CS 121 - Introduction to Programming

• Examine Logic and approaches to problem solving 
• Use the steps for developing a program, including Flowcharts, Pseudo code, and Agile design
• Employ programming development tools (IDEs) to write, compile and run a computer program
• Solve computer programming problems using current industry standards in software engineering; editing, compiling, and executing code; which is structured in maintainable style with programmer comments (documentation).
• Define the concepts of and implement solutions with: data types, specifically the use of primitive data versus object, accessing and creating functions, passing and returning function parameters.
• Demonstrate procedural control to construct programming solutions using decision controls (if, else), repetitions (for, while), and external file reading (secondary storage).
• Utilize simple data structures such as arrays and classes (OOP) to solve industry problems, and use an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) to fix potential errors identified with code testing concepts.
• Study USE Cases
• Explore GUI programming.

1. Problem Solving and Logic
2. The history and use of different types of programming languages
3. Fundamentals of the Steps for Developing a Program
4. Design concepts: Flow charts and Pseudo code verses Agile
5. Different development tools (IDEs) - consistently using a standard IDE
6. Variables, constants, expressions, if statements, loops, functions.
7. Writing, Compiling, and Running a Computer Program
8. Using pre-written functions and writing our own functions with parameters and return values.
9. Data structures
10. Object Oriented Design (Objects and Classes)
11. Comparing and writing Structured Programs and Object Oriented Programs
12. File handling
13. USE Cases
14. GUI Programming