CPE1004

Object-oriented design and programming

(IT)

Dr Michael KOLLING

6 points + 4 hours per week + First, second and summer semester + Peninsula + Prerequisites: CPE1001 + Prohibitions: CFR1124, CFR7312, CSC1030, DGS1400, GCO1812, GCO7823, SFT1102

Synopsis: Advanced object-oriented programming concepts and techniques especially program design. Topics include the identification of objects/classes and their relationships, the design and implementation of classes and relationships, and the principles of encapsulation, inheritance, polymorphism and program reuse. Other topics include advanced data structures (stacks, queues, general lists, binary trees and files), exception handling, class libraries and APIs, advanced applet programming (for the World Wide Web), components and their reuse, techniques and heuristics for testing object-oriented programs, and introduction to event-driven programming.

Assessment: Unit test: 20% + Assignments: 40% + Examination: 40%