| CODE | CIS1067 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Computer Programming for Engineers | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Computer Information Systems | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit provides an introduction to computer programming and its applications in mechanical engineering leading to mathematical modelling, CAD/CAM customization, data analysis and more. The following programming functionalities are introduced: - Flow charts; - Data types - Integer, Real, Boolean, String, Conversion between data types, Constants and Variables; - Assignment statements; - Operators - Arithmetic, String, Relational, Logic; - Input and Output; - Loops - For Next loops, Do Until loops, Do While Loops, Exit Statements, Nested loops; - Conditionals - If Then Else, Case; - Subroutines and Functions - Recursion, Standard Functions, User Defined Functions; - Arrays - Single and Multi-Dimensional; - Array manipulation; - Simple file manipulation; - Simple debugging techniques; - Application to spreadsheets - Absolute and Relative cell referencing, VBA editor, Reading and Writing to cells, Formula / Text / Value, GUI / Forms; - Objects – button / check boxes / option buttons. Study-unit Aims: - To introduce fundamental programming techniques to mechanical engineering students by the use of the Visual BASIC for Applications (VBA and its current equivalent) programming language platform. - To provide the necessary skills to write macros and functions embedded in spreadsheets. - To assist students in developing the ability to debug macros and functions. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Characterize the basic components and execution of a program; - Recognize the importance and use of programming in Mechanical Engineering. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Design structural algorithms; - Write and debug programs; - Solve problems using computational means. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Steven C. Chapra, 'Introduction to VBA for Excel' Second Edition, ISBN-13:987-0-13-239667-7, 2010, Pearson higher Education, Prentice Hall. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Recommended Qualifications: Intermediate Level Computer Science | ||||||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Independent Study and Practical | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Saviour Baldacchino (Co-ord.) |
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