ICS 111: Introduction to Computer Science (4 credits)

Catalog Description

This is an introductory course for students intending to major in computer science and requiring a computer programming course. Emphasis will be on problem solving, algorithm/pseudocode development, structured programming, computer language coding, implementation and debugging/testing. Students will develop application programs in an IBM microcomputer/DOS/Windows operating system environment. Students will be taught to develop appropriate programs using accepted standards and methodologies. Actual programming is a part of this course. (3 hrs. lect./1 hr. lab.)

Prerequisite: Credit for MATH 27 or MATH 103 or equivalent; or consent of instructor.

Student Learning Outcomes

• Use an appropriate programming environment to design, code, compile, run and debug computer programs.
• Demonstrate basic problem solving skills: analyzing problems, modeling a problem as a system of objects, creating algorithms, and implementing models and algorithms in an object-oriented computer language (classes, objects, methods with parameters, abstract classes, interfaces, inheritance and polymorphism).
• Illustrate basic programming concepts such as program flow and syntax of a high-level general purpose language.
• Identify relationships between computer systems programming and programming languages.
• Demonstrate working with primitive data types, strings and arrays.

Degrees and Certificates at WCC the Course Applies To

• none listed yet

Resources

• Computers

Current Offerings

• Fall, 2009 (62215) - taught by David Maxson - view syllabus

Past Offerings

• None