1. Principles of Procedural Programming
Week 1and 2
SG Unit 1 pp. 1-33
TB. Chapter 3

2. General Outline Core of commercial application development projects
Also used by event-driven systems and object- oriented platforms
Where? Critical command content – objects, events, listeners
Many languages
We’ll explore underpinnings

3. 4 Main Sections in Outline
LO1: Principles [Unit 1]
LO2: Design [Unit 2]
LO3: Implement [Unit 3]
LO4: Test [Unit 4]

4. Principles LO1: Understand the principles of procedural programming
Discuss the principles
Discuss the characteristics
Discuss the features of procedural programming

5. Design LO2: Be able to design procedural programming solutions
Identify the program units and data and file structures required to implement a given design
Design a procedural programming solution for a given problem

6. Implement LO3: Be able to implement procedural programming solutions
Select and implement control structures to meet the design algorithms
Correctly use parameter passing mechanisms
Implement a procedural programming solution based on a prepared design

7. Test (1) LO4: Be able to test procedural programming solutions
Critically review and test a procedural programming solution
Analyse actual test results against expected results to identify discrepancies

8. Test (2)
Evaluate independent feedback on a developed procedural program solution and make recommendations for improvements
Create onscreen help to assist the users of a computer program
Create documentation for the support and maintenance of a computer program

9. Now let’s get started with LO1: The Principles
Characteristics of programming
Types of languages
Reasons for choice
Data structures
Data types
Programming syntax and standards

10. 1 Characteristics of Programming p.17
Low-level languages
High-level languages
Generations, e.g. 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
Programs
Applications
Instructions
Algorithms

11. 2 Types of languages p.21 Procedural languages Object-oriented
Event-driven
Others e.g. script and mark-up languages
Simple overviews and uses

12. 3 Reasons for choice p. 22 Organisational policy
Suitability of features and tools
Availability of trained staff
Reliability
Development and maintenance costs
Expandability

13. 4 Data Structures
Variables, e.g. naming conventions, local and global variables, arrays (one-dimensional, two-dimensional)
File structures; loops, e.g. conditional (pre-check, post- check, break-points), fixed
Conditional statements;
Case statements
Logical operators
Assignment statements
Input statements
Output statements

14. 5 Data Types p. 23 Constants and literals Integer Floating point Byte
Date
Boolean
Others e.g. character, string, small int
Choice of data types, e.g. additional validation, efficiency of storage

15. 6 Programming Syntax and Standards p. 25
Command rules
Variable declaration
Use of comments
Code layout
Indentation

16. Test Your Knowledge p. 33
In your own words, discuss the reasons behind the choice of language
What is the main difference between OOP and event-driven programming?
Distinguish between high and low-level programming languages and give examples of each

17. Resources Study Guide – links to Gaddis (2003)
Gaddis, T Starting out with programming logic and design. 3rd edition
[Notice the 2 languages: C++ and C]  homework!