Aims

To provide a grounding in object-oriented design and implementation, programming environments, and object-oriented programming.

Outline Of Syllabus

- Programs, programming and programming environments.
- Object-oriented programming: comments; types; variable declarations; arithmetic and boolean expressions; assignment.
- Loops and conditions; input and output.
- Data structures: arrays and lists.
- Simple algorithms: searching, sorting.
- Methods.
- Objects; inheritance; applications.
- Introduction to graphical user interfaces.

Teaching Rationale And Relationship

Lectures will be used to introduce the learning material and for demonstrating the key concepts by example. Students are expected to follow-up lectures within a few days by re-reading and annotating lecture notes to aid deep learning.

This is a very practical subject, and it is important that the learning materials are supported by hands-on opportunities provided by practical classes. Students are expected to spend time on coursework outside timetabled practical classes.

Students aiming for 1st class marks are expected to widen their knowledge beyond the content of lecture notes through background reading.

Assessment Rationale And Relationship

Coursework: Practice in writing programs is the most effective way for students to learn to program and prepare for subsequent modules. For that reason, the coursework component of the module contributes 100% of the total assessment.