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Course: 2025/2026

Programming
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Dual Bachelor in International Studies and Economics (Plan: 508 - Estudio: 328)


Coordinating teacher: SANCHEZ FERNANDEZ, LUIS

Department assigned to the subject: Telematic Engineering Department

Type: Compulsory
ECTS Credits: 6.0 ECTS

Course: 4º
Semester: 2º



Objectives
The objective of this course is to introduce students to the fundamentals of computer operation, as well as basic programming techniques with applications to economic problems. During the course, students will acquire knowledge of: - Fundamentals of computer operation - Fundamentals of imperative and structured programming - Data structures - Programming in the R language - Program testing and debugging
Description of contents: programme
1. How a computer works. The Von Neumann machine. 2. Fundamentals of programming in the R language. 3. Data structures. 4. Using functions and scripts. 5. Flow control: conditionals and loops. 6. Debugging. 5. Data visualisation. 7. Extensions.
Learning activities and methodology
- Lectures - Problem-solving classes - Computer classroom practice - Group work - Individual student work
Assessment System
  • % end-of-term-examination/test 50
  • % of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 50

Calendar of Continuous assessment


Extraordinary call: regulations
Basic Bibliography
  • Alfonso García Pérez. Estadística básica con R, segunda edición. UNED. 2023
  • Carla Martín Villalba;Alfonso Urquía Moraleda;Miguel Ángel Rubio González. Lenguajes de programación. Editorial UNED. 2021
  • M. J. Crawley. The R book. John Wiley & Sons. 2012
  • R. Kabacoff. R in action: data analysis and graphics with R and Tidyverse. Simon and Schuster. 2022
  • T. M. Davies. The book of R: a first course in programming and statistics. No Starch Press. 2016
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The course syllabus may change due academic events or other reasons.