Content: The course introduces the students to the definition of a programme, definition of programming/software development, steps involved in programming; identifying the programming needs, programme design, programme coding, programme testing, programme documentation and programme maintenance, general of programming languages, other languages and internet programming.

Objectives:

1. To equip students with enough computer information/languages to use as a tool for working with databases and data analysis.
2. To provide students with enough data analysis-related hands-on-skills on the computer.

Reading materials

1. Hutchinson, S.E. and Sawyer, S.C. 1992. Computers- the User Perspective. Iruin Incorporated, (3rd edn.)
2. Jamsa, K. 1992. Welcome to Personal Computers. Henry Holt and Company Inc. New York