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Programming Project


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Long name Programming Project
Approving CModule IP_BaET
Responsible
Prof. Dr. Stefan Kreiser
Professor Fakultät IME
Valid from winter semester 2020/21
Level Bachelor
Semester in the year winter semester
Duration Semester
Hours in self-study 72
ECTS 3
Professors
Prof. Dr. Stefan Kreiser
Professor Fakultät IME

Al Ghouz
Requirements Basic programming knowledge in C
Language German, English if necessary
Separate final exam No
Literature
Reg. Rechenzentrum der Uni Hannover: Die Programmiersprache C (Campus-IT FH Köln)
S. Kochan: Programming in C (Pearson)
P. Prinz, T. Crawford: C in a Nutshell (O'Reilly)
R.Lischner: C++ in a Nutshell (O'Reilly)
T. DeMarco: Structured Analysis and System Specification (Prentice Hall PTR)
M. Dausmann et. al.: C als erste Programmiersprache (Vieweg, Teubner)
J. Wolf: C von A bis Z, Das umfassende Handbuch (Openbook, Rheinwerk Computing)

Learning goals
Goal type Description
Skills Students show that they can develop executable programs in the procedural programming language C, which solve algorithmically solvable project tasks of medium complexity comprehensibly and completely. The students are able to:

1. Extract algorithms and data structures from a textual task description and develop and systematically test a program code in C solving the task by making use of a sound functional decomposition, the extracted and any possibly given algorithms and data structures as well as the given programming guidelines.
2. Explain, document, justify and modify the function of the software and the structure of the program code.
3. Firmly use an integrated development environment to build executable programs.

The project tasks to be processed are assigned to one of three distinct pools (low, medium and high complexity tasks / workload) depending on the presumed workload to solve the tasks.
Each pool requires students to complete one or more project tasks by a given deadline. In order to complete a project task, students are allowed to form project groups of a maximum of three persons each. For each pool, students have to deliver all assigned executables and source codes and then explain, justify and, if necessary, modify one of their programs in a technical discussion / interview.
Expenditure classroom teaching
Type Attendance (h/Wk.)
Project 1
Tutorial (voluntary) 0
Special literature
Tutorials zur Installation der Virtuellen Maschine und zur Nutzung der Entwicklungsumgebung
Special requirements
personal notebook computer
Accompanying material - digital collection of project tasks (eLearning platform Ilias)
- virtual linux machine to develop software programs in C including graphical structogram editor and integrated development system (Eclipse/C)
Separate exam Yes
Separate exam
Exam Type undefined
Details Per pool students verify that they are able to develop solutions / software programs for any of the given project tasks by working in a small project team in compliance with specified programming guidelines and to complete the solutions on schedule.
By documenting the program output from tests with predefined and additional own test criteria, they prove that their programs fulfill the required function. In the technical interview, the students prove that they have developed the programs themselves. For this purpose, they explain and justify the functionality of essential sections of the program code (e.g. conditional expressions, alternatives, iterations, function calls, data types and structures) based on test runs, if necessary by making use of additional or extended test criteria, and are able to make at least one meaningful modification and/or extension to their program code and show or prove the functionality of the modified program.
Minimum standard - All necessary elements of the solution are available, i.e. the elements marked as "generally required" for any solution and the elements that are obviously required as part of the specific solution.
- The programming guidelines are met.
- Students can comprehensibly explain the implemented algorithm in its essential parts. They are able to explain and comprehensibly justify the use of such essential functions, control and data structures on the basis of function calls, condition expressions and memory management.
- Students are able to discuss, justify and prove that the programmed function fulfills the requirements given by the task in at least one essential section of the program code by making reasonable use of test runs.
- Students are able to purposively modify the program code to an algorithmically relevant extent based on additional requirements or specifications arising from the technical discussion, i.e. they are able to make significant changes to the program code and justify the functionality of the modified program.

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