Prescription: PR65n Programming

Aim of Module The student will write programs to solve commercial processing problems.

Credits 7

Knowledge Assumed From PP400 Programming or
PP490 Programming or
PP51n Programming in the same language

Student Learning hours 70

Content Revised 2004

Prescription Expiry Date Nov 2007

Note This module may be awarded to a student for each language which is learnt to the required standard. The various modules will be identified by the last digit. The language name should be added to the end of the module title.


Level and Assessment Schedule
TopicsHighest
Skill Level
Suggested
Assessment
Percentage
1 Writing Programs P 60
2 Writing Documentation P 10
3 Program Fixing P 10
4 Program Testing P 10
5 Program Enhancement P 10

100

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The Student Will
P1Write well designed programs from given specifications.
P2Write programs and develop documentation to installation standards.
P3Find and correct bugs in programs.
P4Design test data which will thoroughly check that a program works to specification.
P5Amend given programs according to changed/additional specifications.

CONTENT
1-5
> At least 7 of the following:
- Interactive processing
- Indexed sequential file maintenance
- Relative file maintenance
- XML file maintenance
- Database maintenance
- Data validation
- Exception handling
- Multiple module handling
- Interface design
- Interface with report generator
- Preferences settings maintenance
- Operating system or other program interfacing
- Optimising for performance
- Parameter passing or sharing
- Produce, maintain & connect to DLL or the like
- Produce reusable code
- Interact with a scripting language (eg JCL, Rexx, VBScript etc)

CONTENT

1Writing Programs
top
2Writing Documentation
top
3Program Fixing
top
4Program Testing
top
5Program Enhancement
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