Degree Plans - Programming and Software Development

Coordinating Department: Department of Software Engineering Specialization Coordinator: RNDr. Filip Zavoral, Ph.D.

Common obligatory courses in Computer Science

Common obligatory courses for all specializations are listed above in the section giving general information.

3.1 Obligatory Courses

Code	Subject		Credits	Winter	Summer
NSWX004	Operating Systems		4	2/1 MC	—
NPRX041	Programming v C++		5	2/2 C+Ex	—
NSWX142	Web Applications Programming		5	2/2 C+Ex	—
NSWI154	Software Development Tools		2	0/2 C	—
NSWI041	Introduction to Software Engineering		5	—	2/2 C+Ex
NPRX043	Recommended Programming Practices		5	—	2/2 MC

3.2 Elective Courses

A prerequisite for taking either part of the State Final Exam is to have obtained at least 37 credits from elective courses overall.

Elective courses – group 1

A prerequisite for taking either part of the State Final Exam is to have obtained at least 5 credits from courses in this group.

Code	Subject		Credits	Winter	Summer
NPRX013	Programming in Java		5	2/2 C+Ex	—
NPRX035	Programming in C#		5	2/2 C+Ex	—

Elective courses – group 2

A prerequisite for taking either part of the State Final Exam is to have obtained at least 10 credits from courses in this group.

Code	Subject		Credits	Winter	Summer
NPRX051	Advanced C++ Programming		5	—	2/2 C+Ex
NPRX021	Advanced Programming in Java		5	—	2/2 C+Ex
NPRX038	Advanced C# Programming		5	—	2/2 C+Ex
NSWX153	Advanced Web Application Programming		5	—	2/2 C+Ex
NPRX056	Mobile Devices Programming		3	—	0/2 C

Elective courses – group 3

A prerequisite for taking either part of the State Final Exam is to have obtained at least 10 credits from courses in this group.

Code	Subject		Credits	Winter	Summer
NPRG024	Design Patterns		3	—	0/2 MC
NSWI143	Computer Architecture		3	—	2/0 Ex
NPRX036	Data Formats		5	—	2/2 C+Ex
NSWI130	Software System Architectures		5	2/2 C+Ex	—
NSWI090	Computer Networks		3	—	2/0 Ex

Elective courses – group 4

A prerequisite for taking either part of the State Final Exam is to have obtained at least 6 credits from courses in this group.

Code	Subject		Credits	Winter	Summer
NSWI098	Compiler Principles		6	2/2 C+Ex	—
NPRG054	High Performance Software Development		6	—	2/2 C+Ex
NPRG042	Programming in Parallel Environment		6	—	2/2 C+Ex

Elective courses – group 5

Code	Subject		Credits	Winter	Summer
NPGR038	Introduction to computer game development		5	—	2/2 C+Ex
NPGR003	Introduction to Computer Graphics		5	2/2 C+Ex	—
NDBX007	Database Access Methods		4	2/1 C+Ex	—
NDBI040	Modern Database Concepts		5	2/2 C+Ex	—
NSWI162	Program semantics		1	0/1 C	—
NSWI163	Introduction to Middleware		1	0/1 MC	—
NPFL054	Introduction to Machine Learning		5	2/2 C+Ex	—
NAIL120	Introduction to Artificial Intelligence		5	—	2/2 C+Ex
NPRX005	Non-procedural Programming		5	—	2/2 C+Ex
NMAX055	Mathematical Analysis 2		5	2/2 C+Ex	—

3.3 Recommended Course of Study

First year

Common to all specializations – see under general information above.

Second year

Code	Subject		Credits	Winter	Summer
NPRX...	Programming in Java/C++/C#		5	2/2 C+Ex	—
NDBX025	Database Systems		5	2/2 C+Ex	—
NSWX142	web Applications Programming		5	2/2 C+Ex	—
NTIX061	Algorithms and Data Structures 2		5	2/2 C+Ex	—
NAIX062	Propositional and Predicate Logic		5	2/2 C+Ex	—
NDMX011	Combinatorics and Graph Theory 1		5	2/2 C+Ex	—
NPRX...	Advanced Programming in Java/C++/C#		5	—	2/2 C+Ex
NTIX071	Automata and Grammars		5	—	2/2 C+Ex
NMAX059	Probability and Statistics 1		5	—	2/2 C+Ex
NPRG045	Individual Software Project		4	—	0/1 C
	Elective courses
	Additional courses

Third year

Code	Subject		Credits	Winter	Summer
NPRX...	Programming in Java/C++/C#		5	2/2 C+Ex	—
	Advanced Programming in Java/C++/C#		5	—	2/2 C+Ex
NSWI098	Compiler Principles	6	6	2/2 C+Ex	—
NPRG054	High Performance Software Development		6	—	2/2 C+Ex
NPRG042	Programming in Parallel Environment		6	—	2/2 C+Ex
NSZZ031	Bachelor Thesis		6	—	0/4 C
	Elective courses
	Additional courses

3.4 State Final Exam

The State Final Exam knowledge requirements common to all specializations are described in the first section of this chapter (General Information on Computer Science bachelor's degree plans). Students of the Programming and Software Development specialization will be further tested according to the list below.

1. Computer Architecture, Operating Systems and Networks
Runtime memory organization. Memory representation of arrays, structures, and classes. Cache, performance impact, NUMA. Virtual memory. Processing of instructions by processors. Processes and threads, context switching, IRQ, asynchronous I/O. Multicore, multisocket. Physical, link and transport layers. Internetworking, VLAN. TCP/IP adressing.

2. Programming Languages
Object lifetime. Components, dependency injection. Parallel programming, threads. Debugging, exceptions. Reflection and introspection. Principles of dynamic languages. Functional aspects of object languages. Static vs. dynamic polymorphism, generic programming, type deduction. Standard libraries. Design patterns. Principles of WWW, HTTP, URL. Static web pages. Principles of web applications. Client side programming. API of web applications.

3. Software Engineering
Software development processes, requirement analysis, testing, maintenance, risk analysis. Version control systems. Building. Performance measurement. Design of API, classes and methods, object design. Principles of web application security.

4. Databases
Architectures of database systems. Normal forms. Database schema, keys, indexes, integrity constraints. Transactions and their properties. SQL - common statements, subqueries. SQL procedures and functions, triggers.