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Course unit, curriculum year 2023–2024
COMP.CS.100

Programming 1: Introduction to Programming, 5 cr

Tampere University
Teaching periods
Active in period 1 (1.8.2023–22.10.2023)
Active in period 2 (23.10.2023–31.12.2023)
Active in period 3 (1.1.2024–3.3.2024)
Active in period 4 (4.3.2024–31.5.2024)
Active in period 5 (1.6.2024–31.7.2024)
Course code
COMP.CS.100
Language of instruction
English, Finnish
Academic years
2021–2022, 2022–2023, 2023–2024
Level of study
Basic studies
Grading scale
General scale, 0-5
Persons responsible
Responsible teacher:
Ari Suntioinen
Responsible teacher:
Jorma Laurikkala
Responsible organisation
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences 100 %
Coordinating organisation
Computing Sciences Studies 100 %
Core content
  • The concepts program and algorithm. Designing and testing small programs.
  • Dividing program into smaller entities: functions. Passing parameters and return values.
  • Control structures.
  • Variables. Scope. Data types.
  • Strings and lists.
  • Basic operations of file handling.
  • Good programming practices.
Complementary knowledge
  • Sets and dictionaries.
  • Combining data structures.
  • Basics of classes and objects.
  • Basics of graphical user interfaces.
Specialist knowledge
  • Default values of parameters.
  • List comprehensions.
  • Function parameters.
  • Special methods.
  • Tuples.
Learning outcomes
Further information
Equivalences
Studies that include this course
Completion option 1
To complete the course, the student must obtain enough points from exercises and pass an electronic exam.
Completion of all options is required.

Participation in teaching

29.08.2023 31.07.2024
Active in period 1 (1.8.2023–22.10.2023)
Active in period 2 (23.10.2023–31.12.2023)
Active in period 3 (1.1.2024–3.3.2024)
Active in period 4 (4.3.2024–31.5.2024)
Active in period 5 (1.6.2024–31.7.2024)
29.08.2023 21.12.2023
Active in period 1 (1.8.2023–22.10.2023)
Active in period 2 (23.10.2023–31.12.2023)

Exam

16.10.2023 19.11.2023
Active in period 1 (1.8.2023–22.10.2023)
Active in period 2 (23.10.2023–31.12.2023)
01.08.2023 13.08.2023
Active in period 1 (1.8.2023–22.10.2023)
14.08.2023 20.08.2023
Active in period 1 (1.8.2023–22.10.2023)
20.11.2023 17.12.2023
Active in period 2 (23.10.2023–31.12.2023)
08.01.2024 28.01.2024
Active in period 3 (1.1.2024–3.3.2024)
26.02.2024 24.03.2024
Active in period 3 (1.1.2024–3.3.2024)
Active in period 4 (4.3.2024–31.5.2024)
25.03.2024 28.04.2024
Active in period 4 (4.3.2024–31.5.2024)
29.04.2024 26.05.2024
Active in period 4 (4.3.2024–31.5.2024)
24.06.2024 14.07.2024
Active in period 5 (1.6.2024–31.7.2024)
15.07.2024 04.08.2024
Active in period 5 (1.6.2024–31.7.2024)