{"id":448,"date":"2019-04-01T21:53:14","date_gmt":"2019-04-01T21:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cs.uwc.ac.za\/?page_id=448"},"modified":"2024-08-22T13:58:50","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T11:58:50","slug":"cos101","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cs.uwc.ac.za\/?page_id=448","title":{"rendered":"COS101"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Faculty<\/b><\/td>Natural Science<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Home Department<\/b><\/td>Computer Science<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Module Topic<\/b><\/td>Problem-solving, Algorithms, and Programming<\/td><\/tr>
Generic Module Name<\/b><\/td>Computer Science 101<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Alpha-numeric Code<\/b><\/td>COS101<\/b><\/td><\/tr>
NQF Level<\/b><\/td>5<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
NQF Credit Value<\/b><\/td>30<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Duration<\/b><\/td>Year<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Proposed semester to be offered<\/b><\/td>Both (Semester 1 and 2)<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Programmes in which the module will be offered<\/b><\/td>

BSc (Computer Science) (3221,3023); <\/span>BSc (Physical Science) (3233,3120)<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Year level<\/b><\/td>1<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Main Outcomes<\/b><\/td>

On completion of this module, students should be able to:<\/p>

  • Read, understand and solve problems.<\/li>
  • Apply problem-solving techniques.<\/li>
  • Have acquired improve analytical thinking.<\/li>
  • Understand sequence, selection, repetition and control structures.<\/li>
  • Design an algorithm to solve a given problem.<\/li>
  • Express an algorithm in pseudocode\/structured diagram.<\/li>
  • Implement algorithms in a high-level programming language (e.g. Java).<\/li>
  • Understand the Software Development Life cycle.<\/li>
  • To pass parameters and use arrays.<\/li>
  • Understand & implement the Object-Oriented (OO) paradigm & inheritance.<\/li>
  • Design and present a team project.<\/li><\/ul><\/td><\/tr>
Main Content<\/b><\/td>
  • Problem-solving; algorithm design; trace tables; constructs.<\/li>
  • Abstraction;<\/li>
  • Pseudocode.<\/li>
  • Structured diagramming techniques (top-down design).<\/li>
  • Arrays and data structures.<\/li>
  • Development and application of simple algorithms.<\/li>
  • High-level programming language fundamentals<\/li>
  • Basic data types & methods.<\/li>
  • The Software Development Life Cycle.<\/li>
  • Design tools and object-oriented design.<\/li>
  • Inter-modular communication: Parameter passing and variable scope.<\/li>
  • Objects as parameters.<\/li>
  • Introduction to inheritance.<\/li>
  • Data modeling, File I\/O and recursion.<\/li><\/ul><\/td><\/tr>
Pre-requisite modules<\/b><\/td>None<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Co-requisite modules<\/b><\/td>None<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Prohibited module Combination<\/b><\/td>None<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Breakdown of Learning Time<\/b><\/td>Hours<\/b><\/td>Timetable Requirement per week<\/b><\/td>Other teaching modes that does not require time-table<\/b><\/td><\/tr>
Contact with lecturer: \/ tutor:<\/span><\/i><\/td>112<\/td>Lectures p.w.<\/span><\/i><\/td>3<\/span><\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
Assignments & tasks:<\/span><\/i><\/td>20<\/span><\/td>Practicals p.w.<\/span><\/i><\/td>1<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Practicals:<\/span><\/i><\/td>84<\/span><\/td>Tutorials p.w.<\/span><\/i><\/td>1<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Tutorials:<\/span><\/i><\/td>0<\/span><\/td>\u00a0<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
Tests & Examinations:<\/span><\/i><\/td>20<\/span><\/td>\u00a0<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
Selfstudy:<\/span><\/i><\/td>64<\/span><\/td>\u00a0<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
Other:<\/span><\/i><\/td>0<\/b><\/td>\u00a0<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
Total Learning Time<\/b><\/td>300<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
Methods of Student Assessment<\/b><\/td>

Continuous Assessment (CA): <\/span>100%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

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COMPUTER SCIENCE 101 – COS 101 Faculty Natural Science Home Department Computer Science Module Topic Problem-solving, Algorithms, and Programming Generic Module Name Computer Science 101 Alpha-numeric Code COS101 NQF Level 5 NQF Credit Value 30 Duration Year Proposed semester to be offered Both (Semester 1 and 2) Programmes in which the module will be offered […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-448","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cs.uwc.ac.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/448","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cs.uwc.ac.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cs.uwc.ac.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cs.uwc.ac.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cs.uwc.ac.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=448"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/cs.uwc.ac.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/448\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3757,"href":"https:\/\/cs.uwc.ac.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/448\/revisions\/3757"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cs.uwc.ac.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=448"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}