Introduction to Programming

Course details

Students will learn the fundamental concepts and terminology of software application development and develop skills in designing and writing simple computer programs. The course assumes no programming background.

Course Outline

1 - Introduction to Computer Programs

• Overview of Software Development
• Phases in the Execution of a Computer Program
• Overview of Problem-Solving Techniques
• Overview of Program Types

2 - Introduction to Scripting

• Using Web Scripting
• Using Macro Scripting
• Using Windows Scripting

3 - Using Data and Variables

• Using Variables
• Using Operators
• Using Programming Syntax

4 - Using Program Logic

• Using Branching
• Using Loops
• Identifying Logic Errors

5 - Using Procedures and Functions

• Using Procedures
• Using Functions

6 - Introduction to Developing a User Interface

• Designing a User Interface
• Building a User Interface

7 - Introduction to Working with Data

• Introduction to Managing Data
• Using the Entity Relationship Model
• Sorting Data by Using Keys
• Using XML

8 - Programming Approaches

• Using the Procedural Programming Approach
• Using the Object-Oriented Programming Approach

9 - Introduction to the Software Development Process

• Software Development Phases
• Introduction to the Unified Modeling Language
• Developing Use-Case Diagrams
• Examining Other UML Diagrams

10 - Where Do We Go From Here?

• Looking Back
• Looking Forward