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