Visual Programming GTEC 2309

Course description:

A continuation of the course Programming I .This course introduces the object-oriented programming concepts, principles and techniques. It  introduces classes, objects, composition, inheritance, polymorphism and files. All these concepts are illustrated via a contemporary object-oriented programming language.a

Course Aims:

This course aims to enable the student to:

• Understand the object-oriented programming principles and techniques. 
  
• Understand classes and the relation between them.
  
• Understand Reusability via applying composition and inheritance.
  
• Understand Files.
  
• Use an object-oriented Programming language to develop rather complex programs.

Course outcomes:

Upon completion of the course, students should be able to:

• Describe the principles of object-oriented programming.
  
• Apply the concepts of data encapsulation, inheritance, and polymorphism to large-scale software.
  
• Acquire the concepts of Graphical User Interfaces.
  
• Develop object-oriented computer programs.
  
• Develop programs with Graphical User Interfaces capabilities.
  
• Formulate problems as steps so as to be solved systematically.
  
• Develop software with team-work in mind.