Computer/Internet Studies

Basic Programming

Course Outline
Upon completion of this course you will be able to answer questions and solve problems involved in programming with C++. Using a computer and the software provided, you will become fluent in writing and testing C++ programs of moderate complexity. The course covers variables, constants and operators; the problem-solving process, control structures, functions, arrays, strings, classes and objects. Contents of the course are used daily, on the job, by computer programmers, technicians and systems analysts. This is a single stream course.

Topics of study covered within this course include the following:

• An Introduction to Programming
• Beginning the Problem-Solving Process
• Completing the Problem Solving Process and Getting Started with C++ Variables,
• Constants and Arithmetic Operators
• The Selection Structure
• More on the Selection Structure
• The Repetition Structure
• More on the Repetition Structure
• Value-Returning Functions
• Void Functions
• Arrays
• String Manipulation
• Sequential Access Files
• Classes and Objects

Duration
Approximately 20 hours

Text Books
The text book and related software required for this course is outlined below and can be purchased directly through any online book supplier: