Essential Skills Gained

Describe the components and processes involved in software development.

Implement fundamental programming constructs and solve basic coding problems.

Design user-friendly interfaces and build simple web and Windows applications.

Understand the principles of object-oriented programming and data management.

Format

Instructor-led
3 days with lectures and hands-on labs.

Audience

Aspiring software developers
Technical managers
Productivity software end-users
Web designers

Description

Elements of this syllabus are subject to change. 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.

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Course Outline

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Module 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

Module 2: Introduction to Scripting

Using Web Scripting
Using Macro Scripting
Using Windows Scripting

Module 3: Using Data and Variables

Using Variables
Using Operators
Using Programming Syntax

Module 4: Using Program Logic

Using Branching
Using Loops
Identifying Logic Errors

Module 5: Using Procedures and Functions

Using Procedures
Using Functions

Module 6: Introduction to Developing a User Interface

Designing a User Interface
Building a User Interface

Module 7: Introduction to Working with Data

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

Module 8: Programming Approaches

Using the Procedural Programming Approach
Using the Object-Oriented Programming Approach

Module 9: Introduction to the Software Development Process

Software Development Phases
Introduction to the Unified Modeling Language
Developing Use-Case Diagrams
Examining Other UML Diagrams

Module 10: Where Do We Go From Here?

Looking Back
Looking Forward

Introduction to Programming