WM9A4-15 Digital Development with Python
Introductory description
This module gives an introduction to computer programming and digital development for participants with little or no experience of computer programming. It introduces the key concepts found in almost all computer languages and enables participants to gain a practical understanding and be able apply them.
In particular, the module focuses on programming for the web, and the use of frameworks to produce professional web apps. In doing so, students will be introduced to many of the key elements of web apps, including databases, HTML/CSS and basic web server/cloud functionality.
Module aims
Through a combination of pre-work, lectures, demonstrations and practical workshops, participants develop their programming skills and gain an insight into the challenges of programming. The module concludes with the students specifying and developing an individual application and hosting it in a cloud environment using modern, cloud-native practices and the latest modern technologies
Outline syllabus
This is an indicative module outline only to give an indication of the sort of topics that may be covered. Actual sessions held may differ.
Introduction to Programming
- Types of programming language
- Programming constructs
- Programming best practice
Introduction to Python
- Python fundamentals
- Python constructs
- Python best practices
- Flask
Web Application Development
- Databases
- HTML/CSS/Tempaltes
- Interactivity and JavaScript
- Functionality
Software development
- The SDLC
- Cloud environments
- Cloud native computing
- Web servers
Learning outcomes
By the end of the module, students should be able to:
- Develop comprehensive testing programs to validate specific functions.
- Develop appropriate and comprehensive documentation for a program or application.
- Critically evaluate software development lifecycle practices, and design conceptual and practical workflows.
- Critically analyse a range of problems and design structured applications that can meet them using in an appropriate computer language
- Evaluate and integrate a range of programming languages to develop interactive and professional web applications.
Interdisciplinary
A mixture of technology/computing topics and business topics
International
Topics are of high international demand
Subject specific skills
Programming, databases, website development, application development, cloud computing, IT architecture
Transferable skills
Programming, data analysis, team work, critical analysis, IT architecture
Study time
| Type | Required |
|---|---|
| Lectures | 20 sessions of 1 hour (13%) |
| Seminars | 10 sessions of 1 hour (7%) |
| Practical classes | (0%) |
| Online learning (independent) | 60 sessions of 1 hour (40%) |
| Assessment | 60 hours (40%) |
| Total | 150 hours |
Private study description
No private study requirements defined for this module.
Costs
No further costs have been identified for this module.
You do not need to pass all assessment components to pass the module.
Assessment group A1
| Weighting | Study time | |
|---|---|---|
| Programming Test | 20% | 10 hours |
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Students write programming solutions to a range of problems |
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| Assignment | 70% | 45 hours |
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A high-level design of an application and example code to be used |
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| Code Repository | 10% | 5 hours |
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Creation of an online code repository based on in-class projects |
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Assessment group R1
| Weighting | Study time | |
|---|---|---|
| Assignment | 100% | |
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A high-level design of an application and example code to be used |
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Feedback on assessment
Verbal feedback for in-module element. Written feedback and annotated scripts for post-module element
There is currently no information about the courses for which this module is core or optional.