OHJ-1106 Programming I, periods I & II 2011

Introduction

This course is a 4-credit-unit course, intended for beginners without a prior knowledge of programming. There are no prerequisite courses even though the course Computer literacy is recommended.
After completing this course, students can write small programs in an imperative programming language.

Finnish students can also participate in the course. The course is equivalent to the course Ohjelmointi 1. It is, however, held completely in English.

Objectives

• Understanding the basic elements of computer software and their roles in a computer system
• Understanding the basic concepts of imperative programming languages
• Understanding the importance of documentation, readability and a good programming style
• Understanding the concepts of variables and constants, data types, and control flow in a program.
• Learning the basics of C++ i.e. constants and variables, conditional and iterative statements, functions, structures and some basic data structures

Organization

The course is a two-period course and it consists of 36 hours of lectures and 11 exercise classes. During the course, small programming exercises need to be turned in each week. The course also includes additional programming assignments which need to be turned in on time and accepted in order to pass the course

The course is held yearly during the periods one and two. It is NOT possible to take the course during the other periods or with other special arrangements.

Attendance

Syllabus