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2667: Introduction to Programming

Course Length: 3 Days

Overview:
This three-day course teaches students the key constructs of programming languages as well as introducing them to the key features of object oriented programming.

Prerequisites:
Familiarity with computers

Course Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Describe a typical computer system and its critical components
• Describe the software development process, its purpose, critical steps, and where programming fits in that process
• Describe the purposes of programming and software development
• Describe the evolution of common characteristics of, and differences among, modern programming languages
• Define an integrated development environment
• Describe the architectural aspects of a software application
• Identify a problem that requires a programmed solution
• Use common abstract methods to describe the solution concept
• Implement variables
• List and describe common operators
• Implement conditional statements
• Implement looping constructs
• Implement procedures
• Handle errors
• Implement object-oriented programming techniques
• Model an object-oriented program
• Build a Windows-based application
• Build a Web application
• Describe XML Web services

Course Content

Lesson 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
• Lab 1: Determining the Program Phases and Examining Them in Code
• Determining Program Phases
• Finding the Program Phases in Code

Lesson 2: Introduction to Scripting

• Using Web Scripting
• Using Macro Scripting
• Using Windows Scripting
• Lab 2: Writing Scripts
• Creating "Hello World" with a Web Script
• Creating "Hello World" with a Macro
• Creating "Hello World" with a Windows Script

Lesson 3: Using Data and Variables

• Using Variables
• Using Operators
• Using Programming Syntax
• Lab 3: Using Arithmetic Operators
• Calculating the Annual Remuneration of an Employee

Lesson 4: Using Program Logic

• Using Branching
• Using Loops
• Identifying Logic Errors
• Lab 4: Selecting Candidates Based on Interview Results
• Writing the Pseudocode

Lesson 5: Using Procedures and Functions

• Using Procedures
• Using Functions
• Lab 5: Identifying Functions and Passing Arguments to a Procedure
• Identifying Functions
• Passing Arguments to a Procedure

Lesson 6: Introduction to Developing a User Interface

• Designing a User Interface
• Building a User Interface
• Lab 6: Building a User Interface
• Building a Web Interface

Lesson 7: Introduction to Working with Data

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

Lesson 8: Programming Approaches

• Using the Procedural Programming Approach
• Using the Object-Oriented Programming Approach
• Lab 8: Examining Classes
• Identifying Classes

Lesson 9: Introduction to the Software Development Process

• Software Development Phases
• Introduction to the Unified Modeling Language
• Developing Use-Case Diagrams
• Examining Other UML Diagrams
• Lab 9: Developing a Use-Case Diagram
• Identifying Use Cases
• Creating a Use-Case Diagram

Lesson 10: Where Do We Go From Here?

• Looking Back
• Looking Forward
• Lab 10: Putting Programming Fundamentals Together
• Developing a Windows-based Application
• Developing a Web-based Application

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