Course Co-ordinator: Dr Sally Middleton

Pre-requisite(s):

Note(s): i) Assistive technologies may be required for any student who is unable to use a standard keyboard/mouse/conputer monitor. Any students wishing to discuss this further should contact the School Disability Co-ordinator.

The course will cover the basic principles of computer programming consisting of topics such as the following:

• Fundamental programming concepts including variables and scope, conditional statements, and iteration.
• Pseudocode. Fundamental algorithms including simple sorting and searching, and data structures including arrays.


• Boolean algebra, logic, set theory and proof. Relations, functions, combinatorics, graphs.

2 x 1 hour recorded on-line lectures and uploaded onto MyAberdeen, 1 x 2 hour online practical per week.

1st Attempt: one two-hour written examination (75%); Continuous Assessment (25%).

Resit: 1 two hour written examination (75%); continuous assessment mark carried forward.