Getting Started with Programming

Overview/Description
To introduce structured programming concepts, coding design, and style

Target Audience
Anyone wishing to know the basics of programming

Prerequisites
A basic understanding of computers

Expected Duration (hours)
3.0

Lesson Objectives

Getting Started with Programming

discuss the history of computers and describe the different types of computers.

discuss the basic principles of programming.

describe the phases of the software life cycle.

describe the phases of program development.

define algorithms and explain how they are constructed.

describe the GOTO statement, the Structure Theorem, and how to write an algorithm.

structure an algorithm.

discuss the roles of variables, constants and data types in a program.

describe the functions of expressions and statements in programming.

understand the elements that are used in code, recognize different data types, and construct simple expressions.

Course Number:
78978_eng