Undergraduate Course: Informatics 1 - Object-Oriented Programming (INFR08014)
Course Outline
| School | School of Informatics |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | 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). |
| Course description |
An introduction to the concepts of programming using a object oriented programming language.
Relevant QAA Computing Curriculum Sections: to be confirmed
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Name, explain and apply the core concepts and constructs used in imperative and object- oriented programming
- Given a detailed design, develop a working program that implements the design
- Develop small programs, or components of larger ones, or modify existing ones, to solve clearly defined programming problems
- 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
- Run and analyse a given program; describe how well it works compared to its specification, or identify ways in which it fails , and apply basic tools to aid in developing programs (e.g. IDE, version control)
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Reading List
Addison-Wesley The Java Tutorial: A Short Course on the Basics, 6th Edition, Raymond Gallardo et al. (2014)
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Volker Seeker
Tel: (0131 6)50 5191
Email: Volker.Seeker@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Laura Ambrose
Tel: (0131 6)50 5194
Email: lambrose@ed.ac.uk |
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