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The course is connected to the following study programs

  • Computer Engineering, Bachelor's Programmme
  • Artificial Intelligence, 5-year master programme

Teaching language

English

Recommended previous knowledge

IKT101-G Fundamental Software Development, IKT203-G Algorithms and Data Structures and MA-180-G Discrete Mathematics 1

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of the course, the student should:

  • understand programming concepts and their implementation
  • be able to choose a relevant programming model for a given problem
  • be able to program in Prolog, Scala, and similar languages
  • be able to solve problems using diverse programming models
  • be able to compare and understand properties of programming languages

Contents

Functional programming and Scala, concepts for data types and encoding, declarative programming and Prolog.

Teaching and learning methods

Lectures, group projects and lab exercises. The course covers programming in several languages and use of related tools. Students work in groups to develop their own programs to solve the given tasks.

Estimated workload for the average student is 27 hours per credit.

Examination requirements

None.

Examinations

Portfolio assessment with adjusting oral examination / presentation. Graded assessment.

Information about the content of the portfolio will be given in Canvas by the start of the semester. There will not be arranged a postponed exam for the portfolio.

Student evaluation

The person responsible for the course decides, in cooperation with student representative, the form of student evaluation and whether the course is to have a midway or end of course evaluation in accordance with the quality system for education, chapter 4.1.

Offered as a free-standing course

Yes. Subject to availability or capacity.

Admission Requirement if given as a free-standing course

Higher Education Entrance Qualification including mathematics R1 and R2 and physics Fysikk 1, or a pass in the preliminary course examination for engineers (which is also offered at University of Agder).

Reduction of Credits

This course’s contents overlap with the following courses. A reduction of credits will occur if one of these courses is taken in addition:

Course Reduction of Credits
DAT233 – Concepts of Programming Languages. 7.5
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