Introduction to Programming 55337

In this 5-day course, students will learn the basics of computer programming through the use of Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 and the Visual C# and Visual Basic programming languages. The course assumes no prior programming experience and introduces the concepts needed to progress to the intermediate courses on programming, Programming in C#.

The focus will be on core programming concepts such as computer storage, data types, decision structures, and repetition by using loops. The course also covers an introduction to object-oriented programming covering classes, encapsulation, inheritance, and polymorphism. Coverage is also included around exception handling, application security, performance, and memory management.

Before attending this course, students should be able to:

• use computers to start programs, open and save files, navigate application menus and interfaces
• understand logical concepts such as comparisons
• Understand number theory
• create, understand, and follow structured directions or step-by-step procedures
• understand and apply abstract concepts to concrete examples