Study Guide

Objective

The student
- understands programming concepts and basic structures
- can use functions and simple arrays
- masters basic procedural programming.

Content

General programming concepts
Variables and constants
Operators and expressions
Keyboard input, screen printing
Selections
Iterations
Functions
Static arrays
Introduction to files

Location and time

autumn 2023, Vaasa

Materials

material on Moodle

Teaching methods

lectures, computer based exercises, homework

Exam schedules

exam 2023
retake 1 january 2024
retake 2 spring 2024

Student workload

classroom studies 35 h
own work 45 h

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student can create programs that use simple structures with sequences, selections and iterations.
The student can create functions that use parameters and return data.
The student can store data in simple, static one-dimensional arrays.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student can create programs that use more advanced selections and iterations. The student can compound structures.
The student can create functions that use reference parameters.
The student can use one-dimensional, static arrays to solve programming tasks.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student can independently solve more difficult programming problems.
The student can create overloaded functions and templated functions.
The student can use multidimensional, static arrays to solve programming tasks.

Assessment methods and criteria

passed exam
approved exercises

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

Students' knowledge does not reach the level of a satisfactory grade.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

The student can code simple console programs that use simple structures with sequences, option choices and repetitions.
The student can call functions that use parameters and return data.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

The student can code programs that use more advanced alternative choices and repetitions. The student can nest structures.
The student can create and call functions that use parameters and return data.
The student can store data in one-dimensional arrays.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student can independently solve more advanced programming tasks.
The student can independently learn new programming techniques and apply them in his coding.

Qualifications

No prerquisites.