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Course Description
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Course Name
Computer Science 1010
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Host University
University of Cape Town
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Location
Cape Town, South Africa
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Area of Study
Computer Science
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Language Level
Taught In English
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Prerequisites
Course entry requirements: The permission of the Dean or Head of Department is required prior to registration for this course.
NOTE: Credit will not be given for CSC1015F and CSC1016S together with any of the following: CSC1010H, CSC1011H. -
Course Level Recommendations
Lower
ISA offers course level recommendations in an effort to facilitate the determination of course levels by credential evaluators.We advice each institution to have their own credentials evaluator make the final decision regrading course levels.
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Host University Units
18 -
Recommended U.S. Semester Credits3
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Recommended U.S. Quarter Units4 - 5
Hours & Credits
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Overview
Course outline:
This course only begins in week 7 and is intended for students who have been advised to transfer to this course after initially registering for CSC1015F (see entry for CSC1015F). It places an emphasis on the strengthening of foundational concepts and skills, the carefully-paced introduction of new material, and the development of sound approaches to effective learning. Note that CSC1010H is equivalent to CSC1015F in level, credit value and as prerequisite for certain other courses.
This course is an introduction to problem solving, algorithm development and programming in the Python language. It includes fundamental programming constructs and abstractions, sorting and searching techniques, and machine representations of data. The practical component covers input/output, conditionals, loops, strings, functions, arrays, lists, dictionaries, recursion, text files and exceptions in Python. Students are taught testing and debugging, as well as sorting and searching algorithms, algorithm complexity and equivalence classes. Number systems, binary arithmetic, boolean algebra and logic gates are also introduced.
Course Disclaimer
Credits earned vary according to the policies of the students' home institutions. According to ISA policy and possible visa requirements, students must maintain full-time enrollment status, as determined by their home institutions, for the duration of the program.