Introduction to Programming

Overall Course Objective:

To illustrate basic programming concepts and terminology.
To provide direction on how to learn a programming language using VB as an example.
Discuss career paths and next steps to getting jobs in programming.

Go through the classes or demonstrate capabilities in: Windows, Intermediate surfing, text editors some computer usage.
Demonstrate interest in careers in computers.

Module	Objective	ECT	Terminology	Explanation	Exercises	Test
One	Course Introduction	10 minutes (mainly student discussions)	Programmer, Intern	Possible job options discuss summer jobs. Discuss the motivations of teaching the class and how you think it will benifit the students.	a. Look for jobs and internships on the web. See what jobs are interesting and how much you can make doing those. b. Compare these jobs to other options available	NA
Two	Introduction to programming logic	20 minutes	Logic, algorithms	This module is supposed to introduce the students to the concepts of "dumb computer" and "smart programmer".	(Instructor lead) Use finding the maximum of 3 numbers as an example and illustrate the terms	Come up with an algorithm for finding the maximum of n numbers.
Three	Simple VB program demonstration	20 minutes		This is a demonstration to show how you can write a simple VB program easily.	Discuss how to extend the program to get the maximum of 5 numbers.
Four	The VB Environment	20 minutes	Projects, Files, Classes, Forms, Code Modules, Forms, text boxes, command buttons, lables, events, code window, conditions	Put the terms in context, Explanation in a nutshell	Create and open and a VB project. Add differnt types of files to the project	Try to create the VB program demonstrated in module three.
Four	Career discussion	20 minutes	Jobs, salaries, job requirements, college
Five	Next steps	20 minutes		Discuss the next steps for getting internships. Discuss college etc.