TDDE54 · 6 credits · Basic level (G1N) · Datateknik

Programming and Problem Solving

Active · next start HT 2026

100%

passed the latest regular sitting

UPG3 · 19 Dec 2025 · 131 students

100%

passed the regular sittings, all sittings over the last 5 years

UPG3 · 270 students

This module only reports passing results, so the pass rate does not show how many did not pass.

Part of 6 programmes

Master of Science in Energy - Environment - Managementsemester 1 · period 1, 2 · compulsory
Master of Science in Chemical Biologysemester 3 · period 1 · compulsory
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineeringsemester 1 · period 1, 2 · compulsory
Master of Science in Engineering Biologysemester 3 · period 1 · compulsory
Bachelor's Programme in Chemical Biologysemester 3 · period 1, 2 · compulsory
Bachelor's Programme in Chemistry - Molecular Designsemester 5 · period 1, 2 · elective

Hand-in or lab

UPG3 Computer examination Ada, location independent

Main rounds

100% passed · 270 students

19 Dec 2025100%131

21 Dec 2023100%139

Later rounds

100% passed · 647 students

20 Dec 2025100%20
15 Dec 2025100%48
8 Dec 2025100%12
2 Dec 2025100%6
24 Nov 2025100%7
19 Nov 2025100%11
15 Nov 2025100%6
13 Nov 2025100%7
10 Nov 2025100%7
7 Nov 2025100%13
4 Nov 2025100%15
2 Nov 2025100%6
23 Oct 2025100%5
21 Oct 2025100%5
18 Oct 2025100%6
12 Oct 2025100%8
20 Dec 2024100%57
19 Dec 2024100%50
17 Dec 2024100%36
16 Dec 2024100%18
12 Dec 2024100%34
10 Dec 2024100%28
5 Dec 2024100%9
1 Dec 2024100%9
27 Nov 2024100%11
25 Nov 2024100%8
24 Nov 2024100%15
21 Nov 2024100%7
20 Nov 2024100%7
18 Nov 2024100%8
13 Nov 2024100%11
28 Oct 2024100%7
23 Oct 2024100%9
20 Oct 2024100%8
6 Oct 2024100%6
20 Dec 2023100%6
19 Dec 2023100%6
18 Dec 2023100%33
15 Dec 2023100%18
13 Dec 2023100%7
12 Dec 2023100%13
7 Dec 2023100%5
4 Dec 2023100%20
25 Nov 2023100%9
19 Nov 2023100%5
24 Oct 2023100%5

Pass a later round: 100% (647 students), compared with 100% (270 students) on the ordinary exam
Get 4 or 5: 33% (917 students)

Show small sittings (12)

Sittings with fewer than 5 students, often credit transfers or special sittings. They are not part of any figure on this page.

23 Dec 2025100%1
5 Nov 2025100%3
2 Oct 2025100%4
13 Oct 2024100%3
8 Dec 2023100%4
5 Dec 2023100%4
20 Nov 2023100%2
14 Nov 2023100%3
3 Nov 2023100%2
17 Oct 2023100%4
13 Oct 2023100%1
11 Oct 2023100%1

Other modules

Partial exams, hand-ins and labs. They are not part of the figures at the top.

Hand-in or lab

LAB1 Laboratory work Ada

Main rounds

100% passed · 680 students

2 Dec 2025100%91
10 Dec 2024100%38
5 Dec 2024100%34
1 Dec 2024100%39
13 Nov 2024100%42
25 Nov 2023100%46
19 Nov 2023100%34
13 Nov 2023100%39
12 Dec 2022100%48
28 Nov 2022100%95
13 Dec 2021100%174

Later rounds

100% passed · 738 students

19 Dec 2025100%5
15 Dec 2025100%29
8 Dec 2025100%28
20 Nov 2025100%24
19 Nov 2025100%23
15 Nov 2025100%10
13 Nov 2025100%14
7 Nov 2025100%5
5 Nov 2025100%6
18 Oct 2025100%27
12 Oct 2025100%36
20 Dec 2024100%7
16 Dec 2024100%13
12 Dec 2024100%8
27 Nov 2024100%22
24 Nov 2024100%15
21 Nov 2024100%12
20 Nov 2024100%11
18 Nov 2024100%16
23 Oct 2024100%14
20 Oct 2024100%23
13 Oct 2024100%11
6 Oct 2024100%15
20 Dec 2023100%6
18 Dec 2023100%7
13 Dec 2023100%8
12 Dec 2023100%9
8 Dec 2023100%9
7 Dec 2023100%13
1 Dec 2023100%14
28 Nov 2023100%5
20 Nov 2023100%5
14 Nov 2023100%22
3 Nov 2023100%8
1 Nov 2023100%10
24 Oct 2023100%5
17 Oct 2023100%5
13 Oct 2023100%14
11 Oct 2023100%25
6 Oct 2023100%22
4 Oct 2023100%17
20 Aug 2023100%14
19 Dec 2022100%15
15 Dec 2022100%10
5 Dec 2022100%36
29 Nov 2022100%6
3 Nov 2022100%26
11 Oct 2022100%28
5 Jan 2022100%10
21 Dec 2021100%15

Pass a later round: 100% (738 students), compared with 100% (680 students) on the ordinary exam

Show small sittings (17)

Sittings with fewer than 5 students, often credit transfers or special sittings. They are not part of any figure on this page.

23 Dec 2025100%1
22 Dec 2025100%1
10 Nov 2025100%1
4 Nov 2025100%3
23 Oct 2025100%2
21 Oct 2025100%3
2 Oct 2025100%3
26 Sep 2025100%1
19 Dec 2024100%1
17 Dec 2024100%2
25 Nov 2024100%4
28 Oct 2024100%3
15 Dec 2023100%2
4 Dec 2023100%4
24 Nov 2023100%1
13 Dec 2022100%2
14 Jan 2022100%4

Hand-in or lab

LAB2 Laboratory work Python

Main rounds

100% passed · 609 students

19 Dec 2025100%137
19 Dec 2024100%69
17 Dec 2024100%36
12 Dec 2024100%37
20 Dec 2023100%66
19 Dec 2022100%49
15 Dec 2022100%61
12 Dec 2022100%75
21 Dec 2021100%44
14 Dec 2021100%35

Later rounds

100% passed · 744 students

20 Dec 2025100%6
15 Dec 2025100%58
8 Dec 2025100%11
2 Dec 2025100%11
13 Nov 2025100%18
10 Nov 2025100%10
7 Nov 2025100%6
5 Nov 2025100%8
2 Nov 2025100%12
23 Oct 2025100%11
21 Oct 2025100%10
18 Oct 2025100%5
12 Oct 2025100%5
20 Dec 2024100%14
16 Dec 2024100%34
10 Dec 2024100%16
5 Dec 2024100%15
1 Dec 2024100%10
25 Nov 2024100%15
24 Nov 2024100%5
20 Nov 2024100%9
18 Nov 2024100%13
13 Nov 2024100%12
23 Oct 2024100%19
28 Dec 2023100%17
22 Dec 2023100%25
21 Dec 2023100%24
18 Dec 2023100%28
15 Dec 2023100%31
13 Dec 2023100%25
12 Dec 2023100%22
8 Dec 2023100%6
7 Dec 2023100%7
1 Dec 2023100%11
25 Nov 2023100%8
19 Nov 2023100%10
13 Nov 2023100%6
3 Nov 2023100%8
1 Nov 2023100%8
24 Oct 2023100%16
13 Dec 2022100%18
5 Dec 2022100%17
29 Nov 2022100%6
28 Nov 2022100%19
3 Nov 2022100%20
14 Jan 2022100%48
5 Jan 2022100%31

Pass a later round: 100% (744 students), compared with 100% (609 students) on the ordinary exam

Show small sittings (27)

Sittings with fewer than 5 students, often credit transfers or special sittings. They are not part of any figure on this page.

28 Jan 2026100%1
22 Jan 2026100%2
22 Dec 2025100%4
20 Nov 2025100%2
15 Nov 2025100%1
4 Nov 2025100%2
26 Sep 2025100%1
21 Sep 2025100%1
11 Sep 2025100%1
10 Sep 2025100%2
27 Nov 2024100%2
21 Nov 2024100%2
28 Oct 2024100%4
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19 Dec 2023100%2
5 Dec 2023100%2
4 Dec 2023100%4
28 Nov 2023100%2
14 Nov 2023100%2
17 Oct 2023100%3
13 Oct 2023100%3
24 Sep 2023100%1
19 Sep 2023100%2
11 Jan 2023100%3
3 Jan 2023100%1
11 Oct 2022100%3

Hand-in or lab

UPG4 Computer examination Python, location independent

Main rounds

100% passed · 506 students

19 Dec 2025100%135
20 Dec 2024100%81
19 Dec 2024100%79
21 Dec 2023100%211

Later rounds

100% passed · 371 students

23 Dec 2025100%20
22 Dec 2025100%13
20 Dec 2025100%23
15 Dec 2025100%27
8 Dec 2025100%5
19 Nov 2025100%14
15 Nov 2025100%10
13 Nov 2025100%10
10 Nov 2025100%10
7 Nov 2025100%8
4 Nov 2025100%9
2 Nov 2025100%11
23 Oct 2025100%5
18 Oct 2025100%5
17 Dec 2024100%36
16 Dec 2024100%9
12 Dec 2024100%12
10 Dec 2024100%7
5 Dec 2024100%5
27 Nov 2024100%16
25 Nov 2024100%20
24 Nov 2024100%15
18 Nov 2024100%8
13 Nov 2024100%8
28 Dec 2023100%13
22 Dec 2023100%21
19 Dec 2023100%9
18 Dec 2023100%5
15 Dec 2023100%17

Pass a later round: 100% (371 students), compared with 100% (506 students) on the ordinary exam
Get 4 or 5: 4% (877 students)

Show small sittings (28)

Sittings with fewer than 5 students, often credit transfers or special sittings. They are not part of any figure on this page.

22 Jan 2026100%2
16 Jan 2026100%1
2 Dec 2025100%1
24 Nov 2025100%3
20 Nov 2025100%1
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12 Oct 2025100%2
26 Sep 2025100%1
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15 Sep 2025100%1
1 Dec 2024100%3
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20 Nov 2024100%2
28 Oct 2024100%4
6 Oct 2024100%2
20 Dec 2023100%3
13 Dec 2023100%3
12 Dec 2023100%3
8 Dec 2023100%1
7 Dec 2023100%3
5 Dec 2023100%3
4 Dec 2023100%1
25 Nov 2023100%4
20 Nov 2023100%1
14 Nov 2023100%1
3 Nov 2023100%3
24 Oct 2023100%2
17 Oct 2023100%1

Hand-in or lab

UPG1 Examination Ada

Main rounds

100% passed · 397 students

28 Nov 2022100%203
14 Jan 2022100%194

Later rounds

100% passed · 70 students

19 Dec 2022100%64
21 Dec 2021100%6

Pass a later round: 100% (70 students), compared with 100% (397 students) on the ordinary exam
Get 4 or 5: 28% (467 students)

Show small sittings (19)

Sittings with fewer than 5 students, often credit transfers or special sittings. They are not part of any figure on this page.

19 Dec 2025100%2
2 Dec 2025100%1
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21 Sep 2025100%1
20 Dec 2024100%2
10 Dec 2024100%1
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13 Nov 2024100%1
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13 Oct 2024100%1
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4 Dec 2023100%1
20 Nov 2023100%1
19 Nov 2023100%1
11 Jan 2023100%1
12 Dec 2022100%3
5 Dec 2022100%1

Hand-in or lab

UPG2 Examination Python

Main rounds

100% passed · 206 students

19 Dec 2022100%206

Later rounds

100% passed · 47 students

21 Dec 2023100%7
20 Nov 2023100%5
28 Nov 2022100%35

Pass a later round: 100% (47 students), compared with 100% (206 students) on the ordinary exam
Get 4 or 5: 10% (253 students)

Show small sittings (19)

Sittings with fewer than 5 students, often credit transfers or special sittings. They are not part of any figure on this page.

19 Dec 2025100%1
2 Nov 2025100%1
19 Dec 2024100%1
18 Nov 2024100%1
13 Nov 2024100%1
28 Oct 2024100%1
28 Dec 2023100%4
22 Dec 2023100%1
19 Dec 2023100%1
8 Dec 2023100%1
7 Dec 2023100%2
17 Oct 2023100%1
4 Oct 2023100%1
24 Sep 2023100%1
19 Sep 2023100%1
20 Aug 2023100%3
3 Jan 2023100%1
12 Dec 2022100%1
5 Dec 2022100%1

Other module

DAT1 Computer examination Python

Main rounds

100% passed · 161 students

28 Nov 2022100%63
14 Jan 2022100%98

Later rounds

100% passed · 12 students

19 Dec 2022100%12

Pass a later round: 100% (12 students), compared with 100% (161 students) on the ordinary exam
Get 4 or 5: 62% (173 students)

Show small sittings (16)

Sittings with fewer than 5 students, often credit transfers or special sittings. They are not part of any figure on this page.

19 Dec 2025100%2
15 Dec 2025100%1
20 Dec 2024100%1
5 Dec 2024100%1
22 Dec 2023100%3
21 Dec 2023100%1
15 Dec 2023100%1
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14 Nov 2023100%1
12 Dec 2022100%1
5 Dec 2022100%4
30 Nov 2022100%2
3 Nov 2022100%1
5 Jan 2022100%2
21 Dec 2021100%2

About the course

Aim

After the course the student will be able to:

create programmable solutions to problems using an imperative approach
create abstraction in the form of subroutines and basic composed data types

Content

The student will aquire basic problem solving skills and genereal programming skills in a suitable beginner language and in Python. Specific course topics include:

Basic types and composed types
Variables and constanta
Control structures
Statements and operators
Basic input and output
Abstraction using subroutinees
Recursion
File system, folder structure, paths

Examiner: Torbjörn Jonsson
Scheduled hours: 82 h
Main field of study: Datateknik

Syllabus on Studieinfo ↗