General provisions

The course is given as a freestanding course and as a course within the Master's Programme in Language Technology.

Entry requirements

A Bachelor's degree and (1) 60 credits in language technology/computational linguistics, or (2) 60 credits in computer science, or (3) 60 credits in a language subject, 7.5 credits in computer programming and 7.5 credits in logic/discrete mathematics. Knowledge of English equivalent to what is required for entry to Swedish first-cycle courses and study programmes.

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course, to earn the grade Pass, the student should be able to do the following:

• use and motivate object-oriented design in programming;
• solve programming tasks of relevance to language technology, including processing of text data collections and application of numerical methods;
• implement algorithms for the following tasks and analyse their time complexity: standard operations on stacks, queues, and lists, search, and sorting.

Content

See the list of expected learning outcomes.

Instruction

The teaching consists of lectures and laboratory sessions under supervision.

Assessment

Student learning is assessed through programming assignments and a written test.

Other directives

The course can not be counted alongside Programming for Language Technologists II in a degree,