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ELEC-A7100 - Basic Course in C Programming, Lecture, 7.1.2025-13.5.2025

Please note! Course description is confirmed for two academic years, which means that in general, e.g. Learning outcomes, assessment methods and key content stays unchanged. However, via course syllabus, it is possible to specify or change the course execution in each realization of the course, such as how the contact sessions are organized, assessment methods weighted or materials used.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of the course, student can

  • Recall and interpret C Programming Language Syntax.
  • Recall and interpret basic C Programming Language semantics.
  • Use the C language and its standard library to implement computational tasks.
  • Write and validate basic software programming tasks in C language. 
  • Use C language development environments to write, build and validate software.

Credits: 5

Schedule: 07.01.2025 - 13.05.2025

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Yusein Ali, Pasi Sarolahti

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    • Basic constructs of C programming language 
    • Dynamic memory management
    • Basic functions of C Programming Language standard library

Assessment Methods and Criteria

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Exercises, exam, individual programming project.

Workload

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    The course is organized as self-study based on online material and programming exercises. There are voluntary exercise sessions maintained by teaching assistants. The course is 5 ECTS, corresponding to approximately 135 hours of study.

DETAILS

Study Material

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Study materials and exercises are available in the web. Study materials and exercises are available also in Finnish.

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Teaching Language: English

    Teaching Period: 2024-2025 Spring III - V
    2025-2026 Spring III - V

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