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TDT4110

Information Technology, Introduction

Credits 7.5
Level Foundation courses, level I
Course start Autumn 2025
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction Norwegian
Location Gjøvik, Ålesund and Trondheim
Examination arrangement School exam

About

About the course

Course content

The course gives an introduction to basic procedure-oriented programming in Python. Concepts covered are: Variables and data types, representation of numbers and its significance in calculations (such as rounding errors). Input and output. Control structures: Sequence, selection and repetition. Structuring and division of programs; functions and modules. Data structures: Strings, lists, tuples, tables, sets and records (dictionaries). File management, persistent storage of information, and exception handling. Basic understanding and use of the modules NumPy and Matplotlib for calculation and visualization.

Learning outcome

Knowledge:

  • K1: Can explain fundamental principles for digital representation of information.
  • K2: Can explain the central mechanisms for procedural programming in Python.
  • K3: Can explain fundamental algorithms for generic programming as well as for basic numerical calculations.

Skills:

  • S1: Be able to use the basic elements in practical, procedure-oriented programming, also by completing code where fragments are missing.
  • S2: Be able to use relevant programming tools for development, testing and bug fixing of programming code.
  • S3: Be able to explain your own code to others and give constructive feedback to others' code.

General competence: An ability to reflect on the use of programming for calculations within their own dicipline.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures, exercise lectures, mandatory exercises.

Compulsory assignments

  • Exercises

Further on evaluation

In the event of a re-sit examination, the examination may be changed to an oral examination.

Re-sit exam will be held in august.

Course materials

Announced at the start of semester.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
TDT4105 7.5 sp
TDT4109 7.5 sp Autumn 2019
TDT4127 5 sp Autumn 2019
TDT4111 5 sp Autumn 2022
IT1001 7.5 sp Autumn 2023
INGT1002 2.5 sp Autumn 2023
INGA1002 2.5 sp Autumn 2023
INGG1002 2.5 sp Autumn 2023
INFT1010 7.5 sp Autumn 2024
This course has academic overlap with the courses in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Technological subjects

Contact information

Course coordinator

Lecturers

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Computer Science

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: School exam
Grade: Letter grades

Ordinary examination - Autumn 2025

School exam
Weighting 100/100 Examination aids Code D Date 2025-12-08 Time 09:00 Duration 4 hours Exam system Inspera Assessment
Place and room for school exam

The specified room can be changed and the final location will be ready no later than 3 days before the exam. You can find your room location on Studentweb.

Ankeret/Hovedbygget
Room C218
1 candidate
Mustad, Inngang D
Room M438 Eksamensrom 4.etg, Inngang D
1 candidate
Sluppenvegen 14
Room SL111 orange sone
60 candidates
Room SL111 brun sone
81 candidates
Room SL111 blå sone
36 candidates
Room SL111 lyseblå sone
72 candidates
Room SL410 orange sone
58 candidates
Room SL311 grønn sone
68 candidates
Room SL410 blå sone
51 candidates
Room SL210
51 candidates
Room SL310 blå sone
1 candidate
Room SL430
54 candidates
Room SL110 hvit sone
62 candidates
Room SL110 turkis sone
80 candidates
Room SL111 grønn sone
50 candidates
Room SL110 lilla sone
64 candidates

Re-sit examination - Summer 2026

School exam
Weighting 100/100 Examination aids Code D Duration 4 hours Exam system Inspera Assessment Place and room Not specified yet.