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SCI251 EME Computer Programming Outline

The document outlines the course SCI 251/EME 251: Computer Programming for the 2024/2025 semester at South Eastern Kenya University, taught by Dr. A A Omala. Students will learn to conceptualize engineering problems as computational problems, write programs in C, understand data structures, and apply software design principles. The course includes lectures and practical sessions, with a grading structure based on CATs and an exam.

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SCI251 EME Computer Programming Outline

The document outlines the course SCI 251/EME 251: Computer Programming for the 2024/2025 semester at South Eastern Kenya University, taught by Dr. A A Omala. Students will learn to conceptualize engineering problems as computational problems, write programs in C, understand data structures, and apply software design principles. The course includes lectures and practical sessions, with a grading structure based on CATs and an exam.

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SOUTH EASTERN KENYA UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND COMPUTING


COURSE OUTLINE 2024/2025 SEMESTER 2

SCI 251/EME 251: COMPUTER PROGRAMMING

INSTRUCTOR: Dr. A A Omala


OFFICE HOURS: Monday-Friday
LEARNING OUTCOMES: On completion of this module the students will be able to:

• Conceptualize engineering problems as computational


problems.
• Write computer programs for basic computing problems
using the C computer programming language.
• Understand the basics of data structures.
• Perform dynamic memory management.
• Apply fundamental software design principles and
commonly used techniques to solve basic computing
problems.
• Perform code debugging.

Contact Hours/Venue • Lectures: 2hr lecture, 3hr practical per week


GRADING • CAT 1 (Sit in CAT): 20%,
• CAT 2 (Programming practical): 10%,
• Exam: 70%,
Credits 3
Prerequisite None

• WEEK • TOPIC • SUB-TOPIC


• 1 • Introduction to C • Engineering problems as
computational problems
• Overview of computer
systems
• Software design
• Program Processing
• Flowcharts and
Algorithms
• 2 • C Fundamentals • Introduction to C
• Constants and Variables
• Arithmetic expressions
and Operations
• Special operators
• Overview of
Implementations
• Programming Examples
• 4 • Formatted Input and Output • Input and output
• Expressions functions
• File input and output
• Field width specification
• Input/output of
characters
• Sample Programs

• 5-6 • Control Structures • Conditional expressions;


(Selection,loops) relational operators;
• Basic Types logical operators;
precedence rules
• Selection structures; if-
else statements; while
statements; switch
statements
• Loops

• Repetition and loop


statements; for
statements; do-while
statements
• Increment/decrement
operators; nested loops;
loop tracing
• Types: Integer floating
• 7-10 • Arrays • Modular programming
• Functions
• Pointers and Arrays • User functions, library
functions, function
declaration and
definition, function calls,
pass by value, scope rules,
programs with multiple
functions.
• Pointers and addresses,
pass by reference, pointer
arithmetic,
• File input/output

• 11-12 • Structures • Syntax


• Manipulations
• Structures and Functions
REFERENCES
• King, K. N. (2008). C programming: a modern approach. WW
Norton & company.
• Deitel, H. M., & Deitel, P. J. (2022). C: how to program. Prentice-
Hall, Inc..
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssJY5MDLjlo (Video
Lectures

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