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STKD6700 Introduction to Programming I Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Introduction to Programming I
Study programme
Introduction to Programming
International Summer School - Faculty of Technology, Art and Design
Weight
5.0 ECTS
Year of study
2019/2020
Course history

Introduction

All examinations are assessed by an internal and an external examiner. The student's supervisor cannot be an examiner for the master's thesis.

Recommended preliminary courses

To understand some of the concepts presented in this new course, it is recommended to have completed mathematics at least at high school algebra level.

This course is especially designed for people who do not have any previous experience with programming.

Required preliminary courses

No additional requirements to the general requirements for the Summer School.

Learning outcomes

After completing this course the student should have the following learning outcome:

Knowledge

On successful completion of this course the student has:

  • basic understanding of the operation and capabilities of computers
  • knowledge of the methods used to debug programs
  • understanding of writing basic programs using modern programming languages

Skills

On successful completion of this course the student has:

  • the ability to format and write basic code
  • the ability to identify and remediate bugs
  • the ability to solve and design solutions to (simple) programming problems

General Competence

On successful completion of this course the student is:

  • proficient in planning and implementing a project plan for software development
  • able to explain problem-solving principles
  • able to recognise the place programming has within a professional domain

Teaching and learning methods

This course is a four-week attendance-based teaching module.

The course contains individual programming exercises and a group-programming project. Course participants will work in groups on the final project and this project will be evaluated at the end of the course based on a group oral presentation.

Course requirements

None.

Assessment

Examination system:

An oral group-presentation of a project and a code repository. Each group may consist of 2-3 students. The presentation and code repository counts for 100% of the final grade.

The oral presentation cannot be appealed.

Permitted exam materials and equipment

All support materials are allowed for the oral presentation.

Grading scale

The final assessment will be graded on a grading scale from A to E (A is the highest grade and E the lowest) and F for fail.

Examiners

Two examiners will be used, one of which can be external. External examiner is used regularly.

Overlapping courses

The course has 1 ECTS of overlapping content towards Basic Programming ADTE1400.

The course has 5 ECTS of overlapping content towards STKD6710 Introduction to Programming.