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    ISS112 Course Outline - 2024

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    The document provides a course outline for ISS112 Introduction to Programming offered in the 2023/24 semester at the University of Botswana. The course aims to introduce students to the basics of programming with a focus on structured programming. Over the semester, students will learn about key programming concepts like classes, objects, methods, variables, data types, control statements, arrays, and input/output. Assessment will be based on exams, tests, labs, and lab tests. The course instructors are Mr. Mudongo and Mrs. Taukobong, and it will be taught on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at different times, with lab sessions on Thursdays.

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    The document provides a course outline for ISS112 Introduction to Programming offered in the 2023/24 semester at the University of Botswana. The course aims to introduce students to the basics of programming with a focus on structured programming. Over the semester, students will learn about key programming concepts like classes, objects, methods, variables, data types, control statements, arrays, and input/output. Assessment will be based on exams, tests, labs, and lab tests. The course instructors are Mr. Mudongo and Mrs. Taukobong, and it will be taught on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at different times, with lab sessions on Thursdays.

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    The document provides a course outline for ISS112 Introduction to Programming offered in the 2023/24 semester at the University of Botswana. The course aims to introduce students to the basics of programming with a focus on structured programming. Over the semester, students will learn about key programming concepts like classes, objects, methods, variables, data types, control statements, arrays, and input/output. Assessment will be based on exams, tests, labs, and lab tests. The course instructors are Mr. Mudongo and Mrs. Taukobong, and it will be taught on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at different times, with lab sessions on Thursdays.

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    University of Botswana

    Faculty of Science
    Department of Computer Science

    ISS112 Introduction to Programming


    Course Outline: 2023/24 Semester II
    1. Instructors:
    Instructor Mr M. Mudongo Mrs T. Taukobong
    Office Block 247/277, Tel 355 2964 Block 232/216, Tel 355 2138
    Email [email protected] [email protected]
    Class Time M,W,F 1-2 PM Block 247/035 M,W,F 8-9 PM Block 232/005
    Lab Times Thur 7-9 AM Block 247/295,296
    Consultation Hours TUE 14:00-1600 HRS MON, WED 09:00 - 1000 HRS
    2. Aim:
    To introduce students to the basics of programming in an organizational context, with a focus on
    structured programming, in order to lay a solid foundation for later programming courses.
    Aims and Learning Objectives:
    At the end of the course students should be able to:
    ▪ Distinguish between classes, objects, and methods
    ▪ Demonstrate a solid understanding of the principles of structured programming allowing for
    the design and implementation of simple and well-designed programs.
    ▪ Effectively use the debugging tools.
    ▪ Articulate the importance of modules in the development and maintenance of software
    Course Synopsis
    Introduction to classes, objects and methods; Variables, assignment statements, and built-in data types;
    Expressions and statements; Control Statements: if, if-else; while and do while; for; switch, break and
    continue; Logical operators; Increment and decrement operators; Arrays; Introduction to algorithms:
    pseudo-code; counter-controlled repetition, sentinel-controlled repetition, nested control statements.
    Input/ output statements and streams; Introduction to modularity, with emphasis on well-designed
    functions / methods to facilitate debugging, maintainability and reuse of code.
    3. Course Content
    URL to Course materials, announcements, etc: http://www.cs.ub.bw/moodle
    Below is a tentative schedule of lecture topics. The instructors reserve the right to adjust this schedule
    for any reason, but will make every effort to advise students on any changes well in advance.
    (i). Lecture Schedule
    Week Details
    1 Course Introduction
    2 Introduction to algorithms:

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    a. pseudo-code; flow chart (counter-controlled repetition, sentinel-controlled repetition in
    flow chart),
    b. Nested control statements in flow charts and pseudo-codes.
    2 Introduction - A walk through sample Java Program
    3-4 Variables, assignment statements, and built-in data types
    5 Expressions and statements;
    6 Logical operators
    7 Increment and decrement operators;
    Test 1-TBA
    8 MID SEMESTER BREAK
    9-10 Input / output statements
    10 Arrays.
    11-12 Introduction to classes, objects and methods;
    13 Test 2-TBA
    15 REVISION
    (ii). Lab Component
    There will be a compulsory & assessed 2-hour lab every week where students will be solving problems.
    4. Recommended Readings
    (i) Main Textbook
    1. Cay Horstmann, Java for Everyone, Wiley ISBN : 987-0-471-79191-1
    2. Deitel & Deitel, Java: How to Program, Upper Saddle River: Pearson. [Latest edition]
    (ii) NB: No single book will completely satisfy the needs of this course, hence any other book on
    Java programming may be relevant for certain topics but not for others.
    5. Assessment Criteria
    • Exam carries 50% of course marks
    • Continuous assessment carries 50%of course marks distributed as follows:
    o Tests [20%]
    o Labs [15%]
    o Lab tests [15%]
    Note: Exact Dates and Times for Tests and submissions will be announced on Moodle.
    Academic Dishonesty
    • The course will be subject to the university’s Academic Dishonesty Policy
    • All reports will be subjected to SAFE Assign and other plagiarism tests.
    • Reports with similarity rate of more than 10% will be awarded a zero.
    NB: Course instructors reserves the right to deviate from course outline as necessary, and such
    deviations will be communicated accordingly.

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