The American Academy

Description:
This is a beginning to intermediate course in Computer Programming. It is an introduction to software design and methodology. This course assumes NO PRIOR computer programming experience. The emphasis of the course will be on proper program design and coding. You will learn to design, test and code your own programs. At the successful conclusion of this course, you will have the background to advance to code in a high level language such as C++, Java, Visual Basic. This course will use the programming language "Java" to teach the introductory concepts. The curriculum is focused on modern program design principles. It illustrates these ideas through a wide range of examples that are interesting and practical, and build a solid base of understanding for higher level concepts in subsequent courses. JAVA was developed by Sun Microsystems and is on the cutting edge of computer programming and a significant part of current PC technology You will enjoy your experience with JAVA.

Graduation Requirement:
This course can be used toward the Career and Technical Education or the Electives requirement.