Department of Electrical Engineering,

School of Engineering,
University of Management and Technology

Course Outline
Course code: CS143 Course title: Programming Fundamentals

Program BSEE

Credit Hours 3

Duration One semester (Fall 2023)

Pre-requisites Nil

Resource Person Dr. Jawwad Nasar Chattha

Counseling Timing
Monday and Wednesday

Contact jawwad.chattha@umt.edu.pk

Chairman/Director signature………………………………….

Dean’s signature……………………………

Date………………………………………….

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Course Learning Outcomes:
At the end of this course, students will be able to:

CLO1: Understanding Python Basics (Cognitive Domain: Remembering) C1

Explain and describe the fundamental concepts of Python programming, including data
types, variables, and basic syntax rules. They will also be able to list common Python data
structures. Action Words: Explain, Describe, List

CLO2: Applying Python Programming Concepts (Cognitive Domain: Applying) C2

Write Python code to implement basic programming constructs, such as loops, conditional
statements, and functions to solve simple computational problems. Action Words: Write,
Implement, Apply

CLO3: Analyzing Python Code (Cognitive Domain: Analyzing) C3

Analyze and evaluate Python code to identify errors and debug programs effectively.
Identify and explain the flow of control in Python programs. Action Words: Analyze,
Evaluate, Identify
Mapping of CLOs to Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs):
CLO’s/PLO’s CLO 1 CLO 2 CLO 3

1: Engineering Knowledge

✔ ✔

2:Problem Analysis ✔

3:Designing Skills

4: Investigation

5: Modern Tool Usage

6: Engineering & Society

7: Env. &Sust.

8: Ethics Learning

9: Team Work

10: Communication Skills

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 11:Project Management

12. Lifelong Learning

Learning Methodology:
Classroom lectures and discussions, problem solving exercises and assignments.

Grade Evaluation Criteria

Components Marks
Assignments 10

Quizzes 20

Mid Term Exam 30

Final Exam 40

Total 100

Recommended Text Books

Author Title Edition/year Publisher

published

Cay Horstmann Python for Everyone 2nd Edition Wiley

Recommended Reference Books

Author Title Edition/year published Publisher

Paul Deitel Python How to 1st Edition Pearson

Program
Harvey Deitel

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 Calendar of Course Contents

Course code: CS 143 Course title: Programming Fundamentals

Reference CLOs
Weeks Course Contents
Chapter(s)

INTRODUCTION

⮚ Introduction to programming

1.3- 3.2,3.3 1,2

1 ⮚ Algorithms
(RB)

⮚ Pseudocode

DATA TYPES

⮚ Variables and Constants

⮚ Type casting
2.1, 2.2, 2.4,
1
2.5
2 ⮚ Assignment statement

⮚ Input and output

⮚ Strings

DATA TYPES 2.2 1

3
⮚ Arithmetic operators

⮚ Operators precedence

⮚ Integer division and remainder

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 ⮚ Increment and decrement operator

⮚ Powers and roots

DECISIONS

⮚ The if statement

4 ⮚ Relational Operators 3.1, 3.2,

1,2
3.3,3.4, 3.5

⮚ Nested Branches

⮚ Multiple Alternatives

DECISIONS

⮚ Boolean Variables and Operators

5 ⮚ Analyzing Strings 3.7, 3.8,4.1 1,2,3

LOOPS

⮚ The while loop

LOOPS

⮚ Application Processing: Sentinel Values

⮚ For loop
4.3, 4.5,
6 ⮚ Nested loops 4.6,4.7,4.8, 1,2,3
4.9
⮚ Common Loop Algorithms

⮚ Random Numbers

7 FUNCTIONS 5.1,5.2,5.3 1

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 ⮚ Functions

⮚ Function implementation

⮚ Parameter passing

8
Midterm Exam

FUNCTIONS

⮚ Return values

9 5.4,5.5,5.6 1,3
⮚ Functions without return values

⮚ Reusable functions

FUNCTIONS

10 ⮚ Variable scope 5.8, 5.9 1

⮚ Recursive functions

LISTS

11 ⮚ Basic properties of Lists 6.1, 6.2 1

⮚ List operation

LISTS

12 ⮚ Common List Algorithms 6.3, 6.6 1,3

⮚ Using List with Functions

13 NUMPY- ARRAYS 7 1

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 ⮚ Arrays Initialization

⮚ Array Attributes

⮚ Array Indexing and Slicing

⮚ Arrays Arithmetic operations

NUMPY-ARRAYS

⮚ Sorting, Searching and Counting functions

14 7 1,3
⮚ Broadcasting

STREAMS

15 ⮚ Reading text files 7.1 1

⮚ Writing text files

16
Final Exam

Mapping of CLOs to Direct Assessments

Direct Assessments

Quiz Quiz Quiz Quiz Quiz Quiz Midterm Final

CLOs▼
1 2 3 4 5 6 Exam Exam

1 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

2 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

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 3 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

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