Programming I

Learning Outcomes

Subject Specific Practical Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Design a short program, compile the program, debug the program and test the program
• Use simple programming environments to aid the above process

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• Good programming style
• Simple object oriented terminology, including classes, objects, inheritance and methods
• Basic programming constructs including sequence, selection and iteration, the use of identifiers, variables and expressions, and a range of data types

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Demonstrate a range of basic C&IT skills, including use of the Web to locate study materials

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Analyse a problem in a systematic manner and model in an object oriented approach

• Writing and running programs
• Compilation, Interpretation and the Java Virtual Machine
• Variables, Objects, Primitives and Scope
• Methods
• Computational Thinking
• Constructors
• Loops and Arrays
• Collections and Iterators
• The Java Library
• Integrated Development Environments
• Testing and Debugging
• Software Design (What makes a good program)
• Super and Sub Classes (Inheritence)
• Polymorphism and Dynamic Binding
• Abstract Classes and Interfaces
• Designing Applications (Moving from problem to solution)

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.