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Tampere University Student’s Guide

Course unit, curriculum year 2026–2027
COMP.CS.150

Functional programming: Advanced Features and Distributed Programming, 5 cr

Tampere University
Teaching periods
Active in period 1 (1.8.2026–18.10.2026)
Active in period 2 (19.10.2026–31.12.2026)
Active in period 3 (1.1.2027–7.3.2027)
Active in period 4 (8.3.2027–31.5.2027)
Active in period 5 (1.6.2027–31.7.2027)
Course code
COMP.CS.150
Language of learning
English
Academic years
2024–2025, 2025–2026, 2026–2027
Level of study
Advanced studies
Grading scale
General scale, 0-5
Persons responsible
Responsible teacher:
Jyrki Nummenmaa
Responsible organisation
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences 100 %
Coordinating organisation
Computing Sciences Studies 100 %
Content

Functors

Applicative Functors

Monoids

Monads

Concurrency

Parallel programming

Software transactional memory

Improving Functional Program Correctess

Distributed Programming using Erlang

Learning outcomes
Recommended prerequisites
Learning material
Equivalences
Studies that include this course
Completion option 1
The student needs to submit electronically the required exercises and take the electronic exam.

Independent study

On-site self learning, Online or distance self learning
01.08.2026 – 31.07.2027
Active in period 1 (1.8.2026–18.10.2026)
Active in period 2 (19.10.2026–31.12.2026)
Active in period 3 (1.1.2027–7.3.2027)
Active in period 4 (8.3.2027–31.5.2027)
Active in period 5 (1.6.2027–31.7.2027)
Completion option 2

Participation in teaching

Hybrid teaching
11.01.2027 – 26.02.2027
Active in period 3 (1.1.2027–7.3.2027)