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Diploma in Programming

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This Diploma in Programming is aimed at different profiles such as students of computer science and software development, beginner developers seeking to strengthen their knowledge, and professionals looking to update themselves with the latest t...

University degree

90 h

Online

Qualification of Diploma in Programming

Diploma in Programming degree issued by St. Lawrence University in collaboration with Euroinnova International Online Education.

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Objectives

Master the key concepts of software development.

Understand and apply software life cycle models.

Delve into version control with GIT, addressing its workflow and repository management.

Explore the object-oriented paradigm, from classes and objects to inheritance.

Acquire structured programming and data manipulation skills.

Implement the object-oriented paradigm in a programming language, addressing class construction.

Content

UNIT 1. INTRODUCTION TO SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

Concept of software
Source code, object code and executable code; virtual machines
Types of programming languages
Characteristics of the most widespread languages
Phases of application development

UNIT 2. THE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

Software life cycle models
Requirements analysis and specification
Design
Implementation. General concepts of software development
System validation and verification
Software testing
Software quality
Commonly used tools for software development
Software development project management

UNIT 3. VERSION MANAGEMENT: GIT

What is version control?
What is GIT?
Why GIT?
Installing GIT
GitHub and its relationship to GIT
Workflow in GIT (Workflow)
Creating a repository
File changes
Undo changes
Synchronize repositories
Rewrite history

UNIT DIDACTIC 4. INTRODUCTION TO THE OBJECT ORIENTED PARADIGM

Software development cycle under the object-oriented paradigm: Object-oriented analysis, design and programming
Analysis of the software construction process: Modularity
Distinction of the module concept in the object-oriented paradigm
Identifying objects as abstractions of the real-world entities to be modeled

UNIT DIDACTIC 5. CLASSES AND OBJECTS

Distinguishing the concept of class and its attributes, methods and encapsulation mechanism
Analysis of objects: State, behavior and identity:
Using objects as class instances. Current instance (this, self, current)
Identifying the program concept in the object-oriented paradigm. OOP = Objects + Messages

UNIT 6. GENERALIZATION/SPECIALIZATION: INHERITANCE

Description of the concept of inheritance: Single and multiple
Distinguishing multiple inheritance
Creating objects in inheritance
Hierarchical classification of classes

UNIT 7. RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN CLASSES

Distinction between Aggregation/Composition
Distinction between Generalization/ Specialization
Identification of associations

TEACHING UNIT 8. POLYMORPHISM ANALYSIS

Concept
Types
Compile-time polymorphism (overloading)
Runtime polymorphism (dynamic binding)
Polymorphic objects
Static and dynamic type checking

UNIT DIDACTIC 9. STRUCTURED PROGRAMMING TECHNIQUES.

Identifying basic elements: constants, variables, operators and expressions
Analysis of control structures: sequential, conditional and repetition
Distinguishing between functions and procedures
Demonstration of function and procedure calls
Using function and procedure calls included in classes

UNIT DIDACTIC 10. INFORMATION STRUCTURE

Enumeration of simple data: Numeric (integer and real), logical, character, string, pointer or memory reference
Structured data: Arrays
Memory management mechanisms

UNIT DIDACTIC 11. OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES

Object-oriented programming language analysis and object-oriented paradigm
Comparison between the most common object-oriented programming languages. Essential features
Class libraries

UNIT 12. PARADIGM IMPLEMENTATION USING AN OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE

Language choice
Enumeration of the types of applications
Development tools
Data types and basic characteristic elements of the language. Instructions
Study and use of the basic classes included in the class library
Definition of classes
Construction of methods. Overloading
Construction of attributes
Construction of the class interface
Construction of classes including Aggregation/Composition and Association relations
Construction of classes with inheritance
Construction of classes with multiple inheritance
Definition of abstract classes
Construction of classes with inheritance including polymorphism
Use of exceptions
Event management
Use of threads
Definition and analysis of network programming

Methodology

Entre el material entregado en este curso se adjunta un documento llamado Guía del Alumno dónde aparece un horario de tutorías telefónicas y una dirección de e-mail dónde podrá enviar sus consultas, dudas y ejercicios. La metodología a seguir es ir avanzando a lo largo del itinerario de aprendizaje online, que cuenta con una serie de temas y ejercicios. Para su evaluación, el alumno/a deberá completar todos los ejercicios propuestos en el curso. La titulación será remitida al alumno/a por correo una vez se haya comprobado que ha completado el itinerario de aprendizaje satisfactoriamente.

What does it prepare you for?

This Diploma in Programming prepares you to face challenges in software development, equipping you with skills in programming, project management, version control and effective application of the object-oriented paradigm. Upon completion, you will be ready to contribute to complex software projects thanks to your knowledge of GIT. You will act with confidence in professional environments.

Who is it aimed at?

Career opportunities

The Diploma in Programming will enable students to be prepared for roles such as software development teams, systems architecture, and leadership of technology projects. They will also be able to excel in technology companies, IT consulting and entrepreneurship, applying their skills in the development of innovative and efficient solutions.