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Subject Module Course 1: Essential Computing

Semester
E2022
Subject
Subject module in Computer Science
Activity type
subject module course
Teaching language
English
Registration

Sign up for study activities at STADS Online Student Service within the announced registration period, as you can see on the Study administration homepage. When signing up for study activities, please be aware of potential conflicts between study activities or exam dates. The planning of activities at Roskilde University is based on the recommended study programs which do not overlap. However, if you choose optional courses and/or study plans that goes beyond the recommended study programs, an overlap of lectures or exam dates may occur depending on which courses you choose.

Detailed description of content

The teaching will be done in the Java framework. It will consist of a mix between exercises and lectures to get hands-on experience with the key concepts of programming both when it comes to syntax and general computational thinking.

Expected work effort (ECTS-declaration)

The course will have a total workload of 135 hours with 40 hours of lectures and exercises, 70 hours of preparation over an 11 week course period and 25 hours for the exam and preparation before the course

Course material and Reading list

Course material will be made available via the course Moodle page

Evaluation- and feedback forms

There will be feedback on exercises that are set during the course. An evaluation will take place at the end of the course

Administration of exams
IMT Studieadministration (imt-studieadministration@ruc.dk)
Responsible for the activity
Jens Classen (classen@ruc.dk)
ECTS
5
Learning outcomes and assessment criteria
  • Knowledge and understanding:

  • Knowledge and understanding of fundamental concepts and tools associated with programming.

  • Skills:

  • Proficiency in basic programming and use of tools for preparing and running applications.

  • Competences:

  • Competences to analyse a research question and make an algorithmic solution and implement and test it.

Overall content

Fundamental concepts and tools associated with programming. More specifically:

  • The idea of an algorithm, problem solving, computational thinking, limits of what can be computed.
  • Essential programming control constructs, basic data types, arrays, structured data types, procedures and functions.
Prerequisites for participation in the exam

It is a prerequisite for participating in the exam that at least 50% of the programming tasks that have been assigned during the course have been approved by the lecturer.

Re-examination, if the prerequisites for taking the examination are not met: Re-submission and approval of the programming tasks before the examination.

Teaching and working methods

Lectures and group exercises.
During the course, a mini-project based on a research question that has been assigned will be prepared.

Type of activity

Mandatory course

Form of examination
Individual oral exam with a starting point in a mini project (based on a research question) possibly done by a group.
The exam is conducted as a dialogue

There may be posed questions in any part of the curriculum.
Permitted group size: 2-3 students.

The character limits of the written product are:

For 1 student: maximum  48,000 characters, including spaces.
For 2 students: maximum  48,000 characters, including spaces.
For 3 students: maximum  48,000 characters, including spaces.

The character limits include the cover, table of contents, bibliography, figures and other illustrations, but exclude any appendices.

Time allowed for exam including time used for assessment: 15 minutes.

The assessment is an overall assessment of the written product(s) and the subsequent oral examination..
The assessment is individual and based on the student's individual performance.

Permitted support and preparation materials for the oral exam: All.

Assessment: 7-point grading scale.
Moderation: Internal co-assessor.
Form of Re-examination
Samme som ordinær eksamen / same form as ordinary exam
Exam code(s)
Exam code(s) : U27057
Last changed 02/08/2022

lecture list:

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Wednesday 14-09-2022 08:15 - 14-09-2022 12:00 in week 37
SMC1 Essential Computing (DAT)

Wednesday 21-09-2022 08:15 - 21-09-2022 12:00 in week 38
SMC1 Essential Computing (DAT)

Wednesday 19-10-2022 08:15 - 19-10-2022 12:00 in week 42
SMC1 Essential Computing (DAT)

Wednesday 26-10-2022 08:15 - 26-10-2022 12:00 in week 43
SMC1 Essential Computing (DAT)

Wednesday 02-11-2022 08:15 - 02-11-2022 12:00 in week 44
SMC1 Essential Computing (DAT)

Wednesday 09-11-2022 08:15 - 09-11-2022 12:00 in week 45
SMC1 Essential Computing (DAT)

Wednesday 16-11-2022 08:15 - 16-11-2022 12:00 in week 46
SMC1 Essential Computing (DAT)

Thursday 01-12-2022 08:15 - 01-12-2022 12:00 in week 48
SMC1 Essential Computing (DAT)

Monday 05-12-2022 08:15 - 05-12-2022 12:00 in week 49
SMC1 Essential Computing (DAT)

Wednesday 07-12-2022 08:15 - 07-12-2022 12:00 in week 49
SMC1 Essential Computing (DAT)

Wednesday 14-12-2022 10:00 - 14-12-2022 10:00 in week 50
SMC1 Essential Computing - Hand-in (DAT)

Tuesday 20-12-2022 10:00 - 20-12-2022 10:00 in week 51
SMC1 Essential Computing - Deadline Prerequisites (DAT)

Wednesday 11-01-2023 08:15 - Friday 13-01-2023 18:00 in week 02
SMC1 Essential Computing - Oral examination (DAT)

Wednesday 25-01-2023 10:00 - 25-01-2023 10:00 in week 04
SMC1 Essential Computing - Reexam Prerequisites (DAT)

Tuesday 31-01-2023 10:00 - 31-01-2023 10:00 in week 05
SMC1 Essential Computing - Reexamination - Hand-in (DAT)

Monday 06-02-2023 08:15 - 06-02-2023 18:00 in week 06
SMC1 Essential Computing - Oral reexamination (DAT)