Introduction to Programming Concepts and Design 4 Units (AA/AS; CSU; UC) 72 lecture hours Equivalent to: CSIS 110, CSIS 111

Catalog description

An introduction to the principles of computer programming and software development. Topics covered include the program development cycle, developing algorithms, data and control structures, structured programming, and object-oriented programming. Data types, expressions, control structures, functions, file and stream I/O, and structured and abstract data types are introduced in this course. Microsoft's Visual Studio's integrated development environment is used to help illustrate programming concepts common to modern high-level programming languages. Students must wait two years before retaking this course.