Basics of programmingLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

You understand the basics of programming.
You know how to use different data types.
You undertand the necessity and importance of different programming structures (conditions, loops) and the benefits of using functions.
You know how to independently design and implement simple programs.
You are able to identify basic structures and functions in different programming languages.

Content

How do you program simple applications?
What functions and concepts act almost identically in many popular programming languages?
What are variables, inputs, outputs, conditions, loops, strings, arrays and functions?

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Opiskelija osaa käyttää johdonmukaisesti ammattikäsitteitä (a), etsiä tietoa alan keskeisistä tiedonlähteistä (b), hahmottaa tehtäväkokonaisuuksia (c), käyttää oman alan keskeisiä malleja, menetelmiä, ohjelmistoja ja tekniikoita (e)

Evaluation

Students are able to
a. use professional vocabulary systematically.
b. look for information in the key information sources of the field.
c. identify interrelated tasks.
e. use the key models, methods, software and techniques of the professional field.