Introduction to programming using a suitable development environment
Variables & data types
Input & Output
Sequence, selection & iteration
Problem solving and program design
Testing and debugging
Methods
Arrays
Introduction to classes and objects
Exceptions
File handling
Database access
Cohesion and coupling
Object-oriented principles - encapsulation, inheritance and association

A series of TESTS weighted at 100%
Consisting of a portfolio-based coursework assessed by a series of in-class tests. (Learning outcomes 1 and 2) (total length 1.5 hours)

PLEASE NOTE ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENTS FOR Semester 1 2020/21 DUE TO COVID-19 AS FOLLOWS: Coursework 1 (100%)

LIANG, Y.D. (2013) Introduction to Java Programming, 10th ed. Pearson Education,
ISBN: 978-0133761313

McGRATH, M. (2013) Python in Easy Steps, In Easy Steps Ltd, ISBN: 978-1840785968

SAVITCH, W. (2015) Absolute Java, 6th ed. Pearson Education, ISBN: 978-1292109220

Development environment such as Java SDK and Netbeans or Pydev IDE for Eclipse (pydev.org)
Python v3 www.python.org

1) CREATE, EDIT, COMPILE, RUN, DEBUG AND TEST PROGRAMS USING AN APPROPRIATE DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT
(Application, Problem Solving)

2) DEMONSTRATE UNDERSTANDING OF PROCEDURAL AND OBJECT-ORIENTED APPROACHES TO SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
(Enquiry, Knowledge & Understanding)

26 hours of lectures and 26 hours of practical sessions. In the practical sessions you will work through exercises to get hands-on experience of the principles taught in the lectures – these exercises form the basis of your portfolio. In your self-managed time you will continue working on your portfolio, review the lecture material and do recommended reading, and prepare for the tests.