Insegnamento a.a. 2018-2019

• Primitive types and class types.
• Functions (procedures, and fruitful functions), including recursion.
• Basic statements: assignment, if-statements, loops, blocks, function calls.
• Objects and classes, including subclasses, inheritance, and overriding.
• Sequences and dictionaries.
• Testing and debugging.
• Program development; stepwise refinement (top-down design) and object-oriented design.
• Basic searching and sorting algorithms.
• A model of execution.
• Programming style considerations.

• Define procedural programming language concepts (including expressions, decision statements, simple data types, Boolean logic, input/output, loop constructs, and procedures).
• Describe and explain the working of the algorithms presented in the course.
• Explain the workflow of a computer program in general and with respect to the Python programming language.
• Recognise the relationship between a problem description and program design.
• Decompose problems into simpler problems.
• Recognise the limitations of algorithms.

• Use procedural programming language concepts including expressions, decision statements, simple data types, Boolean logic, input/output, loop constructs, and procedures.
• Combine programming techniques to solve problems of varying degrees of difficulty in the fields of Economic, Management and Finance.
• Refine computer programs through testing and debugging to ensure proper operation.
• Find and understand programming language documentation to learn new information needed to solve programming problems.
• Implement problem solving strategies.
• Demonstrate how basic data structures (list, graphs, trees, sets, tables) function.
• Investigate different strategies for algorithm development and evaluate these to select an appropriate solution to a given problem.
• Determine the complexity of simple algorithms.

• Face-to-face lectures
• Exercises (exercises, database, software etc.)
• Case studies /Incidents (traditional, online)
• Individual assignments
• Group assignments

• Simple and less simple programming exercises are assigned to have students practice the language.
• Some case studies are analyzed through discussion in class.
• Individual assignments consist of readings, exercises, and multiple choice questions.
• Group assignments consist of programming task to be performed in a given time frame.

Assessment for attending students uses all three methods with one written test about the programming language and a number of individual and group assignments during the course.

Assessment for not attending students are based only on a written exam and a programming project to be discussed with the instructor.

Online textbooks and references are given through the Bboard platform.