Principles of Programming Languages | Makerere University Courses

Instructor:

Marriette Katarahweire

Course Venue:

Lecture Theatre LLT 2B

CIT Block B

LLT 2B

College of Computing and Information Sciences

Course Code:

CSC 3112

Course Credit Units:

Semester:

Semester 1

Year of Study:

Year 3

Undergraduate or Graduate Level:

Undergraduate Level

College:

College of Computing and Information Sciences

School:

School of Computing and Informatics Technology (CIT)

Department:

Computer Science

Course Description & Objectives:

The course introduces students to the low level organization and op- eration of programming languages. It covers semantic and syntactic as well as operational issues in programming languages. The building blocks of programming languages are explored.The aims of the course are

To give students fundamental knowledge in the organization and operation of programming languages
To make students appreciate the possible future evolutions of pro- gramming languages
To expose students to causes of operational (like performance, security, etc) characteristics of programming languages

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

Understand common language paradigms
Know the different building blocks of a programming language
Know how the different blocks of a programming language interact

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