OPEN-CODE0001 - Matrix Code

Course Description

Course Outline

This course provides a general introduction to computer programming. The main focus is on programming skills and how to apply these skills in solving a variety of problems. Procedural programming concepts are stressed.

Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:

• Design, implement, test, and debug a program that uses each of the following fundamental programming constructs: basic computation, simple I/O, standard conditional and iterative structures, the definition of functions, and parameter passing.
• Explain the program inputs, program outputs, and what the program must do (in pseudocode) to solve a problem, given a one-page problem description 
• Explain general programming concepts, such as algorithms, problem decomposition, procedural programming paradigm, and various programming language constructs such as type, control structures, variables, etc. 

What You Will Learn

• Analyze and explain the behaviour of simple programs involving the fundamental programming constructs variables, expressions, assignments, I/O, control constructs, functions, parameter passing, and recursion. 
• Identify and describe uses of primitive data types. 
• Write programs that use primitive data types. 
• Modify and expand short programs that use standard conditional and iterative control structures and functions. 
• Design, implement, test, and debug a program that uses each of the following fundamental programming constructs: basic computation, simple I/O, standard conditional and iterative structures, the definition of functions, and parameter passing. 
• Choose appropriate conditional and iteration constructs for a given programming task. 
• Trace the execution of a variety of code segments and write summaries of their computations. 
• Construct and debug programs using the standard libraries available with a chosen programming language. 
• Apply consistent documentation and program style standards that contribute to the readability and maintainability of software. (VERY BASIC LEVEL) 
• Use types and type-error messages to write and debug programs. 
• Discuss the importance of algorithms in the problem-solving process. 
• Create algorithms for solving simple problems. 
• Use a programming language to implement, test, and debug algorithms to solve simple problems. 
• Apply the techniques of decomposition to break a program into smaller pieces. 
• Implement basic numerical algorithms