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Module Specifications

Current Academic Year 2009 - 2010
This information is provisional and subject to change.

Module Title	Computer Programming I
Module Code	CA165
School	Computing
Online Module Resources
Module Co-ordinator	Mr Charlie Daly	Office Number	L2.29
Level	1	Credit Rating	10
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None

Module Aims

The aim of this module is to give the students an introduction to programming and to provide a foundation for later programming courses.

Learning Outcomes

As a result of this module students will have a basic knowledge of programming and will be able to write, design and debug short programs.

Indicative Time Allowances
	Hours
Lectures	36
Tutorials	12
Laboratories	48
Seminars	0
Independent Learning Time	54

Total	150
Placements
Assignments

NOTE

Assume that a 10 credit module load represents approximately 150 hours' work, which includes all teaching, in-course assignments, laboratory work or other specialised training and an estimated private learning time associated with the module.

Indicative Syllabus

1. Introduction · Files, editors, compilers/interpreters · Compiling/running programs · Objects/classes 2. Java Syntax · Data types/expressions/variables/assignments · Control statements (if, while, for) · Methods · Arrays · Objects/references 3. Programming · Array idioms · Compile/logic errors · Strings/String idioms · Objects Vs Primitive Data types