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CM10228: Principles of programming 2

Follow this link for further information on academic years Academic Year: 2014/5
Further information on owning departmentsOwning Department/School: Department of Computer Science
Further information on credits Credits: 12
Further information on unit levels Level: Certificate (FHEQ level 4)
Further information on teaching periods Period: Semester 2
Further information on unit assessment Assessment Summary: CW 50%, EX 50%
Further information on unit assessment Assessment Detail:
  • Course work (CW 50%)
  • Examination (EX 50%)
Further information on supplementary assessment Supplementary Assessment: CM10228 Mandatory Extra Work (where allowed by programme regulations)
Further information on requisites Requisites: Before taking this unit you must take CM10227
Further information on descriptions Description: Aims:
To continue the practice of the programming process begun in Programming IA. To extend the notion software development for more specific application areas. To increase practical skills at reading and writing programs and producing programs to solve real world problems and to provide students with further domain specific problem solving techniques. To increase further students' confidence levels of programming in the taught languages and about being able to learn different programming languages and programming paradigms. To further develop within the students the ability to distinguish between the underlying principles of computer programming against those that are development-environment or language specific. To provide students with further mechanisms to become independent learners who take control over their education rather passively taking in information.

Learning Outcomes:
On completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Understand the more advanced concepts of objection oriented programming.
2. Understand the basics of writing multi-threaded, server-client or database software.
3. Be able to design, construct and evaluate more complex data structures and algorithms.
4. Understand and appreciate the limits of computation.

Skills:
Use of IT (T/F,A), Problem Solving (T/F,A), Communication (T/F,A).

Content:

* Large scale software development: strategies, software frameworks and design patterns.
* Design methods, code reuse and software maintenance.
* Event handling and multi-threading.
* Server Client, database and web-based applications.
* Graphical User Interfaces.
* Complex data-structures: trees and hash tables.
Further information on programme availabilityProgramme availability:

CM10228 is a Designated Essential Unit on the following programmes:

Department of Computer Science
  • USCM-AFB11 : BSc(Hons) Computer Information Systems (Year 1)
  • USCM-AAB12 : BSc(Hons) Computer Information Systems with Study year abroad (Year 1)
  • USCM-AKB12 : BSc(Hons) Computer Information Systems with Year long work placement (Year 1)
  • USCM-AFB06 : BSc(Hons) Computer Science (Year 1)
  • USCM-AAB07 : BSc(Hons) Computer Science with Study year abroad (Year 1)
  • USCM-AKB07 : BSc(Hons) Computer Science with Year long work placement (Year 1)
  • USCM-AFM01 : MComp(Hons) Computer Science (Year 1)
  • USCM-AAM02 : MComp(Hons) Computer Science with Study year abroad (Year 1)
  • USCM-AKM02 : MComp(Hons) Computer Science with Year long work placement (Year 1)
  • USCM-AFB20 : BSc(Hons) Computer Science and Mathematics (Year 1)
  • USCM-AAB20 : BSc(Hons) Computer Science and Mathematics with Study year abroad (Year 1)
  • USCM-AKB20 : BSc(Hons) Computer Science and Mathematics with Year long work placement (Year 1)
  • USCM-AFM14 : MComp(Hons) Computer Science and Mathematics (Year 1)
  • USCM-AAM14 : MComp(Hons) Computer Science and Mathematics with Study year abroad (Year 1)
  • USCM-AKM14 : MComp(Hons) Computer Science and Mathematics with Year long work placement (Year 1)
  • USCM-AFB09 : BSc(Hons) Computer Science with Business (Year 1)
  • USCM-AAB10 : BSc(Hons) Computer Science with Business with Study year abroad (Year 1)
  • USCM-AKB10 : BSc(Hons) Computer Science with Business with Year long work placement (Year 1)

Notes:
* This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2014/15 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2015/16 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2014/15.
* Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.
* Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.