1. DESIGN PROCEDURAL AND OBJECT-ORIENTED SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS USING APPROPRIATE NOTATIONS.
Problem Solving,
Analysis

2. ENCODE AND TEST SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS USING PROCEDURAL AND OBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES .
Application, Reflection

3. IMPLEMENT OBJECT-ORIENTED APPLICATION MODELS IN A SUITABLE PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE Application

Assignment 1:

Class tests totalling 3 hours to establish students’ knowledge and understanding of how to analyse, design, implement, test and present a software application (Learning Outcomes 1 and 2).

Assignment 2:

A group coursework to analyse, design, implement, test and present a solution for a typical SME, (Learning Outcomes 1, 2 and 3)

Variables & data types
Input & Output
Control structures (Sequence, selection & iteration)
Problem solving
Introduction to program analysis and design techniques
Methods
Debugging
Algorithms
Arrays and other data structures
Exceptions
File handling
Testing
Classes and objects
Designing OO applications with UML
Inheritance & polymorphism
Association & aggregation
Abstract classes
Introduction to GUI components
Event-driven programming
Accessing databases
Simple design patterns
UML (Use case diagrams, Activity diagrams, Class diagrams, and Sequence diagrams)
The process of modelling – traditional and OO
Implementing OO application designs in an OO programming language
Design, implementation and maintenance of trustworthy software (including British Standards Institution PAS 754)

This module establishes a solid foundation in the basic principles of programming computers. You will learn the essential skills necessary to give you confidence in designing, implementing and testing procedural and object-oriented software solutions ranging from simple text-based command-line applications to more complex interactive applications with a graphical user interface. You will also be encouraged to develop your intellectual, communicative and problem-solving skills. This module also focuses on modelling software applications and implementing them in an Object-Oriented programming language.

Lectures will introduce key topics and concepts with tutor-assisted practical sessions. In the practical sessions you will get hands-on experience of the principles taught in the lectures. You will also develop a portfolio of practical work, including program designs, code and test results. Formative, self-directed exercises to support transfer of knowledge and understanding will be undertaken weekly.

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JetBrains PyCharm (IDE for Python)
Microsoft Visio
NetBeans

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