INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER PROGRAMMING
JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
OF
AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY
ICS 2102 Introduction to Computer Programming ~ Course Outline
Course Objective
The students will understand the concepts of structured programming and learn how to write programs for problem solving using structured programming language (C).
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the unit, the student should be able to:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
To understand principles of good program design
To understand the concept of a variable holding a value, how a variable is declared and how it can change To be able to use a conditional statement to select a choice from two or more alternatives
To understand the concept of a loop – that is, a series of statements which is written once but executed repeatedly- and how to use it in a programming language
To be able to break a large problem into smaller parts, writing each part as a module or function
To be able to use an array to store multiple pieces of homogeneous data, and use a structure to store multiple pieces of heterogeneous data
Course Description
Structured programming: problem solving techniques, algorithms, pseudo code, syntax, semantics, data types, expressions, statements, input/output and control structures. Basic sequencing, alternation, and looping control constructs. Subprograms: functional and procedural abstractions and data abstraction.
Course Content and Plan
WEEK
DETAILS
Week 1
Definitions: Program and Programming languages, C programming environment,
History of C
Week 2
Program Design: Qualities of good program, Program development cycle
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Structured programming Techniques: Top down design, Modular design,
Structured theorem
Structure of C program: - Libraries and Includes, Variables, main functions and other functions
Lexical elements of C: Character Set, Keywords, Constants and Variables, Data types, Declaration of variables
Statements: Simple I/O Statements, Comments,
OF
AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY
ICS 2102 Introduction to Computer Programming ~ Course Outline
Course Objective
The students will understand the concepts of structured programming and learn how to write programs for problem solving using structured programming language (C).
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the unit, the student should be able to:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
To understand principles of good program design
To understand the concept of a variable holding a value, how a variable is declared and how it can change To be able to use a conditional statement to select a choice from two or more alternatives
To understand the concept of a loop – that is, a series of statements which is written once but executed repeatedly- and how to use it in a programming language
To be able to break a large problem into smaller parts, writing each part as a module or function
To be able to use an array to store multiple pieces of homogeneous data, and use a structure to store multiple pieces of heterogeneous data
Course Description
Structured programming: problem solving techniques, algorithms, pseudo code, syntax, semantics, data types, expressions, statements, input/output and control structures. Basic sequencing, alternation, and looping control constructs. Subprograms: functional and procedural abstractions and data abstraction.
Course Content and Plan
WEEK
DETAILS
Week 1
Definitions: Program and Programming languages, C programming environment,
History of C
Week 2
Program Design: Qualities of good program, Program development cycle
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Structured programming Techniques: Top down design, Modular design,
Structured theorem
Structure of C program: - Libraries and Includes, Variables, main functions and other functions
Lexical elements of C: Character Set, Keywords, Constants and Variables, Data types, Declaration of variables
Statements: Simple I/O Statements, Comments,