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Course Description
Academic Year 2010-2011 • Grade 7 and above • Programming Sequence
For reference only; see current year course listing for course availability and details.Introduction to Programming
Sections and Teachers
Instructor: John HoganSection dates, meeting times, and tuition are still being determined. Click on instructor name to contact instructor and suggest your course schedule preferences.
Participants in this course will learn:
• What is programming?
• Program Design
• The analysis and reasoning needed to convert a statement of requirements into a program design.
• Some basic flowcharting techniques.
• The basics of the Ruby Programming Language.
Each student will prepare a final project analyzing and designing a program.Prerequisites
No prior programming experience is needed.
This is a beginning course.
IMPORTANT: Students will need to have Ruby installed or available on their computer to complete their assignments. (The download and installation of Ruby is described in the required text.)
Recommended background
Students should be familiar with text editors and working with files and folders (directories) on their computers.
Textbooks and Materials
This item is required:
Learn to Program, Second Edition (The Facets of Ruby Series) [Edition or Version: 2], Authors: Chris Pine
ISBN: 1934356360
Best sources: Scholars Online Bookstore
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Introduction to Programming
Sections and Teachers
Instructor: John Hogan
Section dates, meeting times, and tuition are still being determined. Click on instructor name to contact instructor and suggest your course schedule preferences.
Participants in this course will learn:
• What is programming?
• Program Design
• The analysis and reasoning needed to convert a statement of requirements into a program design.
• Some basic flowcharting techniques.
• The basics of the Ruby Programming Language.
Each student will prepare a final project analyzing and designing a program.
Prerequisites
No prior programming experience is needed. This is a beginning course. IMPORTANT: Students will need to have Ruby installed or available on their computer to complete their assignments. (The download and installation of Ruby is described in the required text.)
Recommended background
Students should be familiar with text editors and working with files and folders (directories) on their computers.
Textbooks and Materials
This item is required:
Learn to Program, Second Edition (The Facets of Ruby Series) [Edition or Version: 2], Authors: Chris Pine
ISBN: 1934356360
Best sources: Scholars Online Bookstore
Ready to Enroll?
Don't yet have a member account? Click this button to create one. We collect only the information we need to identify you and support your enrollments.
Need to know more first? Click the button to check out our FAQs page. You can also email the teacher (just click on the teacher's name in the section listing above!), or contact our Academic Support advisor (See our Support page).
Scholars Online is fully accredited through the Middle States Accreditation Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools.
Hosted on Interserver