
6 - Describe in depth a specific recent programming language innovation, explaining its motivation, implementation, and how it compares to previous approaches.
7 - Write working code that demonstrates the use of a novel language feature, based on technical research papers and language documentation.
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Assessment Information
Written Examination 80
Assessed Assignments 20
Oral Presentations 0
Assessment
A written examination will assess outcomes 1-5. The remaining outcomes will be assessed through a single piece of coursework, completed in two stages. This will involve some software development and the writing of a report.
If delivered in semester 1, this course will have an option for semester 1 only visiting undergraduate students, providing assessment prior to the end of the calendar year. |
Special Arrangements
None |
Additional Information
Academic description |
Not entered |
Syllabus |
* The aims of language design: correctness, uniformity, practicality
* Advanced programming language constructs: overview and motivation
* Specific examples of programming language approaches to different problem domains, generally four or five drawn from areas such as:
Concurrency, memory management, security, distribution, parallelism, verification, correctness, types, objects, classes, language interworking, polymorphism, generics, naming, and modularity.
Relevant QAA Computing Curriculum Sections: Comparative Programming Languages, Compilers and Syntax Directed Tools, Theoretical Computing |
Transferable skills |
Not entered |
Reading list |
Reading material will include selected technical papers on the languages featured in the course. There is no nominated textbook for the course. |
Study Abroad |
Not entered |
Study Pattern |
Lectures 20
Tutorials 0
Timetabled Laboratories 0
Non-timetabled assessed assignments 20
Private Study/Other 60
Total 100 |
Keywords |
Not entered |
Contacts
Course organiser |
Dr Amos Storkey
Tel: (0131 6)51 1208
Email: A.Storkey@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Miss Kate Weston
Tel: (0131 6)50 2701
Email: Kate.Weston@ed.ac.uk |
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31 January 2011 7:52 am
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