Undergraduate Course: Engineering Software 2 (ELEE08017)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | Through the teaching of the important elements of an imperative programming language, and exercises making use of those features in a modular programming style, students develop knowledge and skills with which to analyse and solve engineering problems by application of numerical analysis techniques. |
| Course description |
Session 0 - Getting Started
Session 1 - Introduction
Session 2 - Inputting Data & Making Decisions
Session 3 - Selection & Repetition
Session 4 - Repetition & Mathematical Functions
Session 5 - More on Repetition & Arrays
Session 6 - One and Two Dimensional Arrays
Session 7 - Writing Your Own Functions
Session 8 - More on Functions
Session 9 - Applications on Numerical Techniques
Session 10 - Addresses & Pointers
Session 11 - More on Pointers
Session 12 - Character Strings
Session 13 - Structures
Session 14 - Structures and Linked Lists
Session 15 - Using Data Files
Session 16 - Number Formats & Bit Operations
Session 17 - Binary Files & Applications
Session 18 - Dynamic Memory Allocation & Software Engineering
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
Electrical Engineering 1 (ELEE08001) OR
Physics 1B: The Stuff of the Universe (PHYS08017)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Students may also be admitted to this course if they have passed any two of the following Informatics 1 courses:
- Informatics 1 - Computation and Logic (INFR08012),
- Informatics 1 - Functional Programming (INFR08013),
- Informatics 1 - Object-Oriented Programming (INFR08014),
- Informatics 1 - Data and Analysis (INFR08015).
This is not compulsory but it is recommended. |
| Additional Costs | Laboratory notebook, course textbook |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2019/20, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
| Course Start Date |
16/09/2019 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 20,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 40,
Formative Assessment Hours 1,
Summative Assessment Hours 10,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
27 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Coursework 100% |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Ability to apply software engineering methods.
- Ability to use a computer to solve engineering problems.
- Confidence in writing programs in an imperative language, C.
- A basic understanding of how computers operate.
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Reading List
"C for Engineers and Scientists", by Gary Bronson - Essential
"C in a Nutshell" By Peter Prinz and Tony Crawford - Recommended
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Special Arrangements |
None |
| Keywords | Software,computing and programming |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Jiabin Jia
Tel: (0131 6)51 3568
Email: |
Course secretary | Mrs Laura Robinson
Tel: (0131 6)50 5053
Email: |
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