| Module Title: | Introduction to Object Oriented Programming |
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| Language of Instruction: | English |
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| Teaching & Learning Strategies: |
A mix of traditional lectures, programming practicals and projects that will enable the student to apply the problem solving skills necessary for object oriented programming to develop complete programs. |
| Module Aim: |
To provide the student with: 1. The problem solving skills necessary for well defined object oriented programs; 2. The basic concepts of object oriented programming; 3. The capability to develop simple object oriented programs. |
| Learning Outcomes |
| On successful completion of this module the learner should be able to: |
| LO1 |
Utilise problem solving techniques to analyse a well defined problem and develop a solution for it; |
| LO2 |
To be able to use and manipulate different input and output devices, data structures and suitable libraries; |
| LO3 |
To develop the skills necessary to be able to design and use classes and objects; |
| LO4 |
Produce maintainable programs with suitable documentation and standards; |
| LO5 |
Design, develop, test, and debug simple object-oriented programs. |
| Pre-requisite learning |
Module Recommendations
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is recommended before enrolment in this module.
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| No recommendations listed |
Incompatible Modules
These are modules which have learning outcomes that are too similar to the learning outcomes of this module. |
| No incompatible modules listed |
Co-requisite Modules
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| No Co-requisite modules listed |
Requirements
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is mandatory before enrolment in this module is allowed. |
| No requirements listed |
Module Content & Assessment
| Indicative Content |
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Classes & objects:
Classes, objects, functions, instance & local variables, scope, parameter passing, object creation, object initialisation, encapsulation and information hiding. To be able to pass variables, arrays and objects to functions by reference.
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Data structures:
To be able to create, populate and search data structures of objects like the array.
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To use libraries:
To use a suitable graphical library.
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Input/Output:
To be able to use and manipulate input devices (keyboard, mouse) and output devices (console) through a graphical library.
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Strings:
To be able to use and manipulate strings and be able to use the different library functions available.
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Files:
File handling concepts, loading images, reading & writing to files.
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| Assessment Breakdown | % |
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| Continuous Assessment | 10.00% |
| Project | 40.00% |
| Practical | 10.00% |
| End of Module Formal Examination | 40.00% |
| Continuous Assessment |
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| Assessment Type |
Assessment Description |
Outcome addressed |
% of total |
Assessment Date |
| Examination |
Some written exams to be given. The written
exams should be a similar format and standard to their final written exam. |
1,2,3,4 |
10.00 |
n/a |
| Project |
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| Assessment Type |
Assessment Description |
Outcome addressed |
% of total |
Assessment Date |
| Project |
A number of projects (2 or more) to be given throughout the year, to be done in the labs and on the students own time. |
1,2,3,4,5 |
40.00 |
n/a |
| Practical |
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| Assessment Type |
Assessment Description |
Outcome addressed |
% of total |
Assessment Date |
| Practical/Skills Evaluation |
A number of practical programming lab exercises to be given and evaluated. |
1,2,3,4,5 |
10.00 |
n/a |
| End of Module Formal Examination |
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| Assessment Type |
Assessment Description |
Outcome addressed |
% of total |
Assessment Date |
| Formal Exam |
The final examination will include questions on many aspects of the course. |
1,2,3,4 |
40.00 |
End-of-Semester |
SETU Carlow Campus reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment
Module Workload
| Workload: Full Time |
| Workload Type |
Frequency |
Average Weekly Learner Workload |
| Lecture |
12 Weeks per Stage |
4.00 |
| Laboratory |
12 Weeks per Stage |
4.00 |
| Estimated Learner Hours |
15 Weeks per Stage |
10.27 |
| Total Hours |
250.00 |
Module Delivered In
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