Designing Programs

Overview/Description
To introduce selection and repetition programming constructs and introduce structured data types and procedures

Target Audience
Anyone wishing to know the basics of programming

Prerequisites
A basic understanding of computers

Expected Duration
190 Minutes

Objectives:

Designing Programs

  • describe how IF statements are used to implement selection in programming.
  • describe how CASE statements are used to implement selection in programming.
  • describe the steps involved in solving a programming problem.
  • complete selection statements and solve programming problems.
  • explain the function of FOR loops in programming.
  • describe the functions of WHILE loops in programming.
  • describe how to use a WHILE loop to solve a problem that requires repetition.
  • use FOR and WHILE loops in algorithms.
  • introduce arrays and discuss how they are used in programming.
  • declare and manipulate an array.
  • define procedures and explain how they are used in programming.


    • Course Number: 78995_eng