Scripting (5 cr)

Objective

You are able to create simple yet effective scripts to perform repeated task.
You understand application programming interfaces and are able to use them to acquire data and perform modifications to the system configuration.
You know how scripts can be used to automate systems using programming interfaces.

Content

What is scripting?
What kinds of tools do scripting languages offer and how to utlilise them?
What are application programming interfaces and how to implement scripts that make use of them?
How to automate repeated tasks using scripting?

Course material

Lecturing materials in Learn, www sources and references

Study forms and methods

Scheduled track:
You participate into scheduled contact lessons. You studies are progressing in the pace of the group schedule and self paced learning activities

Independent track:
If you are working in a company, organisation or a higher education project aligned with the study unit learning outcomes, you are able to complete the study unit in your workplace. In this case contact your responsible teacher in the beginning of the studies to agree with a development project you can execute in your work. Successful completion requires you study the topics in theory and practise. You must show your skills via a demonstration, which is determined based on learning objectives.

Student workload

Achieving the learning outcomes requires 135 hours of work.
Inluding lectures, teamworking studies and independent homework and exercises.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students are able to
(a) use professional vocabulary and concepts in an expert way in different situations.
(e) choose appropriate models, methods, software and techniques according to the purpose and justify these choices.

Assessment methods and criteria

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