Introduction to Programming
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In Bath and London
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After completing this course, students will be able to describe a typical computer system and its critical components; describe the software development process; describe the purposes of programming and software development; describe the evolution of modern programming languages; define an integrated development environment; describe the architectural aspects of a software. Suitable for: This course is intended for individuals who are contemplating a career in software development; professionals who must understand programming concepts; end-users of productivity applications who want to add advanced functionality; web designers who want to understand how programs and scripts can make Web sites more dynamic
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About this course
Before attending this course, students must have the following pre-requisites: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 Windows user interface.The ability to perform simple file access tasks, such as browsing a directory structure, opening and saving...
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Subjects
- Programming
Course programme
This course is intended for individuals who are contemplating a career in software development; professionals who must understand programming concepts; end-users of productivity applications who want to add advanced functionality; web designers who want to understand how programs and scripts can make Web sites more dynamic
Pre-Requisites
Before attending this course, students must have the following pre-requisites: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 Windows user interface.The ability to perform simple file access tasks, such as browsing a directory structure, opening and saving files, and creating folders
Purpose
After completing this course, students will be able to describe a typical computer system and its critical components; describe the software development process; describe the purposes of programming and software development; describe the evolution of modern programming languages; define an integrated development environment; describe the architectural aspects of a software application; implement variables; list and describe common operators; implement conditional and looping statements; implement procedures; handle errors; implement object-oriented programming techniques; build a Windows-based application; build a Web application; describe XML Web services
Course outline
- Introduction to Computer Programs
- Introduction to Scripting
- Using Data and Variables
- Using Program Logic
- Using Procedures and Functions
- Introduction to Developing a User Interface
- Introduction to Working with Data
- Programming Approaches
- Introduction to the Software Development Process
- Where Do We Go From Here?
- Overview of Software Development
- Phases in the Execution of a Computer Program
- Overview of Problem-Solving Techniques
- Overview of Program Types
- Lab: Determining the Program Phases and Examining Them in Code.
- Identify the three phases in the execution of a computer program.
- Define computer programs and programming languages.
- Describe problem-solving techniques.
- Using Web Scripting
- Using Macro Scripting
- Using Windows Scripting
- Lab: Writing Scripts
- Define basic Web terms, including HTML, Web browser, Internet, client, and server.
- Create a simple Web page by using Notepad.
- Identify the use of Web scripts, macros, and Windows scripts.
- Describe how Web scripts work.
- Describe how macros work.
- Describe how Windows scripts work.
- Using Variables
- Using Operators
- Using Programming Syntax
- Lab: Using Arithmetic Operators
- Explain how to use variables.
- Explain how to use operators.
- Describe the various data types you can use to declare variables.
- Using Branching
- Using Loops
- Identifying Logic Errors
- Lab: Selecting Candidates Based on Interview Results
- Explain how to use the IF construct.
- Explain how to use FOR and WHILE looping constructs.
- Define and identify logic errors
- Using Procedures
- Using Functions
- Lab: Identifying Functions and Passing Arguments to a Procedure.
- Explain how to use procedures.
- Explain how to use functions.
- Designing a User Interface
- Building a User Interface.
- Lab: Building a User Interface
- Identify the features of a good user interface.
- Build Windows-based and Web-based user interfaces in Visual Studio .NET.
- Introduction to Managing Data
- Using the Entity Relationship Model
- Sorting Data by Using Keys
- Using XML
- Describe the methods of storing and managing data.
- Describe entity relationship diagrams.
- Identify the various keys used for sorting data.
- Describe XML.
- Using the Procedural Programming Approach
- Using the Object-Oriented Programming Approach
- Lab: Examining Classes
- Describe the two approaches to programming.
- Identify the features and advantages of object-oriented programming.
- Software Development Phases
- Introduction to the Unified Modeling Language
- Developing Use-Case Diagrams
- Examining Other UML Diagrams
- Lab: Developing a Use-Case Diagram
- Identify the four phases in the software development life cycle.
- Identify the views in UML.
- Looking Back
- Looking Forward
- Lab: Putting Programming Fundamentals Together.
- Identify types of programs.
- Identify areas for advanced training.
Introduction to Programming