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CM20318: Comparative programming languages

[Page last updated: 04 August 2021]

Academic Year: 2021/2
Owning Department/School: Department of Computer Science
Credits: 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 120
Level: Intermediate (FHEQ level 5)
Period:
Semester 2
Assessment Summary: EX100
Further information on unit assessment Assessment Detail:
  • Assessment detail for this unit will be available shortly.
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites: Before taking this module you must take CM10228 AND take CM10311
Aims: To introduce students to the variety of styles of programming languages.

Learning Outcomes: On completion of the unit the students will be able to:
1. recognise the various styles of programming language
2. describe the differences between them
3. choose the right programming style and language for the task in hand.

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

Content: Programming paradigms and language families, for example Functional, Procedural, Object Oriented, Logic, Scripting, Declarative, Macro, Unstructured, Event Driven, etc. Examples of languages from each style, with comparisons.
Further choices that languages provide, e.g., application based languages; interpreted, bytecoded and compiled; parallel and distributed; OO prototyping, delegation, traits, class centred; managed, unmanaged and garbage collected; static typed, dynamic typed and untyped; call by value, reference, name, need, etc.

Programme availability:

CM20318 is Compulsory on the following programmes:

Department of Computer Science
  • USCM-AFB06 : BSc(Hons) Computer Science (Year 2)
  • USCM-AAB07 : BSc(Hons) Computer Science with Study year abroad (Year 2)
  • USCM-AKB07 : BSc(Hons) Computer Science with Year long work placement (Year 2)
  • USCM-AFB20 : BSc(Hons) Computer Science and Mathematics (Year 2)
  • USCM-AAB20 : BSc(Hons) Computer Science and Mathematics with Study year abroad (Year 2)
  • USCM-AKB20 : BSc(Hons) Computer Science and Mathematics with Year long work placement (Year 2)
  • USCM-AFM01 : MComp(Hons) Computer Science (Year 2)
  • USCM-AAM02 : MComp(Hons) Computer Science with Study year abroad (Year 2)
  • USCM-AKM02 : MComp(Hons) Computer Science with Year long work placement (Year 2)
  • USCM-AFM14 : MComp(Hons) Computer Science and Mathematics (Year 2)
  • USCM-AAM14 : MComp(Hons) Computer Science and Mathematics with Study year abroad (Year 2)
  • USCM-AKM14 : MComp(Hons) Computer Science and Mathematics with Year long work placement (Year 2)

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