MBA 542 Object Oriented Programming

This a fundamental introduction to the concept of object-orientation and the universal characteristics of all computer programs. Topics will include statements in sequences, decision structures, iteration structures, functions, and decomposition. The first portion of the course will be taught with Alice, a highly visual system that requires a minimum of traditional programming syntax. Java, a contemporary object-oriented language in wide use will be introduced later in the course. This course cannot be applied to the CIS Master's degree. (3 credits)