Course unit, curriculum year 2025–2026
COMP.CS.100
Programming 1: Introduction to Programming, 5 cr
Tampere University
- Description
- Completion options
Teaching periods
Active in period 1 (1.8.2025–19.10.2025)
Active in period 2 (20.10.2025–31.12.2025)
Active in period 3 (1.1.2026–1.3.2026)
Active in period 4 (2.3.2026–31.5.2026)
Active in period 5 (1.6.2026–31.7.2026)
Course code
COMP.CS.100Language of instruction
English, FinnishAcademic years
2024–2025, 2025–2026, 2026–2027Level of study
Basic studiesGrading scale
General scale, 0-5Persons responsible
Responsible teacher:
Ari SuntioinenResponsible teacher:
Jorma LaurikkalaResponsible organisation
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences 100 %
Coordinating organisation
Computing Sciences Studies 100 %
Core content
- The concepts program and algorithm. Designing and testing small programs.
- Dividing program into smaller entities: functions. Passing parameters and return values.
- Control structures.
- Variables. Scope. Data types.
- Strings and lists.
- Basic operations of file handling.
- Good programming practices.
Complementary knowledge
- Sets and dictionaries.
- Combining data structures.
- Basics of classes and objects.
Specialist knowledge
- Default values of parameters.
- Function parameters.
- Special methods.
- Tuples.
Learning outcomes
Further information
Equivalences
Studies that include this course
Completion option 1
To complete the course, the student must obtain enough points from exercises and pass an electronic exam.
All parts of the completion option are compulsory.
Participation in teaching
Hybrid teaching
25.08.2025 – 22.12.2025
Active in period 1 (1.8.2025–19.10.2025)
Active in period 2 (20.10.2025–31.12.2025)
Hybrid teaching
25.08.2025 – 20.10.2025
Active in period 1 (1.8.2025–19.10.2025)
Active in period 2 (20.10.2025–31.12.2025)
Hybrid teaching
25.08.2025 – 31.07.2026
Active in period 1 (1.8.2025–19.10.2025)
Active in period 2 (20.10.2025–31.12.2025)
Active in period 3 (1.1.2026–1.3.2026)
Active in period 4 (2.3.2026–31.5.2026)
Active in period 5 (1.6.2026–31.7.2026)
Blended teaching
05.01.2026 – 26.04.2026
Active in period 3 (1.1.2026–1.3.2026)
Active in period 4 (2.3.2026–31.5.2026)
Exam
14.07.2025 – 03.08.2025
Active in period 1 (1.8.2025–19.10.2025)
08.09.2025 – 28.09.2025
Active in period 1 (1.8.2025–19.10.2025)
04.08.2025 – 24.08.2025
Active in period 1 (1.8.2025–19.10.2025)
On-site self learning
13.10.2025 – 26.10.2025
Active in period 1 (1.8.2025–19.10.2025)
Active in period 2 (20.10.2025–31.12.2025)
On-site self learning
17.11.2025 – 14.12.2025
Active in period 2 (20.10.2025–31.12.2025)
On-site self learning
05.01.2026 – 25.01.2026
Active in period 3 (1.1.2026–1.3.2026)
On-site self learning
23.02.2026 – 22.03.2026
Active in period 3 (1.1.2026–1.3.2026)
Active in period 4 (2.3.2026–31.5.2026)
On-site self learning
23.03.2026 – 26.04.2026
Active in period 4 (2.3.2026–31.5.2026)
On-site self learning
27.04.2026 – 24.05.2026
Active in period 4 (2.3.2026–31.5.2026)
On-site self learning
15.06.2026 – 12.07.2026
Active in period 5 (1.6.2026–31.7.2026)
On-site self learning
13.07.2026 – 31.07.2026
Active in period 5 (1.6.2026–31.7.2026)
Open University completion options
The course is also available at the Open University