
Course Description
This course introduces structured programming, a disciplined approach to writing clear, reliable, and maintainable programs. Students learn to design programs using well-defined control structures, modular decomposition, and step-by-step problem solving—avoiding unstructured constructs like arbitrary jumps (goto).
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
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Analyze problems and design structured solutions
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Write programs using sequence, selection, and iteration
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Decompose problems into functions or procedures
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Apply good coding style and documentation practices
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Debug and test programs systematically
Key Topics Covered
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Introduction to Programming Concepts
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Algorithms and problem-solving
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Program design vs. coding
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Pseudocode and flowcharts
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Principles of Structured Programming
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Top-down design
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Single-entry, single-exit control structures
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Modularity and abstraction
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Control Structures
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Sequence
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Selection (if, if–else, switch/case)
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Iteration (for, while, do–while)
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Functions and Procedures
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Function definitions and calls
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Parameters and return values
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Scope and lifetime of variables
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Data Types and Variables
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Primitive data types
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Constants and variables
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Type casting and expressions
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Arrays and Basic Data Structures
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One-dimensional and multidimensional arrays
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Common array operations
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Input, Output, and File Handling
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Standard input/output
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Basic file operations (if applicable)
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Debugging and Testing
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Syntax vs. logical errors
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Testing strategies
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Code tracing and dry runs
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Coding Standards and Documentation
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Readable code formatting
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Comments and naming conventions
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