Prerequisite/Recommended prerequisite for participation in the module

The student is recommended to have programming experience and knowledge of imperative and object-oriented programming

Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

Learning objectives

Knowledge

Students should acquire knowledge about essential principles of programming languages​​, and understand techniques for description and translation of languages ​​in general, including:

• the principle of abstraction, control and data structures, explicit and implicit execution order, block structure and scope concept, parameter mechanisms, types and type equivalence
   
• translation, including lexical, syntactic, and static semantic analysis, as well as code generation
   
• driving time environments, including data presentation, storage allocation, and sub-program support structures: methods, procedures, and functions
   
• Concepts and techniques for the description and implementation of object-oriented and function-oriented languages.

Skills

• bBe able to explain the relevant techniques and concepts in language design and compiler construction using the terminology and notation for the description and implementation of programming languages
   
• be able to explain how implementation techniques influence language design
   
• be able to reason about concepts and techniques relevant for computer science

Competences

• be able to describe, analyze and implement programming languages
   
• be able to explain each step and the relationship between the phases of a compiler

Type of instruction

See the general description of the types of instruction described in § 17.

Extent and expected workload

It is expected that the student uses 30 hours per ECTS, which for this activity means 150 hours

Exam

Exams

Name of exam	Languages and Compilers
Type of exam	Practical exam
ECTS	5
Assessment	7-point grading scale
Type of grading	External examination
Criteria of assessment	The criteria of assessment are stated in the Examination Policies and Procedures

Additional information

Contact: The Study board for Computer Science at cs-sn@cs.aau.dk or 9940 8854