Programming for Engineers (H1038)

15 credits, Level 4

Autumn teaching

This module introduces you to the following topics:

• compiling and linking
• constants, variables, data types and conversion
• operators and expressions
• program structure and pseudocode
• selection and repetitive statements
• functions
• recursion
• pointers 
• arrays
• characters and strings
• data structures
• file input/output
• well-designed programs and testing (software engineering)
• introduction to programming paradigms
• C and MATLAB (procedural)
• MATLAB - Simulink
• LabVIEW (graphical programming)
• concept of object-orientated programming (C++, Java).

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 150 hours of work. This breaks down into about 40 hours of contact time and about 110 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2023/24. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to COVID-19, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum. We’ll make sure to let our applicants know of material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.

Courses

This module is offered on the following courses:

• Electrical and Electronic Engineering (with an industrial placement year) BEng
• Electrical and Electronic Engineering (with an industrial placement year) MEng
• Electrical and Electronic Engineering BEng
• Electrical and Electronic Engineering MEng
• Mechanical Engineering (with an industrial placement year) BEng
• Mechanical Engineering (with an industrial placement year) MEng
• Mechanical Engineering BEng
• Mechanical Engineering MEng
• Mechanical Engineering with Robotics (with an industrial placement year) BEng
• Mechanical Engineering with Robotics (with an industrial placement year) MEng
• Mechanical Engineering with Robotics BEng
• Mechanical Engineering with Robotics MEng
• Robotic and Mechatronic Engineering (with an industrial placement year) BEng
• Robotic and Mechatronic Engineering (with an industrial placement year) MEng
• Robotic and Mechatronic Engineering BEng
• Robotic and Mechatronic Engineering MEng
• Sustainable Automotive Engineering (with an industrial placement year) BEng
• Sustainable Automotive Engineering (with an industrial placement year) MEng
• Sustainable Automotive Engineering BEng
• Sustainable Automotive Engineering MEng