What Do CS1 Syllabi Reveal About Our Expectations of Introductory Programming Students?
The University of Auckland - Principles of Programming
Country: | New Zealand |
University: | The University of Auckland |
Course code: | COMPSCI 101 |
Course title: | Principles of Programming |
Date of Syllabus: | |
Source: | Manual search |
Associated Degrees: | Computer Science |
Prerequisits: | no |
Course for Majors: | Yes |
Course stage: | |
Semester: | |
Programming language: | Python |
Language of Instruction: | English |
URL: | https://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/courses/compsci101ssc/ |
Explicit or !Explicit LOs: | Explicit |
Learning Outcomes: |
determine the state of the program both during and after execution, given a code. listing that may include functions and parameters, loops, conditionals and sequences. implement a given algorithm using Python. show that a program meets given specifications by writing appropriate tests. provide a useful level of documentation, in the form of program comments, for all programs developed. decompose a simple problem into several smaller tasks, given a brief textual description of the problem. compose functions that perform a specified task into a program that solves a given problem. |
LO categories: |
Designing Algorithms Problem Solving (also things like computational thinking) Generating clear documentation Control Structures & logic (if/else etc) Repitition & loops (for/while etc) Functions, methods and procedures Testing & Debugging code |