IT 1114: Programming Principles

3 Credit Hours

Concurrent: IT 1114L
This course introduces the principles of computing and programming. Upon completion of this course, students will apply the basic concepts of structured programming through design, coding, debugging, and documenting. This will include basic syntax and semantics for sequential, conditional, and iterative control structures, design & use of basic data structures and functions.

Course Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:

Describe the fundamentals of data representations and how those apply to modern computing.
Describe the fundamentals of algorithm selection and complexity.
Explain basic programming principles such as logical expressions, selection, and repetition.
Design and modularize solutions with proper use of functions and objects.
Solve programming problems which include searching and sorting of arrays.
Describe how style guidelines enhance readability and promote correctness in programs.