You have to register to the course using WinhaWille. The identification code of the course is C0177 and the implementation code is CAP04S3.

The unit provides an introduction to the use of object oriented programming in practical software development especially using C++-language. After completing the unit the student is familiar with the role and application possibilities of object oriented programming (OOP) in different areas of information systems development. He knows the principles and practices as well as tools of object-oriented programming. The special emphasis is on the features of C++ that are different form Java-language. These kinds of things are for example the memory usage and management, using pointers to objects and using C++ standard template classes and template algorithms in program development. The subjects of the course are important and necessary base knowledge for example in Symbian programming.

 General information

• Lecturer: Hannu Laine
  
• The course is taught during the third and fourth period of the third year
• The course is worth of 5 study points ( ECTS)
• Lectures 2 h / week during the third and fourth period ( 28 hours together)
• Labs 2 h / week during the third and fourth period (28 hours together)
• One team work exercise ( 30 hours)
  
• Self study (estimated effort for student 31 hours)
• Exam at the end of the course (3 hours)

Main topics

The preliminary list of main topics is below.

• C/C++
• Object oriented paradigm and  C++
• Classes and objects
• How to use classes and objects (examples)
• Build in Classses and objects in C++
• Constructors and destructors
• Operator overloading and other improvements
• Interaction and co-operation of objects
• Inheritance
• Changing properties of the class when inheriting
• Virtual methods
• Polymorfism
• Generic programming
• STL
• Useful design patterns
• Examples of design patterns

The history of topics of lectures

You can find the list of titles of topics, which have been discussed each week in "theory" classes by clicking the following link.

List of topics discussed so far.

 Course material

• Course text book:  Deitel H, Deitel B :  C++ How to program


• Additional good books:
   Lafore Robert: Object oriented Programming in C++
   Richard Johnsonbaugh and Martin Keller : Object oriented programming in C++
   Pohl Ira Object oriented programminmg using C++


• The following two books are classics and very suitable as a referenvce material
    Bjarne Stroustrup : The C++ programming Language
    Lippman, Jajoie : C++ Primer


• Notes taken during the lectures
  
  
• Lecture transparencies

 Exercises

There are about fourteen lab excercises during the course. Some of them are voluntary additional tasks (marked with E, standing for extra)

 Teamwork Exercise

 Exam

The examination  is held on Friday, May 11 at 10.00 in the room  A1.127.

In the exam the understanding of the topics and the ability to apply them is tested. The final grade is based mainly to the exam. The activity in labs can have an effect of 20% in final grade (all compulsory lab exercises are required to be completed to get the course approved). The problems to be solved in the exam have similarities with the problems worked out in labs, but they don't give straight answers to questions in the exam. Some potential types of questions in the exam are as follows:

Basically whatever topic studied during the course can be as a question in the exam. Some of the typical question types are described below.

Question type 1) Properties and behaviour of certain real world objects is described. Write the class definition and implementation of the class for those objects.

Question type 2) The class definition for class xxx (or class definitions for more than one class) is given. Write an application (main function) that solves a certain problem or completes a certain task using services of the classes given.

Question type 3) The class definition for class xxx (or class definitions for more than one class) is given. Implement a new class that fulfils certain requirements using the classes given in a way or another (using sub component relation, inheritance relation or association relation).

Question type 4) You can find a program on the question paper. The question can be for example something like this. What is the problem, the program solves? What are the problems that arise when the program is running? How the program should be improved to make it better.

Question type 5) Generic programming is one of the key factors in Object oriented programming. It is almost a must that some of questions have connections to this question.

Question type 6) The question types 1 – 5 are very typical and surely at least two of the questions follow those principles. Then there is a possibility that you can find questions that are not easily categorised in any of these types.