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Course syllabus - Programming

Scope

7.5 credits

Course code

DVA117

Valid from

Autumn semester 2026

Education level

First cycle

Progressive Specialisation

G1N (First cycle, has only upper-secondary level entry requirements)

Main area(s)

Computer Science

Organisation

Department of Computer Science & Engineering

Ratified

2013-02-27

Revised

2025-11-03

Literature lists

Course literature is preliminary up to 8 weeks before course start. Course literature can be valid over several semesters.

    • Ratified date: 2022-06-28
    • Latest update: 2025-05-27

    Reference Literature

    The course has no compulsory course literature, but the following books are suggested as reference literature. The books deal with the same subject but one is in Swedish and the other is in English.

    Skansholm, Jan

    C från början

    ISBN: 978-91-44-11458-3

    LIBRIS-ID: 19312552

    1. uppl., Lund, Studentlitteratur, v, 408 s.

    Deitel, Paul J.; Deitel, Harvey M.

    C: how to program ; with an introduction to C++

    ISBN: 9781292110974

    LIBRIS-ID: 19467755

    8. ed., Global ed., Upper Saddle River, Pearson, 1005 s.

Objectives

The course will teach fundamental knowledge in structured programming and program construction in a high level programming language.

Learning outcomes

The student will be able to:

  1. explain basic programming constructs
  2. solve a problem by constructing a structured program. The problem should be of the nature so that it needs iteration, selection, variables, functions with several arguments and definition of at least one data structure.
  3. use the standard library of the programming language
  4. perform basic debugging of a program

Course content

Programming: basic knowledge in structured programming as well as problem solving and debugging.
The programming language: basic language concepts such as data types, logical operations, selection, iteration, functions, call-by-value, call-by-reference, recursion, arrays, data structures, strings, input and output, file handling and dynamic memory management.

Requirements

Basic eligibility and Mathematics 3b or 3c or Mathematics C Or: Mathematics – Further level 1b or Mathematics – Further level 1c

Examination

Laboration (LAB1), Programming assignments according to instructions, 3 credits, marks Fail (U) or Pass (G) (examines learning outcomes 1-4)
Laboration (LAB2), Programming assignments according to instructions, 3 credits, marks Fail (U) or Pass (G) (examines learning outcomes 1-4)
Written examination (TEN1), 1,5 credits, marks Fail (U), 3, 4 or 5 (examines learning outcomes 1-3)

A student who has a certificate from MDU regarding disability study support, can request adaptions for the examination. It is the examiner who takes decisions on any adaptions, based on the certificate and other conditions.

Grade

Pass with distinction (5), Pass with credit (4), Pass (3)

Interim Regulations and Other Regulations

The course overlaps fully with DVA103 Fundamentals in Programming, DVA105 Programming in C#, DVA107 App-programming for iPhone 1, DVA209 Network Programming, CDT106 Programming in C, CDT111 Programming using Visual Basic and 4,5 credits with DVA139 Fundamentals of Programming.