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COMP3018J

Academic Year 2024/2025

System Des & Verification (COMP3018J)

Subject:
Computer Science
College:
Science
School:
Computer Science
Level:
3 (Degree)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Mr Henry McLoughlin
Trimester:
Spring
Mode of Delivery:
Blended
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades
Campus of Delivery:
BDIC(UCD) Beijing

Curricular information is subject to change.

This module is intended to introduce students to the idea of the formal correctness of algorithms. It begins with a number of lectures and tutorials which show how to prove theorems in the predicate calculus. It next shows how to specify programs as Precondition/Postcondition pairs. We show how programs can be calculated from such specifications. We also show how we can generalise from these solutions to abstract problems and their solutions.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

Having attended this module, studied the material and done the exercises the student should....
Be able to construct proofs in predicate logic.
Be able to construct specifications for a range of problems.
Be able to calculate programs to meet these specifications.
Be able to apply generic solutions to specific instances of problems.

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

32
Tutorial

16
Autonomous Student Learning

80
Total

128

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Lectures and Tutorials

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Exam (In-person): A written examination Week 15 Graded Yes
100
 Yes

Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Summer Yes - 2 Hour
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

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