CSCI 231 - Introduction to Programming

3 Credits
This is an introductory course to programming. Students learn fundamental programming concepts including structured programming, operations on data and decision-making, looping, recursion, pointers, scope and class of variable strings, numeric arrays, sorting, and an introduction to data structures. Emphasis will be placed on the design, development, and testing of programs used to solve practical problems.

Grade Note(s): A grade of C or better is required to take the next level of programming courses CSCI 232, CSCI 234 and CSCI 239.
Course Learning Outcomes:
1. Develop modular programs using fundamental programming constructs.
2. Implement object-oriented programming concepts, including classes, objects, and methods, to design reusable and maintainable code.
3. Perform file input and output operations to store, retrieve, and process data in programs.
4. Analyze programs to identify and correct syntax and logical errors.
5. Use built-in functions to perform searching and sorting operations.