A minimum of 30 credits in Computer Science related courses consisting of at least 15 credits Object-Oriented Programming.

Single subject, and elective course.

The course covers the following main topics:

• Main object-oriented programming concepts, encapsulation, inheritance and polymorphism using dynamic binding, abstract classes and interfaces
• Windows Forms and Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)
• Assemblies, versioning, application domain
• File handling and object serialization
• Generics, data structures and collections
• Delegates, events and event handlers
• Anonymous types, methods and Lambda Expressions
• Language Integrated Query (LINQ)
• Database programming with ADO.NET Entity Framework

Knowledge and understanding
On completion of the course, the student should be able to demonstrate knowledge of:

• advanced features of .NET programming using the C# language,
• multilayered architecture with good performance and usability

Skills and abilities
On completion of the course, students should be able to demonstrate ability to:

• develop well-designed GUI applications using the advanced features of Windows Forms and WPF
• develop .NET applications utilizing the advanced features of C# such as generic data structures, delegates, events and lambda expressions.

Judgement and approach
Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to:

• analyse and evaluate different solutions with respect to design and quality of the software.
• compare different solutions as to the overall architecture of an application as well as the choice of a suitable EF model.

The course consists of lectures, programming exercises, mandatory quizzes and mandatory assignments.

Requirements for Pass (A-E):

Passed grade in Assignment Part 1 (4 credits, UA), Part 2 (2 credits, UA), and passed quizzes (1.5 credits, UA).

The final course grade will be based on a weighted result of all individual assignments.

Malmö University provides students who are participating in or have completed a course the opportunity to share their experiences and opinions about the course through a course evaluation organized by the institution. The university compiles the course evaluations and informs about the results and any decisions on measures prompted by the evaluations. The results must be made available to the students. (HF 1:14).

In a case when a course is no longer given, or the contents have been changed essentially, the student has the right to be examined twice during a one year period, according to the course plan which was valid at the time of registration.

This course is given in English. All educational materials will be in English.

The course can not be combined in a degree together with DA259A.

If a student has a Learning support decision, the examiner has the right to provide the student with an adapted test, or to allow the student to take the exam in a different format. The syllabus is a translation of a Swedish source text.