CSCI 531 - 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.

Course Learning Outcomes:
1. Develop C programs using fundamental programming constructs, including variables and data types.
2. Implement loops to solve computational problems efficiently.
3. Perform file input and output operations for data storage and retrieval.
4. Apply conditional statements to develop decision-making logic in programs.
5. Apply searching and sorting algorithms using single and multidimensional arrays.