Undergraduate Course: Informatics 1 - Object-Oriented Programming (INFR08014)
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 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Informatics |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
http://course.inf.ed.ac.uk/inf1-op |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course presents a conceptual and practical introduction to object oriented programming, exemplified by Java. As well as providing a grounding in the use of Java, the course will cover general principles of programming in imperative and object oriented frameworks. After completing the course successfully, students will be able to develop programs that support experimentation, simulation and exploration in other parts of the Informatics curriculum (e.g. the capacity to implement, test and observe a particular algorithm). |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
13/01/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 10,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 30,
Formative Assessment Hours 3,
Summative Assessment Hours 3,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
42 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
100 %
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 3:00 | | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 3:00 | | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
1 - Name, explain and apply the core concepts and constructs used in imperative and object-oriented programming.
2 - Given a detailed design, develop a working program that implements the design.
3 - Develop small programs, or components of larger ones, or modify existing ones, to solve clearly defined programming problems.
4 - Given a clearly described component, develop a test set and test code for a component. Use code review and debugging tools to identify the location of a fault in an erroneous program.
5 - Run and analyse a given program; describe how well it works compared to its specification, or identify ways in which it fails.
6 - Apply basic tools to aid in developing programs (e.g. IDE, version control). |
Assessment Information
Written Examination 100
Assessed Assignments 0
Oral Presentations 0
Assessment
The summative assessment will be by an open-book practical programming examination.
Formative assessment will be used to provide feedback and guidance to students and will take the form of weekly guided programming exercises designed to progressively cover the curriculum and to off er a range of difficulty levels. Students will also be encouraged to develop larger programs of interest to them, in order to challenge themselves to extend their programming skills beyond the basics and to begin to learn to design software. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
An introduction to the concepts of programming using a object oriented programming language.
Relevant QAA Computing Curriculum Sections: to be confirmed |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Addison-Wesley The Java Tutorial: A Short Course on the Basics, 5th Edition, Sharon Zakhour et al. (2013)
Introduction to Programming in Java, Robert Sedgewick & Kevin Wayne (2008), |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Lectures: 10
Tutorials: 8
Timetabled Laboratories: 20
Non-timetabled assessed assignments: 0
Private Study/Other: 62
Total 100 |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Paul Anderson
Tel: (0131 6)51 3241
Email: dcspaul@inf.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Susan Cade
Tel: (0131 6)50 5194
Email: scade@exseed.ed.ac.uk |
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