EEEN11202 course notes
1.5. Unit delivery plan¶
This is a 20 credit unit (where a credit is a measure as defined by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education). It corresponds to 200 hours of study. In these hours you should carry out a mixture of the assigned tasks and reading materials made provided by us, and self-directed learning carrying out further reading and further practice with resources you find in the library or online.
These study hours are intended to be spread across 12 weeks, matching the duration of a semester at the University of Manchester. The breakdown of study tasks and hours or study each week are given in the table below. Topics are as given on the course aims page.
Week |
Topic(s) |
Lectures |
Labs |
Asynchronous activities and approximate duration |
Synchronous activities and duration |
Lecturer |
Assessments (credit bearing) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
0, 1 |
2x 1-hour lectures |
Independent reading: 5 hours Formative quiz: 1 hour Video watching: 2 hours |
In person lectures (3 hours) |
Professor Casson |
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2 |
2, 3 |
2x 1-hour lectures |
A: Scripting: Shell scripting. Version control B: Python getting started |
Independent reading/practice coding: 5 hours Formative quiz: 1 hour Video watching: 2 hours Completion of labs: 2 hours |
In person lectures (2 hours) In person lab sessions (4 hours) |
Professor Casson |
Lab A task upload (deadline week 12) Lab B task upload (deadline week 12) |
3 |
4 |
2x 1-hour lectures |
C: Python: Python projects (pyproject.toml). Common Python functions D: Python: Getting it correct: logging and debugging. Unit testing |
Independent reading/practice coding: 5 hours Formative quiz: 1 hour Video watching: 2 hours Completion of labs: 2 hours |
In person lectures (2 hours) In person lab sessions (4 hours) |
Professor Casson |
Lab C task upload (deadline week 12) Lab D task upload (deadline week 12) |
4 |
5 |
2x 1-hour lectures |
E: Python: Numerical analysis: Numpy. Scipy F: Python: Plotting: Plotly/Matplotlib. Dataframes: Polars |
Independent reading/practice coding: 5 hours Formative quiz: 1 hour Video watching: 2 hours Completion of labs: 2 hours |
In person lectures (2 hours) In person lab sessions (4 hours) |
Professor Casson |
Lab E task upload (deadline week 12) Lab F task upload (deadline week 12) |
5 |
6 |
2x 1-hour lectures |
G: Python: Objects. Multi-file code H: Python: Error handling. Git branches |
Independent reading/practice coding: 5 hours Formative quiz: 1 hour Video watching: 2 hours Completion of labs: 2 hours |
In person lectures (2 hours) In person lab sessions (4 hours) |
Professor Casson |
Lab G task upload (deadline week 12) Lab H task upload (deadline week 12) |
6 |
6 |
2x 1-hour lectures |
I: Python: AI writing and using J: Python: Problem driven task |
Independent reading/practice coding: 5 hours Formative quiz: 1 hour Video watching: 2 hours Completion of labs: 2 hours |
In person lectures (2 hours) In person lab sessions (4 hours) |
Professor Casson |
Lab I task upload (deadline week 12) Lab J task upload (deadline week 12) |
7 |
6, 7 |
2x 1-hour lectures |
K: Rust getting started L: Rust: Ownership/borrowing, and stack/heap memory |
Independent reading/practice coding: 5 hours Formative quiz: 1 hour Video watching: 2 hours Completion of labs: 2 hours |
In person lectures (2 hours) In person lab sessions (4 hours) |
Professor Casson |
Lab K task upload (deadline week 12) Lab L task upload (deadline week 12) |
8 |
7 |
2x 1-hour lectures |
M: Rust: Cargo and multi-file projects N: Rust: Unit testing and handling errors |
Independent reading/practice coding: 5 hours Formative quiz: 1 hour Video watching: 2 hours Completion of labs: 2 hours |
In person lectures (2 hours) In person lab sessions (4 hours) |
Professor Casson |
Lab M task upload (deadline week 12) Lab N task upload (deadline week 12) |
9 |
7 |
2x 1-hour lectures |
O: Structs and methods P: Closures and traits |
Independent reading/practice coding: 5 hours Formative quiz: 1 hour Video watching: 2 hours Completion of labs: 2 hours |
In person lectures (2 hours) In person lab sessions (4 hours) |
Professor Casson |
Lab O task upload (deadline week 12) Lab P task upload (deadline week 12) |
10 |
8 |
2x 1-hour lectures |
Q: Rust: Lifetimes and further topics R: C getting started |
Independent reading/practice coding: 5 hours Formative quiz: 1 hour Video watching: 2 hours Completion of labs: 2 hours |
In person lectures (2 hours) In person lab sessions (4 hours) |
Professor Casson |
Lab Q task upload (deadline week 12) Lab R task upload (deadline week 12) |
11 |
9 |
1x 1-hour lecture (due to bank holiday) |
S: Memory management in C T: C++ overview |
Independent reading/practice coding: 5 hours Formative quiz: 1 hour Video watching: 2 hours Completion of labs: 2 hours |
In person lectures (2 hours) In person lab sessions (4 hours) |
Professor Casson |
Lab S task upload (deadline week 12) Lab T task upload (deadline week 12) |
12 |
10, 11 |
1x 1-hour lecture: Industry guest lecture 1x 2-hour lecture: Revision/going over last year’s exam |
Practice exam: 2 hours Revision: 18 hours |
In person lectures (3 hours) |
Professor Casson |
Tuesday, week 12, 14:00, deadline for all lab submissions |