CSC 133 - Programming Fundamentals I

Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: score of 70% or higher on the computer proficiency exam and must be in or have had MAT 133 or higher. Ethics and responsibility of computer professionals. Algorithms and problem solving to include problem solving strategies, problem abstraction, the role of algorithms in the problem solving process, stepwise-refinement, and debugging strategies. The program development life cycle. Fundamental programming constructs, structured decomposition, and simple I/O. Introduction to the object-oriented paradigm to include abstraction, classes, objects, methods, recursive methods, parameter passing, and encapsulation. Fall/Spring