Introduction to Programming

Doelgroep

Individuals who wish to understand the fundamentals of computer programming, end-users of Office applications, who want to add advanced functionality to documents and databases, web designers who want to understand how programs and scripts.

Korte inhoud

This three-day, instructor-led course introduces students to computer programming. 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 and provides an overview of the software development process in addition to introducing important programming constructs and methodologies.
The course covers such topics as programming language characteristics, integrated development environments, flowcharts, algorithms and pseudocode, variables, operators, conditional statements, looping statements, procedures, error-handling and debugging, object-oriented programming techniques, user interface design, software modeling, and Extensible Markup Language (XML) Web services.

Voorkennis

Basic familiarity with using a computer, such as browsing the Internet or using a word-processing application.
The ability to use a mouse and keyboard to navigate through the Microsoft Windows® user interface.
The ability to perform simple file access tasks, such as browsing a directory structure, opening and saving files, and creating folders.