Programming Tools

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Programming Tools

2004/2005

This course, Programming Tools (course code TDA320), is part of the International Master's Programme in Bioinformatics.

News

2005-01-17:	Grades have been reported. Marked assignments 1 and 2 can be collected from the envelope in the tray outside my office (room 6475, EDIT building).
2004-11-03:	Some additional notes have been added based on questions asked in connection with the UNIX practicals.

Aims

To introduce a variety of programming tools on a technical level.
To demonstrate how simple data processing and presentation tasks can be achieved using these tools on their own, or in combination.
To introduce some common application programs.

Objectives

At the end of this course, students should:

understand some basic concepts of the UNIX operating system, Java and Perl;
be able to perform a variety of data processing and presentation tasks;
know how to use some common application programs.

Assessment

This course will be assessed through a series of individual assignments.

Assignment	Date set	Date due
UNIX Assignment	Tuesday 2 November 2004	Tuesday 9 November 2004
Perl Assignment	Thursday 18 November 2004	Monday 29 November 2004
Java Assignment	Tuesday 7 December 2004	Tuesday 14 December 2004

Personnel

Daniel Dalevi
Graham Kemp (Course Organiser)

Lab Accounts

An individual lab account has been created for each student taking this course.

Schedule

Date	Time	Place	Activity
Monday 25 October	13:15-15:00	EL41	Lecture (UNIX)
Tuesday 26 October	13:15-17:00	ED6225	Practical: UNIX 1
Wednesday 27 October	10:00-11:45	EL42	Lecture (UNIX)
Thursday 28 October	08:00-11:45	ED6225	Practical: UNIX 2
Date	Time	Place	Activity
Monday 1 November	13:15-15:00	EL41	Lecture (UNIX)
Tuesday 2 November	13:15-17:00	ED6225	Practical: UNIX 3
Wednesday 3 November	10:00-11:45	EL42	Lecture (UNIX)
Thursday 4 November	08:00-11:45	ED6225	Practical: UNIX Assignment
Date	Time	Place	Activity
Tuesday 9 November	13:15-17:00	ED6225	Practical: UNIX Assignment
Wednesday 10 November	10:00-11:45	EL42	Lecture (Perl)
Thursday 11 November	08:00-11:45	ED6225	Practical: Perl 1
Date	Time	Place	Activity
Monday 15 November	13:15-15:00	EL41	Lecture (Perl)
Tuesday 16 November	13:15-17:00	ED6225	Practical: Perl 2
Wednesday 17 November	10:00-11:45	EL42	Lecture (Perl)
Thursday 18 November	08:00-11:45	ED6225	Practical: Perl 3
Date	Time	Place	Activity
Monday 22 November	13:15-15:00	EL41	Lecture (Perl)
Tuesday 23 November	13:15-17:00	ED6225	Practical: Perl Assignment
Thursday 25 November	08:00-11:45	ED6225	Practical: Perl Assignment
Date	Time	Place	Activity
Monday 29 November	13:15-15:00	EL41	Lecture (Java)
Tuesday 30 November	13:15-17:00	ED6225	Practical: Java
Wednesday 1 December	10:00-11:45	EL42	Lecture (Java)
Thursday 2 December	08:00-11:45	ED6225	Practical: Java
Date	Time	Place	Activity
Monday 6 December	13:15-15:00	EL41	Lecture (Java)
Tuesday 7 December	13:15-17:00	ED6225	Practical: Java
Thursday 9 December	08:00-11:45	ED6225	Practical: Java