The Introduction to Programming course introduces the students through a study of program specification and design, coding, and understanding of exposing the essential data to the outside world. Topics covered include fundamentals of flowcharts, program solving, and basic concepts of any programming language; variables, Control Structures, Data Structures, Syntax, and Tools. This course will also serve as an introduction to the C++ programming language. The students will learn the basics of C++, including control structures, types, variables, functions, and pointers. (Note 2 lecture credits, 1 lab credit)