The aim of the course is to give students advanced knowledge about programming, including data structures and algorithms, object orientation, threads, recursion, and elementary computational complexity.

An introduction to different standards for structured data for use with external data sources will also be given.

Content:

• Selected topics on data structures and algorithms, including computational complexity.
• Programming techniques such as object orientation and thread programming.
• Standards for structured data, such as Json, rdf, xml and handling of such data.

A student who have completed the course should have the following learning outcomes:

Knowledge

The student has

• deep knowledge about selected algorithms and data structures
• basic knowledge about object orientation and thread programming
• basic knowledge about computational complexity analysis of algorithms
• knowledge about standards for structured data

Skills

The student can

• do basic analysis of the computational complexity of algorithms
• choose suitable data structures and algorithms for different uses
• implement data structures and algorithms in the Python programming language
• handle different forms of structured data using Python

• DATA130 (5 ECTS)
• DATA140 (5 ECTS)
• INF102 (10 ECTS)
• INFO233 (10 ECTS)

The course is open to students with admission to study at UiB.

The course has 225 study places and enrolment is based on application in StudentWeb.

Students who have this course as a compulsory part of their study plan will have priority access.

The application deadline is Monday week 2.

You will receive confirmation of whether you received a seat no later than Thursday the same week as the deadline.

• Compulsory assignments that must be completed and approved.
• Compulsory participation: Attendance at labs (at least 75%).

Approved compulsory requirements are valid for the two following semesters.

4 hours written exam

The exam assignment will be given in the language of instruction in the course.
The exam answer must be submitted in the same language as the exam assignment.

Assessment in teaching semester

A retake exam is arranged for students with https://www.uib.no/en/student/118764/absence-examvalid absence according to § 5-5. If there is a retake exam, this will be available for students with the follow results/absences:

• Medical certificate/valid absence
• Interruption during the exam
• Fail/failed

If you have the right to take a retake exam and a retake exam is arranged for students with valid absences, you can sign up yourself in Studentweb after January 15/August 1.