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This module focuses on developing a student's ability to program and is designed to supplement the Introduction to Programming modules COMP10110 and COMP10120. The main goal is to give the student experience in developing software programs that are significantly larger than those encountered in COMP10110 and COMP10120. On completion of the module the student will have developed at least three software programmes comprising more than 100 lines of code.This module also provides an introduction to some ideas and methods in professional software development. Students are encouraged to use a professional Integrated Development Environment such as Microsoft Visual Studio for project work. The important role of software testing is software development is also emphasised throughout the module. Students are also introduced to the complexities of large scale software development through seminars by external speakers from industry.