Introduction To Programming
Duration
1 day
What the Course Covers
This course provides a broad introduction to programming. The course is intended for participants
who have been using the system in some format (operators, administrators etc.) and may be interested
in learning to program. The main goal of the course is to provide an overview of what programming is,
the basic components of programming and the skills required.
How Can You Apply the Skills You Will Learn?
On completion of the course, participants will be aware of the requirements for writing programs on
i (System
i , i5, iSeries and AS/400).
Who Should Attend
Anyone with a background on
i who is interested in learning how to program.
Prerequisites
Attendees should have at least a knowledge of the system by attending
An
Introduction to i or have comparitive experience
Agenda
The following topics will be covered
- What is a Program?
- Variables and Constants
- Assignments and Expressions
- Boolean
- Control Structures
- Selection
- Loops
- Subroutines/Subprograms
- Input and Output
- Pseudo Code
- Programming languages
- Program development environments and tools
- Designing programs
- Modular Design