Combination of lectures and practical laboratory sessions. Lectures will take the form of traditional theory and workshop activities. Workshop activities entail interaction with students whilst building programs from scratch using data projector facilities. Laboratory sessions take the form of formative assessment sheets with individual interaction with students. There is a strong emphasis on writing code from scratch live in class on each new concept.
Module Aim:
To provide the student with:
1. the problem solving skills necessary for programming
2. the basic concepts of programming.
3. the capability to develop complete programs
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner should be able to:
LO1
Comprehend and utilise problem solving techniques to analyse a problem and develop a solution for it;
LO2
Write simple programs based on simple problem-solving algorithms they devise;
LO3
Utilise and comprehend core programming concepts
Pre-requisite learning
Module Recommendations
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is recommended before enrolment in this module.
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
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
Introduction to problem solving
Algorithms & pseudocode; translating pseudocode into program code; Introduction to a relevant language; identifiers, keywords, comments.
Data types, variables, assignment statements, constants, arithmetic expressions and operators, operator precedence, console I/O.
Selection Control
Conditional expressions (single and compound), selection control structures.
Iteration Control
Iteration control structures - fixed iteration and condition-controlled iteration structures.
Assessment Breakdown
%
Continuous Assessment
70.00%
End of Module Formal Examination
30.00%
Continuous Assessment
Assessment Type
Assessment Description
Outcome addressed
% of total
Assessment Date
Other
Assessment 1: The student will be assessed on their understanding of basic programming concepts
3
20.00
Week 6
Other
Lab 2: The student will be assessed on their ability to write a program that utilises a selection structure.
1,2,3
20.00
Week 9
Other
Lab 3: The student will be assessed on their ability to write a program that utilises an iteration structure.
1,2,3
20.00
Week 12
Performance Evaluation
Active participation in the Lab
1,2,3
10.00
n/a
No Project
No Practical
End of Module Formal Examination
Assessment Type
Assessment Description
Outcome addressed
% of total
Assessment Date
Formal Exam
Written exam assessing knowledge of concepts covered throughout semester.
1,2,3
30.00
End-of-Semester
SETU Carlow Campus reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment