Module manager: Dr Stephen Stackhouse
Email: S.Stackhouse@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2017/18
A/AS-level Maths, or equivalent
| SOEE2240 | Computer Systems & Programming |
| SOEE5821M | Environmental Modelling |
This module is not approved as a discovery module
This module is designed to introduce students to the School of Earth and Environment computer system, mapping software and basic computer programming. It begins in the first semester with an overview of the ArcGIS mapping software. This is followed in the second semester by a brief look at the UNIX operating system, and a basic introduction to programming in MATLAB.
The module provides students with the skills necessary to design and implement short computer programs to analyze data and report the results.
On completion of this module students will be able to:
1. Produce electronics map using the ArcGIS mapping software
2. Navigate a UNIX environment
3. Use a UNIX based text editor
4. Design and implement shell scripts to process data
5. Design and implement short computer programs in MATLAB
6. Make a critical assessment of a computer program
1. ArcGIS
- creating a map base
- point data, geological data, processing 3D point data
2. UNIX
- file system navigation and management
- tools and shell scripts
3. MATLAB
- matrix manipulation and plotting
- writing scripts and functions
- reading from and writing to files
- conditional statements and loops
- formatting output
- structured programming and debugging
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture | 11 | 1 | 11 |
| Practical | 15 | 2 | 30 |
| Private study hours | 59 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 41 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 100 | ||
Students should spend time revising course material, completing coursework and practicing programming.
Students will receive oral feedback on their work from demonstrators and staff, in the practical sessions.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| In-course Assessment | mapping project: electronic map and interpretation | 30 |
| In-course Assessment | programming assessments | 70 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
Students who fail the module are required to re-sit the failed component.
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Last updated: 26/04/2017
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