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Module MAP55614: C++ Programming

Credit weighting (ECTS)

5 credits

Semester/term taught

Second Semester

Module Coordinator

Darach Golden

Intended Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete the course should be able to:

• Organize a program into a set of tasks and translate those tasks into classes.
• Design classes, functions, and overloaded operators efficiently.
• Organize similar tasks into simple class hierarchies in order to reduce redundant code.
• Write software using the basic concepts of templates and template meta-programming, as well as use template functions to generate code at compile-time.
• Use classes in the Standard Template Library, and understand when various containers should be employe
Structure and Content
This module covers an introduction to the C++ programming language. The principles of object-orientated programming are introduced, including classes, inheritance, polymorphism, operator over-loading, and templates. Also, the Standard Template Library (STL) will be described. Finally, some advanced design patterns will be discussed.
Assessment Detail
100% continuously assessed programming assignments.