BSc (Computer Science) (3221,3023); BSc (Physical Science) (3233,3120)

On completion of this module, students should be able to:

• Read, understand and solve problems.
• Apply problem-solving techniques.
• Have acquired improve analytical thinking.
• Understand sequence, selection, repetition and control structures.
• Design an algorithm to solve a given problem.
• Express an algorithm in pseudocode/structured diagram.
• Implement algorithms in a high-level programming language (e.g. Java).
• Understand the Software Development Life cycle.
• To pass parameters and use arrays.
• Understand & implement the Object-Oriented (OO) paradigm & inheritance.
• Design and present a team project.

• Problem-solving; algorithm design; trace tables; constructs.
• Abstraction;
• Pseudocode.
• Structured diagramming techniques (top-down design).
• Arrays and data structures.
• Development and application of simple algorithms.
• High-level programming language fundamentals
• Basic data types & methods.
• The Software Development Life Cycle.
• Design tools and object-oriented design.
• Inter-modular communication: Parameter passing and variable scope.
• Objects as parameters.
• Introduction to inheritance.
• Data modeling, File I/O and recursion.

Continuous Assessment (CA): 60%    ||   Final Assessment (FA): 40%