COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY

CREDIT COURSE SYLLABUS

COURSE NUMBER: CIT145 COURSE TITLE: Programming in C

SEMESTER CREDITS: 3 / 3 class hours

PREREQUISITES: Some previous programming experience COREQUISITES: None

CATALOG COURSE DESCRIPTION:

A course to develop a working knowledge of C. Topics include: program structure, data types and variables, bit operators, control structures, input and output, arrays, pointers and an introduction to data structures.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

Upon completion of the activities in this course, the student should be able to:

1. 1. Use C input/output functions.

2. 2. Use C control structures.

3. 3. Use functions available in the C standard library.

4. 4. Construct C programs using user defined C functions.

5. 5. Use C data structures.

6. 6. Use C pointers.

7. 7. Use C bit manipulator operators.

LISTED TOPICS:

· · C program structure.

· · Data types and variable declarations.

· · C standard input and output streams and statements.

· · C control structures.

· · C standard library functions.

· · User defined functions and parameter passing.

· · Arrays, pointers, and strings.

· · Structures unions, and bit manipulation operators.

· · File processing.

REFERENCE, RESOURCE, OR LEARNING MATERIAL TO BE USED BY STUDENT:

Current and appropriate textbook and software.