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Course unit, curriculum year 2022–2023
COMP.CS.100

Programming 1: Introduction to Programming, 5 cr

Tampere University
Teaching periods
Active in period 1 (1.8.2022–23.10.2022)
Active in period 2 (24.10.2022–31.12.2022)
Active in period 3 (1.1.2023–5.3.2023)
Active in period 4 (6.3.2023–31.5.2023)
Active in period 5 (1.6.2023–31.7.2023)
Course code
COMP.CS.100
Language of instruction
English, Finnish
Academic years
2021–2022, 2022–2023, 2023–2024
Level of study
Basic studies
Grading scale
General scale, 0-5
Persons responsible
Responsible teacher:
Ari Suntioinen
Responsible teacher:
Jorma Laurikkala
Responsible organisation
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences 100 %
Coordinating organisation
Computing Sciences Studies 100 %
Core content
  • The concepts program and algorithm. Designing and testing small programs.
  • Dividing program into smaller entities: functions. Passing parameters and return values.
  • Control structures.
  • Variables. Scope. Data types.
  • Strings and lists.
  • Basic operations of file handling.
  • Good programming practices.
Complementary knowledge
  • Sets and dictionaries.
  • Combining data structures.
  • Basics of classes and objects.
  • Basics of graphical user interfaces.
Specialist knowledge
  • Default values of parameters.
  • List comprehensions.
  • Function parameters.
  • Special methods.
  • Tuples.
Learning outcomes
Further information
Equivalences
Studies that include this course
Completion option 1
To complete the course, the student must obtain enough points from exercises and pass an electronic exam.
Completion of all options is required.

Participation in teaching

29.08.2022 16.07.2023
Active in period 1 (1.8.2022–23.10.2022)
Active in period 2 (24.10.2022–31.12.2022)
Active in period 3 (1.1.2023–5.3.2023)
Active in period 4 (6.3.2023–31.5.2023)
Active in period 5 (1.6.2023–31.7.2023)

Exam

17.10.2022 20.11.2022
Active in period 1 (1.8.2022–23.10.2022)
Active in period 2 (24.10.2022–31.12.2022)
01.08.2022 14.08.2022
Active in period 1 (1.8.2022–23.10.2022)
01.08.2022 14.08.2022
Active in period 1 (1.8.2022–23.10.2022)
15.08.2022 22.08.2022
Active in period 1 (1.8.2022–23.10.2022)
21.11.2022 18.12.2022
Active in period 2 (24.10.2022–31.12.2022)
27.02.2023 26.03.2023
Active in period 3 (1.1.2023–5.3.2023)
Active in period 4 (6.3.2023–31.5.2023)
09.01.2023 29.01.2023
Active in period 3 (1.1.2023–5.3.2023)
01.05.2023 28.05.2023
Active in period 4 (6.3.2023–31.5.2023)
27.03.2023 30.04.2023
Active in period 4 (6.3.2023–31.5.2023)
26.06.2023 16.07.2023
Active in period 5 (1.6.2023–31.7.2023)
17.07.2023 30.07.2023
Active in period 5 (1.6.2023–31.7.2023)