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Course unit, curriculum year 2026–2027
COMP.CS.320

Data-Intensive Programming, 5 cr

Tampere University
Teaching periods
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)
Course code
COMP.CS.320
Language of learning
English
Academic years
2024–2025, 2025–2026, 2026–2027
Level of study
Intermediate studies
Grading scale
General scale, 0-5
Persons responsible
Responsible teacher:
Ville Heikkilä
Responsible teacher:
Timo Aho until 31.12.2025
Responsible teacher:
Toni Taipalus
Responsible organisation
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences 100 %
Coordinating organisation
Computing Sciences Studies 100 %
Core content
  • Understanding the purpose of the selected solutions
  • Understanding the computation paradigm of the introduced solutions
  • Understanding the limits of the solutions
Complementary knowledge
  • Being able to choose a right solution for a specific problem
  • Programming a small programs for small amounts of data
Specialist knowledge
  • Programming real-world programs for large data sets
Learning outcomes
Prerequisites
Recommended prerequisites
Further information
Learning material
Equivalences
Studies that include this course
Completion option 1
All parts of the completion option are compulsory.

Exam

Contact teaching
05.12.2026 20.12.2026
Active in period 2 (19.10.2026–31.12.2026)
Contact teaching
25.01.2027 14.02.2027
Active in period 3 (1.1.2027–7.3.2027)
Contact teaching
08.03.2027 28.03.2027
Active in period 4 (8.3.2027–31.5.2027)

Participation in teaching

Hybrid teaching
19.10.2026 04.12.2026
Active in period 2 (19.10.2026–31.12.2026)
Open University completion options
The course is also available at the Open University