language_specific text, eg Java by Dissection Pohl & McDowell Addison-Wesley 2000 ISBN 0-201-61248-8

Formal lectures to present necessary material, supported by examples of the language, techniques and program design. Supervised practical sessions in a laboratory to practice designing, writing and testing software in the form of a series of set problem-solving exercises. Design, implementation, testing and demonstration of a larger piece of software.
(1:n)1 (1:20)3

This is a preliminary course of a maximum duration of 3 weeks as preparation for MSc.

Use of a computer system to edit, compile and run programs employing an appropriate software-development environment. Basic components of a high-level language. Input/output. Arithmetic. Sequence, selection and iteration. Procedures and functions with the use of parameters. Standard and programmer-defined types. Algorithm design and stepwise refinement. Arrays. Testing and documentation. Normally also including abstraction, encapsulation and information hiding or other language specific skills.

Coursework - 100% (Learning outcome 1)

Demonstration of the program and answering questions about the program.

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Hardware and software suitable for supporting the JAVA development environment.