CS2312Problem Solving and Programming

What you will study

Course overview

This course is for students to learn from extensive practice in problem-solving using different programming paradigm, which includes the object-oriented programming, functional programming, and logic programming. Students will learn the fundamental concepts and distinctive features in these programming paradigms. They will develop skills to abstract data and entities from the problem domain, build models, design solutions using different paradigm principles and strategies, and implement solutions in these programs. Students will also explore tools and best practices in programming.

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Course content

Problem solving in the object-oriented, functional programming, and logic programming paradigms. Syllabus • Problem solving and programming paradigms Nature of problem solving. Structured programming. Object-based programming. Object-oriented programming, functional programming, logic programming. • Features of different programming paradigms Abstraction. Class. Encapsulation. Inheritance. Polymorphism. Functions. Relations. Datatypes. Recursive datatypes. Lambda calculus. Rules. Unification. • Constructing programs Association. Generalization. Specialization. Delegation. Realization. Aggregation. Dynamic Binding and Static Binding. Lazy evaluation. Recursion. Tail-recursion. Data abstraction. • Overview of programming languages Declarative, imperative and hybrid programming. General versus domain-specific languages. Translation from source to executable code: compilation, interpretation, intermediate code generation. Design and choice of programming paradigms and languages for problem solving.

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Intended learning outcomes

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CILOs                                              Weighting (if DEC-A1          DEC-A2          DEC-A3
                                                                  app.)
1              Identify and describe fundamental                  10             x              x
               programming paradigm concepts.
2              Abstract data and entities from the problem        20                            x
               domain, build models and design software
               solutions using different programming
               paradigm principles and strategies.
3              Implement the respective design of different        50                            x
               programming paradigms in programs using
               a modern programming language to solve
               problems.
4              Apply tools and best practices in different         10             x              x
               programming paradigms.
5              Evaluate and critique program coding and           10             x
               design based on different programming
               principles.

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Before you take this course

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Prerequisites

Nil

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Precursors

CS2310 Computer Programming or CS2311 Computer Programming or equivalent

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Corequisites

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Additional course requirements

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Equivalent courses and conditions

Nil

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Exclusive courses and conditions

Nil

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Assessment and passing the course

Assessment

Continuous Assessment (%): 30; Examination (%): 70; Examination Duration (Hours): 2

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ATs                CILO No.                Weighting (%)           Remarks ("-" for   Allow Use of
                                                                                         nil entry)         GenAI?
1                     Quiz                1, 2, 3, 4, 5          20                      -                  No
2                     Assignments         1, 2, 3, 4, 5          10                      Some portion may   No
                                                                                         be allocated to
                                                                                         weekly exercises

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Passing requirements

Minimum Examination Passing Requirement (%): 30 Additional Information for ATs: For a student to pass the course, at least 30% of the maximum mark for the examination must be obtained.

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