Aims and Content of the course

This blog is created to publish relevant information of the course SS-1201 running during the Fall 2011 at National University of Brunei Darussalam. This course is taught for the first year students of the Computer Science programme in the Faculty of Science.

Aims:
This module provides a foundation in the design and implementation of well-structured computer programs. After completing this module, the student should be able to:

• construct expressions using numeric, string, Boolean and composite values,
• construct nested code blocks using selection and iteration,
• implement pure functions and those with side effects,
• construct recursive functions,
• implement modular programs that can be tested and debugged easily,
• design test cases.

Content:

• The following topics will be covered in this module:
• Program development: programming cycle, programming tools.
• Program design: abstraction, top down refinement, nested structures.
• Control structures: sequence, selection, loop, recursion.
• Data types: numeric, string, Boolean, composites.
• Basic coding patterns: linear recursion, input-process-output, foreach, map, fold, select.
• Abstraction: functions, modules.
• Debugging and testing.

Evaluation
The students will be continuously evaluated during the course through mini-projects and the final exam at the end of this semester. Mini-projects and corresponding deadlines will be published on the website.