3 units · GET department course · Nigerian universities
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What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)
describe and apply computing, software engineering knowledge, best practices, and standards appropriate for complex engineering software systems
develop competence in designing, evaluating, and adapting software processes and software development tools to meet the needs of an advanced development project through practical object-oriented programming exposure taught in concrete terms
use widely available libraries to prepare them for machine learning, graphics and design simulations
develop skills in eliciting user needs and designing an effective software solution
recognise human, security, social, and entrepreneurial issues and responsibilities relevant to engineering software and the digitalisation of services;
acquire capabilities that can further be developed to make them productively employable by means of short Internet courses in specific areas.
Course contents
Introduction to computers and computing; computer organisation – data processing, memory, registers and addressing schemes; Boolean algebra; floating-point arithmetic; representation of non-numeric information; problem-solving and algorithm development; coding (solution design using flowcharts and pseudo codes). Data models and data structures; computer software and operating system; computer operators and operators precedence; components of computer programs; introduction to object oriented, structured and visual programming; use of MATLAB in engineering applications. ICT fundamentals, Internet of Things (IoT). Elements of software engineering.
Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study GET 211.