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Program design: Introduction 110


 
Module code COS 110
Qualification Undergraduate
Faculty Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Module content

The focus is on object-oriented (OO) programming. Concepts including inheritance and multiple inheritance, polymorphism, operator overloading, memory management (static and dynamic binding), interfaces, encapsulation, reuse, etc. will be covered in the module. The module teaches sound program design with the emphasis on modular code, leading to well structured, robust and documented programs. A modern OO programming language is used as the vehicle to develop these skills. The module will introduce the student to basic data structures, lists, stacks and queues.

Module credits 16.00
Service modules Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Prerequisites COS 132 , COS 151 and Maths level 5
Contact time 1 tutorial per week, 1 practical per week, 3 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Computer Science
Period of presentation Semester 2

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