Basics of ProgrammingLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

The students master software design, the basics of data and command structures and are able to produce small-scale software in a software development environment. The students are familiar with the representation of information in a computer, data types, the basics of algorithms and logic.

Content

Variables and data types
Operators and clauses
Command structures
Tables
Methods
Exceptions and their processing
Processing character strings and files

Qualifications

Basics of ICT. Wordprocessing reports according to the instructions of Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1: The student can use a programming environment appropriately (projects, classes, debugger), and to understand and know how to use variables, operators, and conditional expressions as part of their work. The student understands the main and subroutine difference and know how to use subroutines as part of their work.

2: In addition to the previous the student understand the decision, the looping and the branching statements and know how to use them appropriately.

3: In addition to the previous the student understand the significance of the arrays and their use as the programming tool, as well as how to use them appropriately.

4: In addition to the previous students to master the exceptions and error handling.

5: In addition to the previous the student is able to use the files or a database repository to store information. The student is able to find and use appropriately the classes that the programming language offers.