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Cyprus International University
TR

INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING

Course
ITEC112 - INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING
Department
Information Technologies - English - Master
Course Type
Scientific Preparation
Status
Required
Language
English
Credit
0
ECTS
0
T+P+L
0 + 0 + 0
Course Coordinator(s)
Prof. Dr. Tolgay KARANFİLLER
Prerequisite
-
Keywords
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Course Description

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INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING

Evaluation Tools (Active Term)

Item Type Weight (%)
Kısa Sınav 1 Quiz 10
Kısa Sınav 2 Quiz 10
Lab Assignment 10
Vize Midterm 30
Final Final 40
Total 100

Course outcomes

  1. 01 analyse problems and design solutions through algorithms (draw flowchart and write pseoudocode);
  2. 02 define fundamental constructs of computer programming (i.e. sequence, selection and loops);
  3. 03 convert algorithms into C++ compatible programming code;
  4. 04 write structured programs using user defined functions;
  5. 05 write structured programs using arrays;
  6. 06 Identify programming constructs from given problems and create structured programming patterns when writing computer programs.

Course Syllabus

Week Topic
Week 1 Introduction to Computer Algorithms
Week 2 Problem Analysis and Construction of Algorithms - pseudocode / flowchart
Week 3 Introduction to Python: program flow, basic input and output operations
Week 4 Variables, arithmetic and logical operations
Week 5 Logical Operations and selection - IF / ELIF / Switch-case
Week 6 Loops - For / While
Week 7 Loops - Do-While, revision, Quiz1
Week 8 Midterm Exam
Week 9 Midterm Exam
Week 10 Nested loops (For/While)
Week 11 Functions
Week 12 Functions, Arrays
Week 13 Data Collections
Week 14 Exception handling
Week 15 Revision, Quiz2

Reference Books & Course Materials

  1. 01 Introducing Python: Modern Computing in Simple Packages, Bill Lubanovic, O'Reilly, 2019
  2. 02 Python Programming for Beginners, Philip Robbins, Functional Software Programming, 2024

Learning Outcomes

  1. L01 analyse problems and design solutions through algorithms (draw flowchart and write pseoudocode);
  2. L02 define fundamental constructs of computer programming (i.e. sequence, selection and loops);
  3. L03 convert algorithms into C++ compatible programming code;
  4. L04 write structured programs using user defined functions;
  5. L05 write structured programs using arrays;
  6. L06 Identify programming constructs from given problems and create structured programming patterns when writing computer programs.

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