Programming in Economics and Management

linge1225  2019-2020  Louvain-la-Neuve

Programming in Economics and Management
Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
4 credits
22.5 h + 22.5 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Saerens Marco;
Language
French
Prerequisites

The prerequisite(s) for this Teaching Unit (Unité d’enseignement – UE) for the programmes/courses that offer this Teaching Unit are specified at the end of this sheet.
Main themes
This course has the following objectives:
  •  Mastering the basic concepts of object-oriented programming languages.
  • Introduction to the Java programming language.
  • Solving practical problems by programming.
Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

1 At the end of this course, students should be able to:
  •  Write a program in Java.
  • Analyze a problem and find a solution through programming.
  • Undertake a small project in Java.
 

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
  • Contents of the course: Fudamentals of programming in Java. In particular, basic concepts of programming languages, used in object-oriented programming, illustrated on the Java language (objects, variables, expressions, control structures, data types (arrays, lists, etc), methods, etc). The focus will be on the construction of programs based on practical problems to be solved.
  • Contents of the practical sessions: Practical sessions (tutorials and exercises, two hours each week), based on the theoretical content, will be organized all along the period. During these sessions, the students are asked to solve  exercises with Java, largely inspired by the book by Lewis & Loftus. We will also provide online Java exercices (Inginious).
  • Practical organization: These exercises are supervised by assistants. Students should have read before the corresponding material in order to solve the problems.
Teaching methods
Lectures, practice in computer rooms and online exercices.
Evaluation methods
Evaluation: A written exam will take place during the review session. Note that this review will focus on solving practical programming in Java (writing methods and classes). We are not asking that the student knows by heart the syntax of Java: the review will be open book, the student will therefore be allowed to use hiis Java book (among a list provided by the Professor) during the examination.
Online resources
The different resources are available on Moodle.
Faculty or entity
ESPO


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Bachelor : Business Engineering

Approfondissement en statistique et sciences des données

Minor in Statistics, Actuarial Sciences and Data Sciences