TDDE04 · 6 credits · Basic level (G1N) · Datateknik
Introduction to Programming and Computational Thinking
Active · next start HT 2026
100%
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LAB1 · 12 Dec 2025 · 87 students
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LAB1 · 418 students
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Hand-in or lab
LAB1 Laboratory work
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Other modules
Partial exams, hand-ins and labs. They are not part of the figures at the top.
Hand-in or lab
PRA2 Programming Assignment
- G
Main rounds
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Later rounds
100% passed · 8 students
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- Pass a later round: 100% (8 students), compared with 100% (418 students) on the ordinary exam
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Hand-in or lab
UPG1 Assignments
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Main rounds
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Later rounds
100% passed · 8 students
- 100%8
- Pass a later round: 100% (8 students), compared with 100% (418 students) on the ordinary exam
Show small sittings (6)
Sittings with fewer than 5 students, often credit transfers or special sittings. They are not part of any figure on this page.
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About the course
Aim
After completing the course, students should be able to:
- design and implement simple algorithms in a programming / scripting language (such as Python) commonly used in design and construction simulation
- explain basic concepts in programming and computational thinking, and
- describe how scripts can be used to generate and explore alternative design solutions for engineering tasks in a 2D and/or 3D modelling and/or simulation software
Content
Advanced software simulation for design, construction and calculation are now common components in engineering. These simulation tools are also programming platforms and writing code enable the engineer to generate, visualize, and seek solutions using algorithms. Programming can become a basis for computational thinking in design, construction and calculation where the engineer writes programs to address creative tasks. The purpose of the course is that students acquire basic knowledge in programming and develop an understanding for the role of programming in modern engineering. More specifically the course includes:
Basic concepts of programming and computational thinkingBasic data and program structuresDesign and construction of 2D and 3D object and/or scenes using code Modelling of the design problems in the form of computer program
- Examiner
- Erik Berglund
- Scheduled hours
- 52 h
- Main field of study
- Datateknik