2. About Me:
Ms. Munazza Mah Jabeen
Assistant Professor – Computer Science
M. Phil Computer Science – Virtual University of Pakistan
Master in Information Technology – Preston University
Commonwealth of Learning Executive Masters in Business
Administration – Allama Iqbal Open University of Pakistan
Diploma in E-Commerce – Comsats University Islamabad
Oracle Certification Course – OraTech Islamabad
Online Certification in Freelancing, E-Commerce Management,
Digital Marketing, WordPress - Offered by Ministry of
Information Technology and Telecom Pakistan and many others.
3. Course Objectives
Objectives of this course are three fold
To appreciate the need for a programming language
To introduce the concept and usability of the structured
programming methodology
To develop proficiency in making useful software using the C
and Python language
4. Course Contents
To achieve our first two objectives
we will be discussing:
Programming in C:
History of C Language
Importance of C Language
Structured programming
Basic Programming constructs
and building blocks
Variables and expressions in C
Control structures and functions
Arrays and Pointers
File handling
Programming in Python:
Input, Processing and Output
Decision Structure and Boolean
Logic
Repetition Structure
Functions
Files and Exception
Lists and Tuple
Strings
5. Course Format:
Lectures will be mostly interactive. You will be called on
randomly to answer questions.
Prepare you own Notes.
10-minute fairly simple quiz according to the specified
Schedule.
Course web page will host lecture slides, quizzes,
written/practical assignments, graded discussion board and
general announcements.
Individual Login will be provided to you by the IT Department
on http://moodlecloud.com
6. Course Grading:
Breakdown:
10% - Assignments
10% - Quizzes
05% - Class Participation / Graded Discussion Board
25% - Mid-Term
50% - Terminal
May share ideas for weekly assignment but must be done up
individually.
Will drop lowest quiz score.
7. Homework Submission:
Homework due must be submitted online before midnight next
class before midnight – No explicit submission allowed.
No deadline in extension Allowed Please do not ever ask me for
that.
Late assignments incur 10% per day penalty up to 3 days. After
3 days, no credit.
Solutions will be posted after all assignments are submitted (or
3 days, whichever comes first).
Under special circumstances, you may be excused from an
assignment or quiz. Must talk to me ahead of time.
Only Original Work will be considered, copying is strictly
disallowed.
9. Importance of C:
The C language is small and relatively easy to learn.
C compilers can produce highly efficient code.
C, although it is a high-level language, provides access to some
fundamental low-level concepts such as memory addresses and
dynamic memory management - concepts that are hidden by many
other languages.
C has been used to implement (in whole or in part) several major
operating systems and kernels, including Unix, Linux, Mac OS, and
Windows.
C has been used to implement (in whole or in part) runtime
environments supporting execution of platform-independent code
(e.g., the Java Virtual Machine, the .NET CLR, etc.).
C is often used to implement efficient libraries for less-efficient
languages. For example, many libraries for Python are implemented in
C.
Compilers and interpreters for a wide variety of programming
languages have been written in C.
C remains the most popular programming language for programming
microcontrollers in embedded systems.
