Courses Offered

COMP1117 Computer Programming

2025-26

Instructor(s):

Chim T W
Ting HF

(Class A)

No. of credit(s):

Zhao Hengshuang
Ting HF

(Class B)

Ting HF
Dougherty Alan William

(Class C)

Dougherty Alan William
Ting HF

(Class D)

Recommended Learning Hours:

Lecture:	26.0
Tutorial:	26.0

Pre-requisite(s):

Co-requisite(s):

Mutually exclusive with:

Remarks:

Course Learning Outcomes

1.	[Computational mind] Able to identify possible solutions for problems based on computer programs.
2.	[Program implementation] Able to implement solutions for problems using Python
3.	[Program comprehension] Able to understand programs written by others and participate in larger scale system implementation

Mapping from Course Learning Outcomes to Programme Learning Outcomes
	PLO a	PLO c	PLO e	PLO j
CLO 1	T,P	T,P		T,P
CLO 2	T,P	T,P		T,P
CLO 3	T,P	T,P	T,P	T,P

T - Teach, P - Practice
For BEng(CompSc) Programme Learning Outcomes, please refer to here.

Syllabus

Calendar Entry:
This is an introductory course in computer programming. Students will acquire basic Python programming skills, including syntax, identifiers, control statements, functions, recursions, strings, lists, dictionaries, tuples and files. Searching and sorting algorithms, such as sequential search, binary search, bubble sort, insertion sort and selection sort, will also be covered.

Detailed Description:

Features of high-level programming languages	Mapped to CLOs
Syntax, identifiers, control statements, functions, recursions, and strings	1, 2
Techniques for writing well-structured programs	Mapped to CLOs
Programming style, program documentation	3
Program design techniques	Mapped to CLOs
Lists, dictionaries, tuples and files	1, 2

Assessment:
Continuous Assessment: 50%
Written Examination: 50%

Teaching Plan

Please refer to the corresponding Moodle course.

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Courses Offered

COMP1117 Computer Programming

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