OPEN-CSCI1105 - Introduction to Computer Programming

OpenCredit

Course Description

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.

Students who successfully complete this course will receive dual credit: credit at a NS grade 12 level and credit in a Dalhousie University degree requiring CSCI 1105.

Course Outline

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