CSE 459.51: Programming in Perl

Description

Basic syntax of the Perl programming language; several common applications including text and file processing.

Level, Credits, Class Time Distribution, Prerequisites

Level	Credits	Class Time Distribution	Prerequisites
U	1	1 cl	CSE 321

Quarters Offered, General Information, Exclusions, Cross-Listings, etc.

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Objectives

Familiarity with Perl's data types
Familiarity with text and file manipulations using Perl
Familiarity with using DBI to access a database
Familiarity with basic CGI scripts written in Perl

Texts

Learning Perl, 3rd Edition, Randal L. Schwartz and Tom Phoenix

Topics

Number of Hours	Topic
1	Introduction to Perl, basic skeleton, scalar variables
1	Arrays, lists, subroutines
1	Hashes, basic I/O
1	Regular expressions
1	Control structures
1	File and directory manipulations
1	Process orchestration
1	String manipulations and sorting
.5	Perl DBI
.5	Perl CGI scripting
1	Other common Perl modules

Representative Lab Assignments

Basic Perl skeleton, basic input/output commands and control structures
Use of hashes for storing and presenting reports on a set of data
Read in a configuration file and write a simulation program to use that configuration data
Fetch data from a database using DBI, and produce simple reports
Use of several advanced sorting methods

Grading Plan

Labs

100%

Relationship to ABET Criterion 3

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Relationship to CSE Program Objectives

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Preparer Information and Date

Prepared by Robert Joseph
Last modified 11/15/2004