Introduction to Programming I

At the end of this course, the successful student will be able to:

1)       explain the process of program design and development;

2)       design a GUI by using objects (forms and controls) and managing properties of controls;

3)       design a program to solve a well-defined problem;

4)       implement a program from a design using structured programming.

To implement a program, a student will be able to:

1)     explain what a form is, how to create it, and be able to manipulate the properties of a form;

2)     explain what menus are and how to add them to a form;

3)     explain what objects are, and be able to add controls to a form;

4)     use the properties of a control and explain the events that can occur with a control;

5)     explain the differences among the various data types;

6)     explain the differences between variables and constants, and be able to use them in programs;

7)     select appropriate scope for a variable, explain the differences between variables that are global to a project and those visible only to a form;

8)     perform number and string manipulations including the use of built-in methods;

9)     explain how to accept input through input boxes;

10)   format values for output using formatting methods and output boxes;

11)   explain the purpose of methods and be able to write reusable code using void or value methods;

12)   explain the role of parameters and be able to differentiate between value and reference parameters;

13)   evaluate conditions using the relational operators and combine conditions using logical operators;

14)   explain and code selection logic using if, if..else, if..else..if, and switch statements;

15)   explain and code looping routines do..while, while, for, and foreach;

16)   explain what arrays are and use one-dimensional arrays to hold data;

17)   explain and write code to interact with text files;

18)   pass arrays between procedures;

19)   use object-oriented terminology correctly;

20)   explain the difference between a class and an object;

21)   create a class that has properties and methods;

22)   use property procedures to set and retrieve properties of a class;

23)   make use of overloaded constructors and overloaded methods;

24)   explain the difference between shared members and instance members.

25)   be familiar with some of the fundamental searching and sorting techniques