55337: Introduction to Programming Training

This module provides background and foundational information on how computers process information, discusses the different types of applications that a programmer might be creating, and then provides information on how code is compiled and interpreted by a computer.

Lessons

Computer Data Storage and Processing

Application Types

Application Lifecycle

Code Compilation

Lab 1: Thinking Like a Computer

Describe computer data storage and processing concepts

Describe application types

Describe the lifecycle of an application

Describe code compilation

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Explain core programming fundamentals such as computer storage and processing.

Explain computer number systems such as binary.

Create and use variables and constants in programs.

Explain how to create and use functions in a program.

Create and use decisions structures in a computer program.

Create and use repetition (loops) in a computer program.

This module covers programming language syntax and the importance of using good syntax and following the syntax rules for the chosen language. This module also discusses the core data types and how to store these data types in computer memory by using variables and constants.

Lessons

Syntax

Data Types

Variables and Constants

Lab 1: Working with Data Types

Define syntax

Explain the different types of core data used in programs

Declare and use variables and constants in a computer program

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Define syntax

Explain the different types of core data used in programs

Declare and use variables and constants in a computer program

This module covers how code is executed in a computer program, such as top to bottom, in structured programming and branching in code execution. The module teaches these concepts using functions, decision structures, and looping constructs.

Lessons

Introduction to Structured Programming Concepts

Introduction to Branching

Using Functions

Using Decision Structures

Introducing Repetition

Lab 1: Creating Functions, Decisions, and Looping

Describe structured programming

Create and use functions in your code

Create and use decision structures

Create and use looping structures

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe structured programming

Create and use functions in your code

Create and use decision structures

Create and use looping structures

This module introduces the concept of an algorithm by outlining all the steps required including the decisions to be made as the routine progresses. The module also discusses how to translate these set of steps into pseudocode for evaluation of the algorithm that will be translated into actual code.

Lessons

Understand How to Write Pseudocode

Algorithm Examples

Introduction to Data Structures

Lab 1: Working with Algorithms and Data Structure

Transfer problem statements into pseudo code

Create algorithms

Translate pseudo code into programming code

Create simple algorithms in code

Create data structures to store data

This module helps students understand that errors are a part of programming, and they must understand how to anticipate errors, handle those errors in code, and present a good user experience. This module introduces structured exception handling as a mechanism to deal with errors.

Lessons

Introduction to Program Errors

Introduction to Structured Error Handling

Introduction to Debugging

Lab 1: Implementing Debugging and Error Handling

Implement structured exception handling

Debug applications by using Visual Studio 2022

This module covers an introduction to the concepts related to object-oriented programming (OOP). The content has been split across two modules with this module focusing on basic OOP concepts that will provide sufficient knowledge to understand complex data structures starting with structs and then moving on to classes. This module helps the students gain an understanding of how to encapsulate data and related functionality within a class.

Lessons

Introduction to Complex Structures

Introduction to Structs

Introduction to Classes

Introducing Encapsulation

Lab 1: Implementing Complex Data Structures

Create and use structure types

Create and use basic class files

Choose when to use a struct vs a class

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Create and use structure types

Create and use basic class files

Choose when to use a struct vs a class

This module teaches students about inheritance and polymorphism in classes and function overloading. Function overloading and polymorphism often go hand-in-hand, such as when you inherit from a class, or when you want to override or change the existing behaviour to suit the needs of your class.

The module also introduces the base class library of .NET so that students can start to think about the existence of functionality in other class files and how they can search the .NET libraries to find this functionality and take advantage of it.

Lessons

Introduction to Inheritance

Introduction to Polymorphism

Introduction to .NET and the Base Class Library

Lab 1: Implementing Inheritance

Lab 2: Implementing Polymorphism

Use inheritance in OOP

Implement polymorphism in your classes

Describe how the base class library is constructed

Find class information by using the Object Browser

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Use inheritance in OOP

Implement polymorphism in your classes

Describe how the base class library is constructed

Find class information by using the Object Browser

This module helps students think about security in their applications. It introduces the concepts of authentication and authorization for users, and also introduces the concept of permissions for running code. It explains that operating systems might prevent certain aspects of the program from executing, such as saving a file to a directory to which the user running the app might not have permission to write. The module briefly covers code signing and why programmers might want to consider using it.

Lessons

Authentication and Authorization

Code Permissions on Computers

Introducing Code Signing

This module introduces some core input/output (I/O) concepts that programmers will use while creating applications. Starting with console I/O, this module introduces input and output to the Console window.

The module also talks about reading from and writing to the filesystem.

Lessons

Using Console I/O

Using File I/O

Lab 1: Core I/O Programming

Read input from a console

Output data to the console

Read and write text files

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Read input from a console

Output data to the console

Read and write text files

This module enables students to understand that memory on a computer is a finite resource. It talks about how good application design and good coding discipline with memory management will help programmers learn to develop applications that are fast, responsive, and do not negatively impact other applications.

Lessons

Value Types vs Reference Types

Converting Types

The Garbage Collector

Lab 1: Using Value Types and Reference Types

Implement value and reference types correctly in an application

Convert between value types and reference types

Use the garbage collector

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Implement value and reference types correctly in an application

Convert between value types and reference types

Use the garbage collector