INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION

The course provides a foundation for further development into the programming profession. It is designed for high school graduates from both Poland and abroad. If you want to learn programming, "Basics of programming" is for you. The content presented is at a basic level, the course consists of 30 lessons. 

PRELIMINARY REQUIREMENTS

The course should be taken by people with basic computer knowledge, but without knowledge of programming itself.

PURPOSES OF THE COURSE

Using the knowledge and skills acquired during the course, you can begin to create basic programs, and you can also proceed to learn more advanced information technologies, which will eventually give you the opportunity to start a career.

ISSUES DISCUSSED

MODULE 1

How to create your first program

• Installation of Java Development Kit
• Installation of Eclipse IDE

MODULE 2

Data types, flow control statements

• Basic data types & variables
• Operators

MODULE 3

Loops, functions functions, classes and objects, exceptions

• Loops
• Arrays
• Functions: how to declare & use them
• Objects & classes: how to use them
• Data conversion: how to transform data of different types

MODULE 4

Handling files, collections

• Streams: how to read & write binary data
• Generic types: type-checking at the compile time
• Collections

MODULE 5

Creating visual applications

• GUI

MODULE 6

Downloading data in JSON format

• HTTP
• JSON

MODULE 7

Summary of the course

• Summary of the presented topics

CONDITIONS TO BE FULFILLED TO GET A PASS 

To pass, you need to take the final test and obtain at least 60% correct answers.

CONDITIONS TO BE FULFILLED TO RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE

To receive the certificate, you must complete the course.

COURSE STAFF

dr inż. Krzysztof Rychlicki-Kicior

Dean of IT Studies at the Vizja University in Warsaw

Programmer with 17 years of experience, specialist in artificial intelligence and machine learning, as well as author and translator of many books and articles related to programming and the world of IT. Outside the academic world, he is CEO and co-owner of software house Makimo, as well as head of the Education Committee at the Software Development Association - SoDA.