Undergraduate Course: Engineering Software 2 (ELEE08017)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | Through the teaching of the important elements of an imperative programming language, and exercises making use of those features in a modular programming style, students develop knowledge and skills with which to analyse and solve engineering problems by application of numerical analysis techniques. |
| Course description |
Session 0 - Getting Started
Session 1 - Getting Started
Session 2 - Inputting Data & Making Decisions
Session 3 - Selection & Repetition
Session 4 - Repetition & Mathematical Functions
Session 5 - More on Repetition & Arrays
Session 6 - One and Two Dimensional Arrays
Session 7 - Writing Your Own Functions
Session 8 - More on Functions
Session 9 - Applications (Numerical Techniques 1)
Session 10 - Addresses & Pointers
Session 11 - More on Pointers
Session 12 - Character Strings
Session 13 - Structures
Session 14 - Structures and Linked Lists
Session 15 - Using Data Files
Session 16 - Number Formats & Bit Operations
Session 17 - Binary Files & Applications
Session 18 - Dynamic Memory Allocation & Software Engineering
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | Laboratory notebook, course textbook |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
| Course Start Date |
15/09/2014 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 20,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 18,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 40,
Formative Assessment Hours 1,
Summative Assessment Hours 10,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
9 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Coursework 100% |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
| Ability to apply software engineering methods. Ability to use a computer to solve engineering problems. Confidence in writing programs in an imperative language. A basic understanding of how computers operate.
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Reading List
"C in a Nutshell" By Peter Prinz and Tony Crawford
"C for Engineers and Scientists", by Gary Bronson |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Special Arrangements |
None |
| Keywords | Software, computing and programming |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Jiabin Jia
Tel: (0131 6)51 3568
Email: Jiabin.Jia@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Lucy Davie
Tel: (0131 6)50 5687
Email: Lucy.Davie@ed.ac.uk |
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