ICT Programming and Logic Essentials

8 Hours / Access Length: 12 Months / Delivery: Online, Self-Paced

Course Overview:

The ICT Programming & Logic Essentials course focuses on fundamental programming concepts.

In this course, students will:

  • Learn about binary numbers, programming languages and ways to structure a program
  • Explore problem-solving strategies
  • Learn about algorithms and programming errors
  • Be introduced to structured programming, and work with variables and operators

Course Outline:

Lesson 1: Introduction to Programming
  • What Is Programming?
  • Overview of Programming Languages
  • Deconstructing a Simple Program
Lesson 2: Thinking Logically
  • Problem Solving
  • Algorithms
  • Testing and Debugging Code
Lesson 3: Working with Control Structures
  • Control Structures
Lesson 4: Working with Data
  • Variables
  • Data Types, Expressions and Operators
Lesson 5: Working with Functions and Events
  • Functions
Lesson 6: Working with Objects
  • Programming Approaches: Procedural and Object-Oriented
  • Classes, Objects, Properties and Methods
Lesson 7: Transition to Coding
  • Exploring Other Visual Coding Environments
  • Learning to Write Code

All necessary course materials are included.

System Requirements:

Internet Connectivity Requirements:
  • Cable and DSL internet connections are recommended for the best experience.
Hardware Requirements:
  • CPU: 1 GHz or higher
  • RAM: 2 GB or higher
  • Resolution: 1280 x 720 or higher
  • Speakers / Headphones
  • Microphone (Webinar / Live Online sessions)
Operating System Requirements:
  • Microsoft Windows 7 or 10 (Home, Pro)
  • Mac OSX 10 or higher.
  • Latest Chrome OS
  • Latest Linux Distributions

NOTE: While we understand that our courses can be viewed on Android and iPhone devices, we do not recommend the use of these devices for our courses. The size of these devices do not provide a good learning environment for students taking online or live online based courses.

Web Browser Requirements:
  • Latest Google Chrome is recommended for the best experience.
  • Latest Mozilla FireFox
  • Latest Microsoft Edge
  • Latest Apple Safari
Basic Software Requirements (These are recommendations of software to use):
  • Office suite software (Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, or LibreOffice)
  • PDF reader program (Adobe Reader, FoxIt)
  • Courses may require other software that is denoted in the above course outline.