Manchester Community College

This program provides a background in programming and logic, Microsoft Access and Visual Basic, and Java to help prepare students for entry-level positions as a computer programmers, website or software developers, or database managers. You’ll gain experience with real programs used in the technology field today.  Applicable skills:

Learn the basics of computer programming and logic. Understand the basic logic common to all programming languages.

Create loops; create, search, and sort arrays; create modules and hierarchy charts. Use Boolean expressions, validate input Design graphical user interfaces. Create new Access databases, create forms and reports, sort and filter your data with queries, analyze your data.

Use the Java programming language to program applets and create animations and graphics for use on the Internet. Use Swing components and create Java programs using layout managers.

Apply Visual Basic programming algorithms and data structures to solve real-world problems. Apply object-oriented programming concepts to create new code libraries and use existing code libraries.

Design a complex user interface for a Windows Forms application.

On average this course is 402 hours of independent, online instruction.

For more detailed information: Computer Programming Languages PROGRAM OUTLINE

This course is WIOA Approved.