After successful completion of the course, students are able to

• describe important concepts of a modern programming language
• convert content of natural language programming tasks into executable small programs
• apply practices and tools during the implementation of small programms
• implement and analyze selected algorithms

The following topics are covered in this course:

• Procedural programming concepts (variables, data types, operators, branching, loops, arrays, subroutines)
• Input/Output
• Recursion
• Basic algorithms (searching, sorting)
• Fundamental development methods (procedural abstraction, checking correctness, debugging) and programming tools inclusive a development environment.

Java is used as programming language.

• Lectures with discussions (live stream in TUWEL, recorded lectures in LectureTube)
• Exercise sheets as a preparation for labs
• Presentation und discussion of solved exercises during labs (online in ZOOM)
• Tests
• Placement tests for competence level 2 and 3 (voluntary)
• Online test (TUWEL) for consolidation of basic principles
• Programming test

Preliminary lecture: Thursday, March 3, from 3:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Lectures

• On Monday, 04:00 p.m. - 06:00 p.m. (c.t.) and Thursday 03:00 p.m. - 05:00 p.m. (c.t.) in lecture room EI 8.
• Are always streamed live (Live stream in TUWEL).
• Will be recorded and made available in TUWEL (1-3 days after the respective lecture).

Placement tests:

• Voluntary tests on March 4 (Competence Level 2) and March 10 (Competence Level 3).
• Admission to a practice group in Competence Level 2 will occur if >= 80% of the points are achieved on the test for Competence Level 2.
• A positive test at competency level 3 will result in completion of the LVA.

Workload estimation (ECTS Breakdown): 137.5 hours = 5.5 ECTS

• lecture (VO) attendance (50 hours)
• laboratory (UE) attendance (14.5 hours)
• homework exercises (48 hours)
• exercise and test preparation, tests (25 hours)

All information, documents and exercises will be available on the TUWEL platform of the course.

The TUWEL course will be available starting February 15. Information about the voluntary placement tests will also be available in TUWEL from February 15.

For further questions please send an e-mail to: ep1@list.tuwien.ac.at

The grading will be based on the following performances:

• Competence level 1
• Number of solved examples from 6 exercise sheets
• Participation in the first two lab exercises
• Presentation of selected exercises during lab exercises
• Exercise interview
• 1 TUWEL tests (2 dates are offered and the better result is scored)
• 1 programming test (2 dates are offered and the better result is scored)
• Competence level 2
• Placement test for competence level 2
• Number of solved examples from 4 exercise sheets
• Presentation of selected exercises during labs
• 1 TUWEL test (2 dates are offered and the better result is scored)
• 1 programming test (2 dates are offered and the better result is scored)
• Competence level 3
• Placement test for competence level 2
• Placement test for competence level 3 (Note: The placement test for competence level 3 tests the entire material of the course)

For all tests applies:

• On site at the university. Changes may occur due to the COVID infection process.
• All documents are allowed.

Course registration is mandatory to attend the class.

None.