Assignments with total weighting 75% (Learning outcomes 1-4, a-c)

A ASSIGNMENT weighted at 15%.
A ASSIGNMENT - SECOND ASSIGNMENT weighted at 20%.
A ASSIGNMENT - THIRD ASSIGNMENT weighted at 40%.

A MULTI-CHOICE TEST LENGTH .83 HOUR(S) (25%) (LEARNING OUTCOME 5)

A ASSIGNMENT weighted at 15%.
A ASSIGNMENT - SECOND ASSIGNMENT weighted at 20%.
A ASSIGNMENT - THIRD ASSIGNMENT weighted at 40%.
A TEST length .83 HOUR(S) weighted at 25%.
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- Overview of problem solving and the software life cycle
- Introduction to the interactive programming environment. Designing and running programs
- Variables, data types, assignment and calculations. Sequence, Selection, Iteration
- Data structures including user defined types (records), arrays, multi-dimensional arrays and arrays of records
- Program structuring, procedures and parameters
- File I/O. Text, sequential and random access files
- Interface design considerations
- Documentation. Specification, design(s), internal program documentation, programming standards
- Program testing, debugging techniques, validation, strategies, black and white box testing. Software tool support.

1. Analyse a simple problem and design a solution to it.
2. Design and construct a small-scale Microsoft Windows application using a suitable interactive programming language and environment (such as Visual Basic).
3. Perform suitable program debugging and testing.
4. Document a program to laid down standards.
5. Describe and use basic programming constructs, data structures and design considerations

AND BE ASSESSED IN THE FOLLOWING COMMON SKILLS COMPETENCIES

a. Communicate in writing
b. Identify and solve routine & non-routine problems
c. Apply a range of skills & techniques to develop a variety of ideas in the creation of new/modified products, services or situations.

This module will be presented by a combination of formal lectures and practical sessions.Practicals will typically comprise assessed exercises relating to the development of small applications and associated documentation. The module has a supporting course text which will NOT be taught from, thereby giving the students alternative explanations and exercises. As practical work requires independent student work, work can be set which encourages students to think about issues such as interface design. This should feed back directly into associated practical work. The normal pattern of delivery will be one lecture and two tutorials per week.

PC Lab with software, e.g. Visual Basic 6.0

Visual Basic 6 - How To Program, ISBN 0-13-456955-5, H.M.Deitel, P.J.Deitel & Tem Nieto, Prentice-Hall