Computer Programming Fundamentals

Catalog description

The course is an introduction to problem-solving methods and algorithm development. Students will learn how to design, code, debug, and document programs. Students will explore basic programming concepts including variables, data types, operators and expressions. Students will learn about input/output mechanisms, including command prompt interaction, and reading and writing data to files. Students will be introduced to control structures such as branching, conditionals, iterations, and loops and arrays. They will also learn how to define and use functions/methods to structure code and improve code reuse.