What Do CS1 Syllabi Reveal About Our Expectations of Introductory Programming Students?
University College Cork - Introduction to Programming
| Country: | Ireland |
| University: | University College Cork |
| Course code: | CS 1117 |
| Course title: | Introduction to Programming |
| Date of Syllabus: | |
| Source: | Manual search |
| Associated Degrees: | Computer Science |
| Prerequisits: | no |
| Course for Majors: | yes |
| Course stage: | 1 |
| Semester: | |
| Programming language: | Python |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| URL: | https://www.ucc.ie/modules/descriptions/page014.html#CS1117 |
| Explicit or !Explicit LOs: | Explicit |
| Learning Outcomes: |
Demonstrate an understanding of core programming constructs Write computer programs of moderate complexity Demonstrate an understanding of some of the principles of good program design Programming constructs: data and types; variables; expressions; statements; simple I/O; conditionals; iteration; function and method calls; defining functions; scope; modules; strings; sets, lists, tuples and dictionaries; comprehensions; exceptions; file handling. Problem-solving for programming, |
| LO categories: |
Writing programs Developing good program Design methodology & styling Problem Solving (also things like computational thinking) Control Structures & logic (if/else etc) Repitition & loops (for/while etc) Functions, methods and procedures Arrays, Lists, dictionaries, vectors, sets Strings Variables, assignment, arithmetic expressions, declarations, data types File handling & I/O Scope of code Exception Handling |